3Com Palm V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Defining a custom currency symbol
If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can 
create your own custom country and currency symbol. 
To define a custom currency symbol:
1. Tap the Menu icon  .
2. Tap Options, and then tap Custom Currencies.
3. Tap one of the four Country boxes.
4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to 
appear in Expense.
5. Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box.
6. Tap OK.
Note:If you want to use your...

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Show Options
Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to 
your Expense items.
To open the Show Options dialog box:
1. In the Expense List, tap Show.
2. Select any of the options.
3. Tap OK.
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your 
organizer, Palm Desktop software enables you to view and print the 
data with your computer. 
Note:You need Microsoft Excel version 5.0 (or...

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Displaying the euro on your desktop computer
When you perform a HotSync operation, the euro symbol is 
transferred to your Desktop application like any other piece of data on 
your organizer. The symbol appears in your Desktop application, 
however, only if you are using fonts that support the euro symbol.
These fonts are part of the operating system on your desktop 
computer. They do not reside with your Desktop application, and 
they are not produced by Palm Computing.
Printing the...

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2. Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel 
and the Expense Report configuration dialog box. 
Note:If you launch Expense from the Start menu instead of 
Palm Desktop software, you must first choose your 
organizer user name.
3. Click the expense category that you want. 
Tip:You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories. To 
print the expenses associated with all of your Expense 
categories, select All in the Categories group.
4. If...

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Using expense report templates
Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. 
When you use one of these templates, you can edit your expense data 
in Microsoft Excel. 
The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template 
folder in the Palm Desktop software directory on your computer. To 
see what a template looks like before you use it, open the template in 
Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2.xlt looks like this:
If you want to...

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To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template:
1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as 
described in the previous procedure.
2. Click Options.
3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for 
your expense report.
4. Click the Templates menu; then select an expense template.
Note:If you want to create your own custom expense template 
and have it appear in the Templates menu, see Appendix 
C for more...

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Options menu
Preferences
nUse automatic fill. Lets you select an expense 
type by writing the first letter of an expense 
type in the Graffiti writing area. For example, 
if you write the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” 
expense type. Writing “T” and then “E” enters 
“Telephone” which is the first expense type 
beginning with the letters “TE.” 
About Expense
Shows version information for Expense. 

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Chapter 5
Communicating Using
Your Organizer
The previous chapter described the features of your Palm V™ 
organizer that help you stay organized. This chapter describes the 
features that help you stay connected.
nManaging desktop E-Mail: Using your organizer, you can read, reply 
to, compose, and delete e-mail from your desktop E-Mail 
application while you’re away from your desk.
nIR beaming: The infrared port located at the top of your organizer 
lets you send data from your...

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In Mail, you can do the following:
nView, delete, file, and reply to incoming mail.
nCreate outgoing e-mail items and drafts of e-mail items.
nCreate simple or complex filters, which allow you to decide the 
type of e-mail that your organizer retrieves from your desktop 
E-mail application.
nUse your organizer to send and retrieve e-mail items from your 
desktop E-Mail application via the cradle or infrared 
communications.
Setting up Mail on the desktop...