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4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense.
5. Hold Option   and press Return   twice to finish.
Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items, 
select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency 
symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog 
box associated with that item.
Show Options
Show Options define the sort order...

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Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handheld, you can view and 
print the data with your computer.
Note: You need Microsoft Excel version 5.0 (or later) to view and print your Expense data using 
one of the provided templates. Microsoft Excel is 
not included with the Treo handheld 
package. The procedures in this section also assume that you have installed Palm 
Desktop software as described on...

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Using expense report templates
Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. When you use one of these 
templates, you can edit your expense data in Microsoft Excel. 
The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop 
software directory on your computer. To see what a template looks like before you use it, open 
the template in Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2.xlt looks like this:
If you want to...

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To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template:
1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous 
procedure.
2. Click Options.
3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report.
4. Click the Templates menu; then select an expense template.
Note: If you want to create your own custom expense template and have it appear in the 
Templates menu, see Appendix C for more information.
5....

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Preferences
nUse automatic fill. Lets you select an expense type by entering the first 
letter of an expense type. For example, if you enter the letter “T,” it 
enters the “Taxi” expense type. Entering “T” and then “E” enters 
“Telephone” which is the first expense type beginning with the letters 
“TE.” 
nDefault currency. Sets the default currency symbol for Expense. 
About ExpenseShows version information for Expense. 

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Chapter 7
Setting Preferences for 
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Treo™ 90 
handheld.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing Preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
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...

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Buttons Preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the 
application buttons on the front of your handheld and the HotSync button on the cable. For 
example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use CityTime, you can assign the 
To Do List button to start CityTime, or any other application on your handheld. Any changes you 
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Connection Preferences
The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for communicating with other 
hardware devices: PC, Modem, Phone, or Local Network, and the method used to connect to the 
device: Cradle/Cable, Infrared, Serial, or USB. Configurations, or profiles, once activated are 
available to applications on your handheld. 
Connection Types
The Connection Preferences screen displays a list of available configurations that you can modify 
as needed. This list...

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Date & Time Preferences
The Date & Time Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, time zone, and daylight 
savings setting for your handheld. See the section that begins on page 21 for information on 
changing these settings.
Digitizer Preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. This is the same screen 
that appears when you start your handheld for the first time. You can recalibrate your screen after 
a...