Making calls, Dialing with the number pad, Dialing by contact name – Palm 700w User Manual
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Using Your Treo 700w Smartphone
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Making calls
CHAPTER 3
Making calls
Your smartphone offers several ways to make phone calls. Try them all 
and you’ll discover which methods you prefer.
Dialing with the number pad
1.
Go to your Today screen (see 
“Accessing your Today screen” 
on page 38).
2.
Using the numbered keys on the 
keyboard, enter a phone number. 
3.
Press Phone/Send
to dial.
[ * ] NOTE
You do not need to press
Option to access the numbers on the 
keyboard. However, when dialing short numbers, such as 411, the 
number may conflict with a contact name. If this occurs, press 
Option
to avoid starting a contact lookup. You can always dial 911
without pressing Option first.
Dialing by contact name
You can look up contacts quickly by entering just a few letters of a 
contact’s name or phone number directly from your Today screen. 
Before you can dial a call by contact name, you must create some 
contacts (see “Adding a contact” on page 61) or import them by 
synchronizing (see “Synchronizing contacts and other info” on 
page 32). 
Before You Begin
[ ! ]
Make sure your phone 
is on (see “Turning 
your phone on and 
off” on page 11) and 
that you’re inside a 
coverage area.
Tip
To see a contact’s 
address, company, 
and other details, 
highlight the name 
and press Center on 
the 5-way.
Tip
To clear the Dial 
Lookup field and start 
another Contacts 
search, press OK. To 
delete letters when 
correcting a 
misspelled name, 
press Backspace.
Did You Know?
After you initiate a call, 
you do not need to 
press Option to access 
the * and # keys when 
responding to further 
dialing instructions.