Handspring Visor Edge Handheld User Guide

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Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your 
handheld, Palm Desktop software enables you to 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 Visor Edge handheld 
package. The procedures in this section also assume that you 
have installed Palm Desktop...

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4. If you want to define an end date for the expense report, enter the 
date in the End Date box.
Note:
If you do not specify an end date, all expense entries for 
the selected categories appear — up to the date of the last 
HotSync operation.
5. Do one of the following:
Click Print to display the expense report in the Print Preview 
window, and then click Print in the Microsoft Excel window to 
print your expense report.
Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel...

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If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can 
change these templates. For example, you can add your company 
name to a template. See Appendix C for information on changing 
templates. 

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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...

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Expense menus
Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described 
here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Preferences
nUse automatic fill. Lets you select an expense 
type by writing the first letter of an expense 
type in the Graffiti writing area. For example, 
if you write the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” 
expense type. Writing “T”...

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Chapter 7
Communicating Using 
Your Handheld
The previous chapter described the features of your Visor™ Edge 
handheld computer that help you stay organized. This chapter 
describes the features that help you stay connected.
nManaging desktop E-Mail: Using your handheld, you can read, reply 
to, compose, and delete e-mail from your desktop E-Mail 
application while you’re away from your desk. 
nIR beaming: The infrared port located on the side of your handheld 
lets you send data from...

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In Mail, you can do the following:
nView, delete, file, and reply to incoming mail.
nCreate outgoing e-mail items and drafts of e-mail items.
nCreate simple or complex filters, which allow you to decide the 
type of e-mail that your handheld retrieves from your desktop 
E-mail application.
nUse your handheld in its cradle or with infrared communication 
to send and retrieve e-mail items from your desktop E-Mail 
application. 
Setting up Mail on the desktop...

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To select HotSync options:
1. Click the HotSync icon Ô
 in the Windows system tray (bottom-
right corner of the taskbar). 
2. Choose Custom.
Tip:
You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in 
Palm Desktop software.
3. Select Mail in the list box.
4. Click Change.
5. Click one of the following settings:
Synchronize 
the filesSynchronizes the mail on your handheld and your 
desktop E-Mail application.
Desktop 
overwrites 
handheldReplaces the mail on your handheld with the mail in...

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Tip:
To turn off Mail, select Do Nothing and then select the Set As 
Default check box.
To change your Mail setup options:
1. Click the HotSync icon   in the Windows system tray. 
2. Choose Custom.
Tip:
You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in 
Palm Desktop software.
3. Select Mail in the list box.
4. Click Change.
5. Modify your settings as needed.
6. Click OK.
Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application
After you enable and configure Mail, you...