Handspring Treo 270 User Guide

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Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you 
can choose to show a list of applications. You can also choose to view the same category of 
applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.
To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
2. Press Menu   again to open the menus. 
3. Under Options, select Preferences(/R).
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
5. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
 
 
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
2. Press Menu   again to open the menus. 
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
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Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Press Menu  . 
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your communicator and how to 
remove Palm™ Desktop software from your computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your communicator comes with the PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer (or another web browser 
installed by your wireless service provider), SMS Messaging, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, 
Calculator, CityTime, SIM Book, and SIM Services applications installed and ready to use. The 
Handspring CD-ROM also includes e-mail applications which you can install when you configure 
the wireless portion of your communicator with the CD-ROM.
You can also install additional applications on your communicator, such as business applications, 
games, and other software. The Install Tool makes it easy to install software on your 
communicator during a HotSync
® operation. There are a variety of third-party applications 
available for devices that use Palm OS software. To learn more about these applications, go to 
the web site: www.handspring.com. 
When you download an add-on application from the Internet, it is probably in a compressed format 
such as a .zip or .sit file. If you have a decompression utility on your computer, use it to decompress 
the .prc and .pdb files inside the compressed file. If you do not have a decompression utility, 
search the Internet using phrases like zip decompression or how to unzip. This will lead you to 
various third-party utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or 
downloaded file--not just add-ons for your communicator. After you install the utility, you are ready 
to decompress the add-on application files that you downloaded.
Note: Any applications that you install on your communicator resides in RAM memory; you can 
delete them at any time.
To install add-on software on your communicator:
1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on folder in your Handspring 
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Note: If the software you download is compressed, you need to decompress it into this 
folder. If you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate 
to that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
 
3. Click Install.
Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool under 
Handspring on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file 
extension.
 
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your communicator.
5. Click Add.  
						

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6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your communicator.
7. Click Open.
Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box. If you do not 
want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does not remove 
the application from your computer; it simply removes it from the list of applications 
to install.)
8. Click Done.
9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you selected in step 6. See the 
section that begins on page 78 for details.
Tip: You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the application’s icon.
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you 
installed, you can remove applications from your communicator. You can remove only add-on 
applications, patches, and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that 
reside in the ROM portion of your communicator.
To remove an add-on application: 
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
2. Press Menu   again to open the menus. 
3. Under App, select Delete (/D).
4. Tap the application that you want to remove. 
						

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5. Tap Delete.
6. Hold Option   and press Return   twice to finish.
7. Check the Backup folder (under your user name folder in the Handspring or Palm folder) on 
your computer. If you find a PRC file for the application you just removed, delete the PRC file 
from the Backup folder.
Tip: If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purchased your 
Treo communicator, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. 
If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, these files are 
most likely located in the Palm folder. 
						

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Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you remove this software 
from your computer, you cannot synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm 
Desktop software on your computer.
To remove Palm Desktop software: 
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or Palm) and then Uninstall.
2. Click Yes to uninstall the software.
Security
Your communicator comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the 
entries you wish to protect. 
Note:  To access the Security application, you must first select either the All or System category 
from the Applications Launcher. 
In Security, you can do the following:
nMask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option displays a gray bar over private 
records, and the Hide option completely removes (hides) private records. See the section that 
begins on page 75 for more information.
nAssign a password to the Security viewing options. Assigning a password requires you to 
enter a password to view masked or hidden private entries; not assigning a password enables 
you (or anyone else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping them, and to view 
all hidden or masked private entries by selecting Show Records in the Security dialog box.
nLock and turn off your communicator so that it does not operate until you enter the correct 
password. 
Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your communicator.
To assign a password:
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
2. Tap the Security icon  .
3. Tap the Password box.
4. Enter a password. 
5. Hold Option   and press Return  . 
						

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6. Enter the same password a second time.
7. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your communicator, you can change or delete it at any time. You 
must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
 
3. Hold Option   and press Return  .
Tap here
Tap here 
						

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4. Do one of the following:
nTo change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option   and press 
Return .
nTo delete the password, tap Delete.
Locking your communicator
You can also lock your communicator so that you need to enter your password to operate it.
Important: If you lock your communicator, you must enter the exact password to re-activate 
your communicator. If you forget the password, you need to perform a hard reset to 
resume using your communicator. Performing a hard reset deletes all the records 
in your communicator; however, you can restore all previously synchronized data at 
the next HotSync operation. See page 215 for details.
To lock your communicator with a password:
1. Assign a password.
2. Tap Lock & Turn Off.
3. Tap Off & Lock.
4. To start your communicator, turn it on, and then enter the password. 
Tap Lock & 
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Recovering from a forgotten password
If you did not activate the Off & Lock feature and you forget your password, you can delete the 
password from your communicator. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and 
files marked as Private.
Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password, your 
communicator restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync 
operation, but it does not restore the password.
To delete a forgotten password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Tap Lost Password.
3. Hold Option   and press Return   for Yes.
Tap here 
						

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