3Com Palm V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Looking up Address Book records
When working with Address Book, the scroll button on the front panel 
of the organizer makes it easy to navigate among your address entries. 
nIn the Address List screen, the scroll button moves up or down an 
entire screen of records. If you hold down the scroll button, you 
accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen.
nIn the Address View screen, the scroll button moves to the 
previous or next address record.
You can also use the Address...

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Using Find
You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any 
application.
To use Find:
1. Tap the Find icon  .
Tip:If you select text in an application before you tap Find, the 
selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box.
2. Enter the text that you want to find. 
Find is not case-sensitive. For example, searching for the name 
“davidson” also finds “Davidson.”
Find locates any words that begin with the text you enter. For 
example,...

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To use Phone Lookup:
1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. 
The record can be in Date Book, To Do List, or Memo Pad.
2. Tap the Menu icon  .
3. Tap Options, and then tap Phone Lookup.
4. Begin to spell the last name of the name you want to find. 
The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the 
first letter you enter. Continue to spell the name you’re looking 
for, or when you see the name, tap it. 
5. Tap Add.
The name you selected,...

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Looking up names to add to expense records
In Expense, Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that 
have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of 
attendees associated with an Expense record.
To add names to an Expense record:
1. Tap the Expense record to which you want to add names.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap Who.
4. Tap Lookup.
The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your 
Address Book that have data in the Company field....

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Sorting lists of records
You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the 
application. Sorting is available in applications that have List screens: 
Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.
Note:You can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing 
records” earlier in this chapter.
To sort records in To Do List and Expense:
1. Open the application to display the List screen.
2. Tap Show.
3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.
4. Tap OK.
To...

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To sort the Memo List manually, tap and drag a memo to a new 
location in the list. 
Note:To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop 
software as you manually sorted it on your organizer, open 
Memo Pad in Palm Desktop software and click List by. Then 
select Order on handheld.
Making records private
In all basic applications except Expense, you can make individual 
records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, 
however, until you select...

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To display private records:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap Security.
3. Tap Show.
If you do not have a password, hidden records become visible. 
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box 
appears. Go to step 4.
4. Enter your password, and then tap Show.
To make a record private:
1. Display the entry that you want to make private. 
2. Tap Details. 
3. Tap the Private check box to select it.
4. Tap OK.
Tap Show 

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Attaching notes
In all basic applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a 
record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For 
example, for an appointment in Date Book, you can attach a note with 
directions to the location.
To attach a note to a record:
1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note. 
2. In Address Book only: Tap Edit.
3. Tap Details. 
4. Tap Note.
5. Enter your note.
6. Tap Done.
A small note icon appears at the...

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Choosing fonts
In all basic applications except Expense, you can change the font style 
to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for 
each application.
To change the font style:
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Font.
4. Tap the font style you want to use.
5. Tap OK.
Small fontLarge font
Bold font
Tap here for small fontTap here for large fontTap here for bold font 

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Application-specific tasks
Date Book
When you open Date Book, the screen shows the current date and a 
list of times for a normal business day. 
Scheduling an event
A record in Date Book is called an “event.” An event can be any kind 
of activity that you associate with a day. You can enter a new event on 
any of the available time lines. 
When you schedule an event, its description appears on the time line, 
and its duration is automatically set to one hour. You...