3Com Palmone V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Chapter 7
Setting Preferences for
Your Organizer
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your Palm V™ organizer.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Preferences icon  . 
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.General
Set the current date and time, the auto...

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different 
applications with the buttons on the front of the organizer. 
For example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use 
Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense.
Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become 
effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen 
or application.
If you assign a different...

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To change the Pen preferences:
1. Tap Pen.
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-
screen pen stroke:
3. Tap OK.Backlight
Turns on the backlight of your organizer.
Keyboard
Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text 
characters.
Graffiti Help
Opens a series of screens that show the 
complete Graffiti character set.
Turn Off & Lock
Turns off and locks the organizer. You must 
assign a password to lock the organizer. When 
locked, you need to enter...

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HotSync buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different 
applications with the HotSync button on the cradle and the HotSync 
button on the optional Palm V Modem. Any changes that you make in 
the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective immediately; you do 
not have to change to a different screen or application.
To change the HotSync buttons preferences:
1. Tap HotSync. 
2. Tap the pick list next to the button...

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conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your 
organizer. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is 
expressed using a 24-hour clock. In the United States, on the other 
hand, time is expressed using a 12-hour clock with an AM or PM 
suffix.
All your organizer applications use the Country default settings. You 
can, however, customize your own preferences as described in the 
“Time, date, week start, and numbers formats” section later in this 
chapter.
To set...

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General preferences
The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, auto 
shutoff interval, and sounds for your organizer. 
See Chapter 1 for information on setting the time and date.
Auto-off delay
Your organizer has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the 
power and backlight after a period of inactivity. This feature helps 
conserve battery power in case you forget to turn off your organizer.
If you find that your organizer...

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System, alarm, and game sounds
Your organizer uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and 
Game Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to 
adjust the volume level.
To set the system and alarm sounds:
1. Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level. 
Note:When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off 
the “chime” tones associated with the HotSync operation. 
2. Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level. 
3. Tap the Game...

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Modem preferences
The Modem Preferences screen enables you to define the settings for 
a modem that is directly connected to your organizer. These settings 
are for applications that activate and use the modem.
Note:You can purchase a Palm V Modem for using with your 
organizer. See http://www.palm.com.
To define the modem preferences:
1. Tap TouchTone or Rotary.
Note:Select the Rotary setting only if you are certain that your 
telephone service does not...

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Network preferences and TCP/IP software
The Network Preferences settings enable you to use the TCP/IP 
software that is included in the organizer operating system. You can 
use the TCP/IP software to connect with Internet Service Providers 
(ISPs) or dial-in (remote access) servers. Because the TCP/IP software 
is a feature of the operating system, you configure all parameters 
relating to it from the Preferences application.
To use TCP/IP, you must configure both the Modem Preferences...

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To select a service:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template you want to use.
Entering a user name
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into 
your Internet Service Provider or your dial-in server. Although this 
field can contain multiple lines of text, only two lines appear onscreen.
To enter a user name:
1. Tap the User Name field. 
2. Enter your user name.
Note:Most dial-in servers do not accept...