Handspring Treo 270 User Guide

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Bookmarks menu
 
Go menus
 
Options menu
 
PropertiesDisplays the Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page Name, 
URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was loaded from the cache.
 
Bookmark view
Page view Bookmark view
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Preferences 
Browser tab:
nHome page. Displays the URL of the current home page selection. Tap this 
option to open the Set Home Page dialog box and select a different home 
page. To restore the factory default Home Page setting, tap Restore in the 
Set Home Page dialog box. 
Note: Some service providers may not support the default Home Page 
setting.
nInitial view. Determines whether the Page view or Bookmark view appears 
when you start the Blazer application. The...

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Preferences
(continued)
Advanced tab:
nCache Size (K). Displays the amount of memory that Blazer reserves to 
store recently viewed pages. The amount of free memory available on your 
communicator appears below this option. 
nClear. Erases all the pages stored in the cache. You cannot cancel or undo 
this action.
nAccept Cookies. Enables the receipt of Internet cookies. The default setting 
for this option is on.
nClear Cookies. Erases all the cookies stored on your communicator. You...

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SMS Messaging
In addition to dialing and receiving voice calls, you can use your Treo to send and receive short 
text messages. These text messages, also called SMS (Short Message Service) messages, are 
similar to e-mail messages that you send and receive from your computer, but are limited to 160 
characters in length. The person receiving your message must also have a GSM mobile phone 
and a wireless service provider that supports text messages. Some wireless...

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Receiving SMS messages
When you receive SMS messages, the New SMS Messages alert appears.
Note: You can receive SMS messages even if you don’t subscribe to your wireless service 
provider’s SMS service. 
In the New SMS Messages alert dialog box, you can save or respond to the first message by 
tapping any of the following buttons:
Tips:
nTo view additional incoming messages, press SMS Messaging  .
nYou can also dismiss the alert dialog box by pressing the rocker switch or the top scroll...

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2. Hold Shift   and use the scroll buttons to page through the messages.
Tips:
nIf a message is too long to fit on one screen, press the scroll buttons to view additional 
screens in the current message.
nIf a message is longer than 160 characters, it is divided into sub-messages which appear as 
separate items.
nTo view one message at a time, use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select the header 
of the message you want to view and then press Space   or the...

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5. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 19 for details.
6. Hold Option   and press Return   to send the message.
To call the sender:
1. From the SMS Messages Inbox, select the message from the person you want to call.
2. Press Menu  .
3. Under Message, select Call Sender (/A).
Creating SMS messages
SMS Messaging enables you to create short text messages and to send them to a mobile phone 
number or an e-mail address. If a message exceeds 160 characters, SMS Messaging 
automatically...

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Tip: If you’re sending a message to an e-mail address and your wireless service provider 
supports message titles, you can add a title by entering #. 
Simply replace the word subject with the title, and the word message with the 
message body.
4. Enter the appropriate information for the address option you selected in step 3, and then 
press the bottom scroll button to move to the text field.
5. Enter the message text. 
Tip: You can also tap Boilerplate to select a...

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Creating a message signature
You can create a signature of up to 80 characters. Then, when you create a message, SMS 
Messaging automatically inserts your signature at the end of each message you create. If 
necessary, you can edit the default signature text when you create a message.
Note: The signature text you define applies only to new messages. If you are editing a message 
or have messages in the Pending folder when you create the signature text, the signature 
text will not be...

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Copying and forwarding messages
You can save time by copying text from your SMS messages, or forwarding messages.
To copy text from an SMS message:
1. From any SMS Messaging list view, tap the text of the message you want to copy.
2. Press Menu  .
3. Under Edit, select Select All (/S).
Tip: To copy only a portion of the message, highlight the text you want to copy and select 
Copy (/C) instead of Select All.
4. Open the message or application where you want to insert...