Palm 700wx User Manual

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T E R M S

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My Mobile Devices

The component on your Windows
computer that enables you to install
applications and other information on your
smartphone.

Option

The keyboard button that lets you access
the alternative feature that appears above
the letter on each key.

Phone Off

When your Phone is off, your smartphone
is not connected to any wireless network
and “Phone Off” appears instead of your
wireless provider’s name. You can still use
the organizer and other features.

Phone/Send

The button on your smartphone that
provides quick access to your Today
screen.

PIM (personal information manager)

A genre of software that includes
applications such as Microsoft Outlook,
Palm

®

Desktop software, Lotus Notes, and

ACT!. PIMs generally store contacts,
schedules, tasks, and memos.

SMS

The service that exchanges short text
messages almost instantly between
wireless devices. These messages can
usually include up to 160 characters. Your
Treo 700wx smartphone can send and
receive text messages while you are on a
voice call.

SSID

The name that identifies a Wi-Fi network. If
a network does not broadcast its SSID, you
must get the SSID from the system
administrator in order to connect to
the network.

Start

The menu on your smartphone from which
you can open all applications.

Username

The name associated with your
smartphone that distinguishes it from
other Windows Mobile

®

devices. When

you first synchronize your smartphone, you
are asked to give it a username.

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