Handspring Visor Edge Handheld User Guide

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Creating a user profile
If you need to configure several Palm OS® handhelds with specific 
information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them 
to their actual users, you can create a user profile to load the data into 
a handheld without associating that data with a user name. The User 
Profile feature is designed only for the first-time HotSync operation, 
before you assign a User ID to a particular handheld. 
To create a user profile:
1. Open Palm Desktop software....

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To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:
1. Place the new handheld in the cradle.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the handheld, and click 
OK.
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop 
software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld. 

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Chapter 9
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your Visor™ Edge handheld computer.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
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 view.Buttons
Assign different applications to the...

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different 
applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. 
For example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use 
Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense.
Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become 
effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen 
or application.
If you assign a different...

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To change the Pen preferences:
1. Tap Pen.
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-
screen pen stroke:
3. Tap OK.Backlight
Turns on the backlight on your handheld.
Keyboard
Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text 
characters.
Graffiti Help
Opens a series of screens that show the 
complete Graffiti character set.
Turn Off & Lock
Turns off and locks the handheld. You must 
assign a password to lock the handheld. When 
locked, you need to enter the...

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HotSync buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different 
applications with the HotSync button on the cradle and the HotSync 
button on the optional Springboard modem. Any changes that you 
make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective 
immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or 
application.
To change the HotSync buttons preferences:
1. Tap HotSync. 
2. Tap the pick list next to the...

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Connection Types
There are four type of connections you can choose from when 
configuring your preferences:
Serial to PCThis connection type defines the direct serial 
connection between your handheld and your 
desktop computer. It is used to perform a local 
HotSync operation when your handheld is connected 
by its serial connector to the cradle. The cradle is 
attached by its cable to a serial (COM) port on your 
desktop computer.
Serial to 
ModemThis connection type defines a...

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Setting modem configurations
Modem configurations enable your handheld to use a Springboard 
modem to communicate with remote devices, such as your ISP or dial-
in server. 
To connect to remote devices using the TCP/IP software included in 
the handheld operating system, you must set Network preferences in 
addition to configuring Modem settings. 
Note:
You can purchase a Springboard modem for use with your 
handheld. See www.handspring.com.
To set Serial...

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Note:
Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not 
support TouchTone dialing.
5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume for the 
modem.
6. Tap Details.
7. Tap the Speed pick list and select the maximum speed for your 
modem.
Note:
This is the speed at which your modem communicates 
with your handheld, not the speed at which your modem 
communicates with your telephone service.
8. Tap the Flow Control (Flow Ctl) pick list, and select Automatic, On 
(Xon), or...

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4. Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary. 
Note:
Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not 
support TouchTone dialing.
5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume.
6. Tap Details.
7. Enter the initialization string appropriate for the modem attached 
to your handheld. 
8. Tap OK twice to return to the Connection Preferences screen.
Digitizer preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer...