3Com Palm V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Using your organizer with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such 
as Microsoft Outlook, you still need to install Palm Desktop software 
in order to add HotSync Manager, the connection software, and other 
features of Palm Desktop software to your computer. The connection 
software, called a conduit, lets you synchronize the data between your 
organizer and your PIM. 
If the installation program detects that you have Microsoft Outlook on 
your...

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Tapping and typing
Tap with the stylus to get things done
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the 
stylus to tap elements on your organizer screen is the basic action that 
gets things done on your organizer.
The first time you start your organizer, setup instructions appear on 
the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. 
Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your organizer with its...

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Elements of the organizer interface
Menu bar
A set of commands that are specific to the application. 
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Command 
buttonsTap a button to perform a command. Command 
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of 
application screens.
Icons
Tap the icons to open applications  , menus  , 
Calculator  , and to find text anywhere in your data 
.
abc
With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to 
activate the alphabetic keyboard.
123
With the...

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Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application 
installed on your organizer. You can also open the four main 
applications — Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad 
— with the application buttons on the front panel of your organizer.Scroll bar
Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to 
scroll the display one line at a time. To scroll to the 
previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider. 
To...

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Tip:When you press an application button on the front panel, you 
have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even 
need to turn on your organizer first. 
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the 
Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and 
application category. 
To open an application:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have 
many applications installed on your...

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To open the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. 
The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, 
Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.
Choosing a menu
After you open the menu bar for an application, tap the menu that 
contains the command you want to use.
The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the 
application that is...

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To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar must be closed. 
Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area, and 
immediately write the corresponding command letter in the Graffiti 
letter area. When you draw the Command stroke, the word 
“Command” appears just above the Graffiti writing area to indicate 
that you are in Command mode.
For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the 
Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”
Note:Command mode is active for...

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Three ways to enter data
There are three ways to enter data into your organizer:
nUsing the onscreen keyboard
nUsing Graffiti writing
nEntering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then 
synchronizing with your organizer
Onscreen keyboard
When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address 
Book, you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards 
to enter data. 
After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other...

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Graffiti writing
Your organizer includes Graffiti writing software as the primary 
system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write 
simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as 
letters or numbers. 
The Palm Desktop software CD-ROM includes Giraffe, a game you 
can use to practice Graffiti writing. See “Installing and removing 
applications” in Chapter 3 for installation instructions. The Memo Pad 
application is ideal for practicing...

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Using Palm Desktop software
If you have new records you want to add to your organizer and prefer 
to use the computer keyboard rather than Graffiti writing or the 
onscreen keyboard, enter the data in Palm Desktop software or the 
PIM you have installed to use with your organizer. 
After the information is in Palm Desktop software, perform a HotSync 
operation to synchronize your organizer with your computer. See 
“Exchanging and updating data: HotSync...