Handspring Treo 90 Handheld User Guide

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Customizing your handheld
You can customize your handheld by using the Preferences application. You can enter personal 
information such as your name and address; change the time and date; view different date and 
time formats when you travel; turn off sounds, and configure your handheld to work with a modem 
or network. See Chapter 7 for more information on customizing your handheld.
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 category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view.
The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an example of how to customize 
your handheld using the Date & Time Preferences.
To set the current time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
   
   
2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.
4. Tap AM or PM.
Note: Your handheld can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See page 140 for 
details. 
5. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
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To set the current date:
1. Tap the Set Date box.
2. Hold Option   and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year. 
3. Hold Shift   and press a scroll button to scroll to the current month.
4. Type the number for the current date.
5. Press Space   to select the date. 
Tip: You can also select the date by tapping the screen as shown above.
To set the time zone:
1. Tap the Set Time Zone box.
2. Press the scroll buttons or tap the arrows to scroll to your country and time zone.
Tip: Choose the time zone that corresponds to where you are. When you travel, use this 
dialog box to change time zones. If you’re not sure what time zone you are in, find out 
what time it is, and select the time zone which shows the correct New Time. Do not 
use the time zone dialog to switch between daylight savings time and standard time. 
Use the Daylight Savings pick list.
3. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
To set the daylight savings time:
nTap the Daylight Savings pick list to toggle this feature on and off.
Tap arrows to 
select year
Tap to select month
Tap to select dateTap here
Tap to select 
time zoneTap here 
						

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Connecting the HotSync cable
The HotSync cable that comes with your Treo enables you to charge your handheld battery and 
to synchronize the information on your handheld using HotSync technology.
Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, you 
need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your computer. You can purchase a serial 
HotSync cable from www.handspring.com.
To connect the HotSync cable:
1. Connect the travel charger cable to the short end of the Hotsync cable. Be sure to match the 
sides of the connectors labeled “UP.”
2. Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer, or connect the Serial 
HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer.
3. Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your handheld with the button facing up.
 
 USB cable and port
Serial cable and port 
						

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Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer, 
refer to the manual supplied with the computer.
4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet. 
Tip: The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to perform a HotSync 
operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync cable to charge your Treo handheld, 
you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
Using desktop software
When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any of the following:
nWork with your handheld applications on your computer. Most desktop software applications 
duplicate many of the applications on your handheld, so you can view, enter, and modify most 
of the data stored on your handheld.
nBack up and synchronize data between your handheld and your computer. Synchronization is 
a one-step procedure that ensures that changes you make on your handheld or desktop 
software appear in both places. See the section that begins on page 76 for details. 
nImport and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into 
many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 34 for details.
nPrint data from your desktop software on any printer.
Using your handheld with Palm Desktop software
Your handheld comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software includes many of the 
same applications as your handheld: Date Book, Address (Contacts), To Do List, Memo Pad, 
Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity. 
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation, 
refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software.
Note: You must install the software that comes with your Treo handheld even if you already 
installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please do 
not simply 
copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to 
place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files. 
To install Palm Desktop software:
1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 23 for instructions.
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office, and 
disable any virus-scanning software.
3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 
4. If the language selection screen appears, click the same language you selected on your 
handheld. 
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5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
6. If you have a data-enabled mobile phone with an IR port, or a special cable that connects to 
your handheld, complete the next part of the installation to install the Wireless Application 
Suite and configure your Treo for wireless data communication, otherwise skip this step. 
When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes automatically. 
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook 
The software that comes with your Treo handheld includes everything you need to synchronize 
your handheld with Microsoft Outlook. If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your 
computer, the installation program prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization 
option.
Using your handheld with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such as Lotus Notes, you can 
use it if third-party connection software, called a conduit, is available for your PIM. You must install 
the software that came with your Treo handheld along with the conduit for your PIM to 
synchronize the data between your handheld and your PIM. For information on conduit software, 
go to this web site: www.handspring.com. 
						

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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your Handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data into your Treo™ 90 handheld using each of the following 
methods:
nUsing the handheld keyboard
nUsing the onscreen keyboard
nUsing your computer keyboard
nImporting data
Using the handheld keyboard
The handheld keyboard is the primary method you’ll use to enter data into your handheld. Each 
letter key on the keyboard has three functions:
Normal: Types a lowercase letter.
Shift:  Types an uppercase letter.
Option:  Types the number/symbol, or activates the function, that appears in blue on the key.
Typing capital letters
To type capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps and then type the character.
Note: Your handheld includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter when you 
create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New or a blank line). 
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To type a single capital letter (Caps Shift):
1. Press Shift  :
When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo 
screen. If you accidentally activate Caps Shift, press Shift   twice to cancel it, or if you do 
nothing for five seconds, it reverts to lowercase.
2. Type the letter you want to capitalize.
To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
1. Press Shift   twice.
When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner 
of the handheld screen. 
2. Type the text you want to capitalize.
3. Press Shift   to turn off Caps Lock.
Typing numbers and symbols
Typing numbers and symbols with your handheld is similar to typing symbols on a computer 
keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes. 
To enter a single number or symbol (Option Shift):
1. Press Option  .
When Option Shift is active, a dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo screen. If you 
accidentally activate Option Shift, press Backspace   to cancel it.
2. Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue.
To enter only numbers or symbols (Option Lock):
1. Press Option   twice.
2. Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue.
When Option Lock is active, an underlined dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo 
screen. 
3. Press Option   to turn off Option Lock.
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
Option Shift
Option Lock 
						

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Navigation keystrokes
In addition to character symbols, your handheld includes special keystrokes that you can use to 
navigate within text or fields in your applications. 
Note: Some applications may not support these navigation keystrokes.
Using menus
Menus on your handheld 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 and menu commands that are available depend on the application. Also, the menus 
and menu commands vary depending on 
which part of the application you’re using. For example, 
in Memo Pad, the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo edit screen.
The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 6. The 
Edit menu is described in the section that begins on page 62. 
To use the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Press Menu   to open the menu bar. 
Tip: You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top of any 
application’s screen (except Calculator).  Command Keystrokes
Move cursor right
Hold Option   while pressing the bottom scroll button.
Move cursor left
Hold Option   while pressing the top scroll button.
Previous field Press the top scroll button.
Next field Press the bottom scroll button.
Affirm an action 
Hold Option   and press Return  . Use these keys instead of tapping 
the following onscreen buttons: OK, Done, Yes, Next, Accept, Send, and 
Dial.
Annul an action 
Hold Option   and press Backspace  . Use these keys instead of 
tapping the following onscreen buttons: Cancel, No, Previous, and 
Reject.
Open or dial the 
selected itemPress Space   or press Return  . 
						

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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.
3. Press the top scroll button to switch between menus.
4. Press the bottom scroll button to select a command within a menu.
5. Press Space   to run the selected command.
Tip:  To close the menus without running a command, press Menu   again.
Keyboard shortcut menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent keyboard shortcut. The shortcut letters appear to the 
right of the menu command names. Throughout this guide, the shortcut letters appear in 
parentheses (/C) next to menu selection instructions.
To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:
1. Press Menu   to open the menu bar. 
2. Type the menu command shortcut letter.
For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu   followed by the letter “c.”
Tip: When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any menu item in the 
current application view, not just the ones that appear on the current menu. 
Using text ShortCuts
ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar 
to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors. 
Your handheld comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also create your own. Each 
ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For example, you might create a ShortCut for your 
name, or for the header of a memo. See the section that begins on page 154 to learn about 
creating your own ShortCuts.
Inverted 
tab
Shortcut letters Menu commands