Handspring Visor Handheld User Guide

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To schedule an untimed event: 
1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in “To 
schedule an event for another day.”
2. Tap New.
3. Tap OK, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event.
Tip:You can also create a new untimed event by making sure 
no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti 
writing area.
4. Enter a description of the event.
5. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Note:If you create an event and...

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Rescheduling an event
You can easily make changes to your schedule with your handheld. 
To reschedule an event:
1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.
2. Tap Details.
3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.
4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date.
5. Tap OK.
Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in 
your Date Book. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or...

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Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. 
In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, 
hours, or days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed 
event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the 
reminder message appears onscreen.
For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on 
February 4th. If the alarm is set for 5 minutes, the reminder message 
appears at 11:55 PM on the night of...

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5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event 
to repeat on the Every line. 
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the 
event repeats every other month.
6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap 
the End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to 
select an end date.
7. Tap OK.
After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon   
appears to the far right of the event....

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Changing the Date Book view
In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day, you can also 
display a whole week or month, as well as the current time. 
Note:The Date Book Plus application includes additional calendar 
views and extended features. You can select Date Book Plus as 
your default Date Book application. See “Selecting the default 
Date Book” later in this chapter for details.
To cycle through Day, Week, and Month views:
nPress the Date Book application button...

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3. Tap an event to show a description of the event.
Tips for using Week View
Keep the following points in mind:
nTo reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time 
or day.
nTap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time 
selected for a new event. 
nTap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to 
move directly to that day without selecting an event.
nThe Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time
 and End...

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Working in Month View
The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. 
Dots and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events, 
and untimed events.
You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See 
“Options menu” later in this chapter.
Tips for using Month View
Keep the following points in mind:
nTap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.
nTap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or 
backward a...

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Date Book menus
Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book 
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
Event 
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Display Options
Enables you to change Date Book’s appearance 
and which events display.
nShow Time Bars. Activates the time bars that 
appear in the Day View. The time bars show 
the duration of an event and illustrate event 
conflicts.
nCompress Day View. Controls how times appear 
in the Day View. When Compress Day View 
is off, all time slots display. When it is on, 
start and end times display for each event, but 
blank time slots toward the bottom of the 
screen disappear to...

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Preferences
nStart/End Time. Defines the start and end times 
for Date Book screens. If the time slots you 
select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the 
scroll arrows   to scroll up and down.
nAlarm Preset. Automatically sets an alarm for 
each new event. The silent alarm for untimed 
events is defined by minutes, days, or hours 
before midnight of the date of the event. 
nAlarm Sound. Sets the tone of the alarm.
nRemind Me. Defines how many times the alarm...