Handspring Visor Handheld Platinum User Guide

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Month 
Preferences
nShow Timed Events. Displays events that you 
assigned to a specific time.
nShow Untimed Events. Displays events that you 
assigned to a date, but did not assign to a 
specific time.
nShow Daily Repeating Events. Displays events that 
repeat each day.
nInclude Week Numbers in Title. Displays week 
numbers in the title bar for the first and last 
weeks in the month.
nShow Zero Duration Events. Displays events that 
have no duration in the Month View display.
Year...

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List View 
Preferences
nDate Book. Determines which type of events 
appear in the List View display. The choices 
are: Appt, Float, Done, Alarms Only, and 
Repeat events only appear once.
nTo Do. Determines which type of To Do items 
appear in the List View display. The choices 
are All, Not Complete, Complete, and None. If 
you choose either Not Complete or Complete, 
you also have the following choices: Dated & 
Undated, Dated only, and Undated only.
nFilter by...

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Address
Address is the application in which you store name and address 
information about people or businesses.
Creating an Address entry
A record in Address is called an “entry.” You can create entries on 
your handheld, or you can use Palm Desktop software to create 
entries on your computer and then download the entries to your 
handheld with your next HotSync operation.
Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities that enable 
you to load database files into Address on...

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4. Use the Next Field Graffiti stroke to move to the First Name field.
Tip:You can also move to any field by tapping it directly.
5. Enter the persons first name in the First Name field.
6. Enter the other information that you want to include in this entry.
7. Tap the scroll arrows   to move to the next page of information.
8. After you finish entering information, tap Done.
Tip:To create an entry that always appears at the top of the 
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Selecting types of phone numbers
You can select the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that 
you associate with an Address entry. Any changes you make apply 
only to the current entry. 
To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:
1. Tap the entry that you want to change. 
2. Tap Edit.
3. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change. 
4. Select a new label.
Changing Address Entry details
The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options 
that...

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Address menus
Address menus are shown here for your reference, and Address 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described 
here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re 
displaying the Address list screen or the Address View screen.
Record menus
Options menus
Show in List
Select which type of phone or other information 
appears in the Address...

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Preferences
nRemember last category. Determines how 
Address appears when you return to it from 
another application. If you select this check 
box, Address shows the last category you 
selected. If you clear it, Address displays the 
All category.
Rename Custom 
FieldsThese custom fields appear at the end of the 
Address Edit screen. Rename them to identify the 
kind of information you enter in them. The names 
you give the custom fields appear in all entries. 
About Address...

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To Do List
A To Do item is a reminder of some task that you have to complete. A 
record in To Do List is called an “item.”
To create a To Do item:
1. Press the To Do List application button   on the front of your 
handheld to display the list of To Do items.
2. Tap New.
3. Enter the text of the To Do item. The text can be longer than one 
line.
4. Tap anywhere onscreen to deselect the To Do item.
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To set the priority of a To Do item:
1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item.
2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important). 
Checking off a To Do item
You can check off a To Do item to indicate that you’ve completed it. 
You can set To Do List to record the date that you complete the To Do  
item, and you can choose to show or hide completed items. See “To Do 
Show Options” later in this chapter.
To check off a To Do item:
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To display the To Do Item Details dialog box:
1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.
2. Tap Details.
Setting a due date
You can associate a due date with any To Do item. You can also sort 
the items that appear in the list based on their due date.
To set a due date for a To Do item:
1. In the Details dialog box, tap “No Date” to open the Due Date pick 
list.
2. Tap the date that you want to assign the item:
3. Tap OK.
Tip:If you turn on the Show...