Handspring Treo 600 User Manual

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first two weeks: 
using
organizer
features 

Calendar  
Displaying your calendar
•Press Calendar repeatedly to cycle through the various active views.
•Use the 5-way navigation control to move to another day, week, or month
(depending on the current view).
•Choose Go or press Menu . From the Options menu, choose Go to
Day (/O), then choose a date from the calendar.
Creating an event
1. Press Calendar until you are in Day view.
2. Press Left  and Right  to select the desired day.
3. Using the keyboard, type a starting time for the event. For...

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Adding an alarm reminder to an event
1. In Calendar, highlight the event.
2. Choose Details.
3. Check the Alarm box and choose the number of minutes, hours, or days
before the event you would like to receive the alarm.
4. Choose OK.
A. Type of time units
B. Number of time units
C. A diamond indicates an untimed event.
Creating an untimed event
An untimed event, such as a birthday or anniversary, does not occur at a
particular time.
1. Press Calendar until you are in Day view. 
2. Press...

Scheduling a repeating event
1. Create an event, then highlight it.
2. Choose Details.
3. Choose the Repeat box, then choose a repeat interval. 
4. For weekly events, choose the day(s) the event repeats; for monthly
events, choose Day or Date to indicate the repeating method.
5. If the event has an ending date, choose the End on pick list, then select
Choose Date, and select the ending date.
6. Choose OK.
A. This icon
indicates a
repeating
event.
Customizing general preferences for your calendar
1. Press...

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•Button Views:The views that appear when you press Calendar 
repeatedly. By default, you see Day and Month Views, but you can also
see other views.
•Display Options:Your choices for different Calendar view options:
•Show Time Bars:shows the duration of an event and illustrates
conflicts.
•Compress Day View:When off, all time slots display. When on,
start and end times display for each event, but blank time slots
disappear to minimize scrolling. 
•Show PM Label:Displays a 
pafter PM times....

Customizing To Do List preferences for your calendar
You can display To Do List items in your calendar to keep on top of your tasks.
1. Press Calendar until you are in Day view.
2. Press Menu .
3. From the Options menu, choose To Do Preferences.
4. Set any of the following preferences:
•Show Categories:Determines which To Do List categories display.
•Priorities Displayed:Limits the To Do List display to certain priorities.
•Show Priority:Displays the priority assigned to an item.
•Show Completed...

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To Do List 
You can use To Do List as a reminder of tasks you need to complete and to
keep a record of complete tasks. 
Adding a To Do item
1. Press Applications Launcher .
2. Choose the pick list in the upper-right corner, then select All.
3. Choose the To Do List icon. 
4. Choose New to create a new To Do item
5. Type the text of the To Do item. The text can be longer than one line.
6. Press Down  to deselect the To Do item.
Setting item priority, due date, and other details
The...

3. Set any of the following: 
•Priority: Choose the Priority number for this item (1 is most
important). Later you can arrange your To Do List based on the
importance of each item.
•Category: Assign the item to a specific category.
•Due Date:Choose the Due Date pick list, then select a due date
for the item.
•Private: Check this box to mark this item private.
•Note:Enter additional text you want to associate with the item.
4. Choose OK.
Checking off a To Do item
1. Choose the item you want to check off....

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Customizing To Do List
The To Do Preferences screen enables you to control the appearance of the
To Do list screen.
1. In the To Do list screen, choose Show.
2. Set any of the following preferences:
•Sort by:Indicates the order in which your To Do items appear in the list.
•Show Completed Items:Displays items you’ve checked off.
•Show Only Due Items:Hides items that are not yet due.
•Record Complete Date:Replaces due date with the completion date
when you complete (check) the item....

Memo Pad 
Memos are a great way to store notes on your Treo.  
Creating a memo
1. Press Applications Launcher .
2. Choose the pick list in the upper-right corner, then select All.
3. Choose the Memo Pad icon.
4. Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. 
5. Choose Done.
Deleting a memo
1. Choose the memo you want to delete.
2. Press Menu .
3. From the Record menu, choose Delete Item (/D).
4. Choose OK.
90 ::   Memo Pad
Each Memo Pad item can
include 4,096 characters of
text.
You can assign...