3Com Palmone V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Using your organizer with another PIM
If you prefer to use a personal information manager (PIM) other than 
Palm Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook, all you need is the 
connection software, called a conduit, that lets you synchronize the 
data between your organizer and your PIM. For information on 
conduit software, go to this web site: http://www.palm.com.
The installation program can detect that you have Microsoft Outlook 
on your computer. If it finds Outlook, the program lets you choose 
between installing Palm Desktop software or installing the conduit for 
Outlook so that you can use that application as your PIM.  
						

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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 Palm V 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 touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the 
screen, the organizer can detect exactly which task you want to 
perform. 
Important:Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making 
strokes on the organizer screen. Never use an actual pen, 
pencil, or other sharp object to write on the organizer 
screen.
With your organizer turned on, you can tap the organizer screen to do 
many operations, such as the following:
nOpen applications
nChoose menu commands
nInitiate a global Find operation
nSelect options in dialog boxes
nOpen the onscreen keyboards
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your 
computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use 
the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar. 
						

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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 cursor in an input field, tap the dot to 
activate the numeric keyboard.
Menu 
bar
Command 
buttons
Icons
Pick list
Check 
box
Scroll 
bar 
Previous/next 
arrows  
						

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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.
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. Check box
When a check mark appears in a check box, the 
corresponding option is active. If a check box is 
empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box 
is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
Pick list
Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap 
an item in the list to select it.
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 scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below 
the slider.
You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by 
pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll 
button on the front panel of the organizer.
Next/
previous 
arrowsTap the up and down arrows to display the previous 
and next page of information; tap the left and right 
arrows to display the previous and next record.
Applications 
Launcher
Address 
BookDate 
BookMemo
Pad
To Do
List 
						

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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 Palm V organizer, tap the 
scroll bar to see all of your applications. 
Tip:To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti 
character for the first letter of its name. The Applications 
Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that 
begins with that letter. You can also assign application icons to 
different categories. See “Categorizing applications” in 
Chapter 3.
Using menus
Menus on your organizer are easy to use. Once you have mastered 
them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other 
applications. 
The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that 
application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing 
records” in Chapter 4. 
To open the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Tap the Menu icon  .  
						

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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 currently open. Also, the menus and menu 
commands vary depending on which part of the application you’re 
currently using. For example, in Memo Pad, the menus are different 
for the Memo List screen and the Memo screen.
Graffiti menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke, 
which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands 
on computers. The command letters appear to the right of the 
command names. 
To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar must be closed. 
Tap the Menu icon
Command letters Menu commands 
						

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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 approximately two seconds, so 
you must write the command letter immediately to choose the 
menu command. 
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your organizer contain an 
online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate 
questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the 
dialog box, or give you other useful information.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon  . 
2. After you review the tip, tap Done.
Three ways to enter data
There are three ways to enter data into your Palm V organizer:
nUsing the onscreen keyboard
nUsing Graffiti writing
nEntering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then 
synchronizing with your organizer Command
    
						

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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 
keyboards, including the international keyboard. See “Using the 
onscreen keyboard” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Note:You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen 
keyboard. 
Graffiti writing
Your Palm V 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. 
Tap here for 
alphabetic keyboardTap here for numeric 
keyboard
Backspace
Carriage return Tab
Caps lock
Caps shift
Tap here to display 
alphabetic keyboard 
Tap here to display 
numeric keyboard Tap here to display 
international keyboard 
Alpha 
Numeric 
International 
						

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Your Palm V organizer also 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 Graffiti writing. This section explains how to 
open Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing.
To open Memo Pad:
1. Press the Memo Pad application button  . 
2. Tap New.
Note:A blinking cursor appears on the first line of the new memo to 
indicate where new text will appear. 
 
See “Using Graffiti writing to enter data” in Chapter 2 for more 
information.
Write letters here Write numbers here
Division marks
New 
memo 
cursor
Tap 
New 
Write in Graffiti area  
						

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Using Palm Desktop software
If you have new records you want to add to your Palm V organizer 
and prefer to use the computer keyboard rather than the onscreen 
keyboard, enter the data in the Palm Desktop software or the PIM you 
have installed to use with your organizer. 
If you already have data in a database on your computer, you can 
import it into the Palm Desktop software. 
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 operations” in Chapter 4 for 
more information.
Importing data
If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets 
and databases, or if you want to import data from another organizer, 
you can transfer the records to your Palm V organizer without having 
to key them in manually. See “Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more 
information.