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.
5. Tap OK.
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
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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 how to remove Palm™ Desktop software from your 
computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with the Date Book, Date Book Plus, Address, 
To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, City Time, and Mail 
applications installed and ready to use.
You can also install additional applications on your handheld, such as 
games and other software. The Install Tool makes it easy to install 
software on your handheld during a HotSync
® operation. There are a 
variety of third-party applications available for your handheld. To 
learn more about these applications, go to the web site: 
www.handspring.com. 
Note:
Any game or application that you install on your handheld 
resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at any time.
To install add-on software on your handheld:
1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-
on folder in your Palm Desktop directory on your computer.
Note:
If the software you download is compressed, you need to 
decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the 
application into another folder, you need to navigate to 
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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 
selected in step 6. See “Other ways to delete records” in Chapter 5 
for details.
Installing games
The CD-ROM also includes several games that you can install with the 
Install Tool:
nGiraffe
nHardBall
nMineHunt
nPuzzle 
nSubHunt
Note:
Giraffe is a fun, easy way for you to practice Graffiti
® writing.
After you install and start a game, the instructions appear in the Game 
menu. Depending on the game, the Game menu may also contain 
commands to show high scores, to start a new game, or to set 
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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 application that you want to remove.
5. Tap Delete.
6. Tap Yes.
7. Tap Done.
8. Check the Backup folder in the Palm Desktop folder on your 
computer. If you find a PRC file for the application you just 
removed, delete the PRC file from the Backup folder.
Tip:
If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time 
when you purchased your Visor Edge handheld, the Palm 
Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If 
you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop 
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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.
4. Click Add/Remove.
Security
Your handheld comes with a Security application so that 
unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. 
In Security, you can do the following:
nMask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option 
displays a gray bar over private records, and the Hide option 
completely removes (hides) private records. See “Making records 
private” in Chapter 5 for more information.
nAssign a password to the Security viewing options. Assigning a 
password requires you to enter a password to view masked or 
hidden private entries; not assigning a password enables you (or 
anyone else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping 
them, and to view all hidden or masked private entries by 
selecting Show Records in the Security dialog box.
nLock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until 
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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 
can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
 
Tap here
Tap here 
						

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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 
using your handheld. Performing a hard reset deletes all 
the records in your handheld; however, you can restore 
all previously synchronized data at the next HotSync 
operation. See “Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A 
for details.
To lock your handheld with a password:
1. Assign a password.
2. Tap Lock & Turn Off.
3. Tap Off & Lock.
4. To start your handheld, turn it on, and then enter the password. 
Tap Lock & 
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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 password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Tap Lost Password.
3. Tap Yes.
Tap here 
						

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