Handspring Visor Edge Handheld User Guide

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Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an 
icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. 
You can also choose to view the same category of applications each 
time you open the Applications Launcher.
To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
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Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the 
application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Note:
Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Tap OK.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your 
handheld and...

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2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
3. Click Install.
Tip:
You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by 
selecting Install Tool from the Handspring program 
group or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file 
extension.
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to 
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5. Click Add. 
6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld.
7. Click Open.
Note:
Review the list of applications you selected in the Install 
Tool dialog box. If you do not want to install an 
application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does 
not remove the application from your computer; it simply 
removes it from the list of applications to install.)
8. Click Done.
9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you...

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Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer 
need an application you installed, you can remove applications from 
your handheld. You can remove only add-on applications, patches, 
and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications 
that reside in the ROM portion of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Delete.
4. Tap the...

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Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If 
you remove this software from your computer, you cannot 
synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm 
Desktop software on your computer.
To remove Palm Desktop software: 
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control 
Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select Palm Desktop software.
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Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock 
your handheld.
To assign a password:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Security icon  .
3. Tap the Password box.
4. Enter a password, and tap OK. 
5. Enter the same
 password a second time, and tap OK.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or 
delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you 
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3. Tap OK.
4. Do one of the following:
To change the password, enter the new password, and tap OK.
To delete the password, tap Delete.
Locking your handheld
You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your 
password to operate it.
Important:
If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact 
password to re-activate your handheld. If you forget the 
password, you need to perform a hard reset to resume 
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Recovering from a forgotten password
If you did not activate the Off & Lock feature and you forget your 
password, you can delete the password from your handheld. Deleting 
a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as 
Private.
Important:
If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a 
forgotten password, your handheld restores your private 
entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation, 
but it does not restore the password.
To delete a forgotten...

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