Handspring Visor Handheld User Guide

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Calculator
Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, 
multiplication, division and a variety of scientific calculations.
In Calculator, you can do the following:
nPerform basic calculations.
nStore and retrieve values.
nDisplay the last series of calculations, which is useful for 
confirming a series of “chain” calculations.
nSwitch to advanced mode and perform scientific calculations.
To open Calculator:
nTap the Calculator icon   next to the Graffiti® writing area. 

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CityTime
CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around 
the globe. 
In CityTime, you can do the following:
nSelect a home city as a point of reference.
nDisplay the day and time in four other cities simultaneously.
nAdd a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list.
nDisplay sunrise and sunset information for your home city.
To open CityTime:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the CityTime icon  . 

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Expense
Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer 
the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.
In Expense, you can do the following:
nRecord dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, 
and other details associated with any money that you spend.
nAssign expense items to categories so that you can organize and 
view them in logical groups.
nKeep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each 
particular expense.
nLog miles traveled for...

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Chapter 5
Common Tasks
This chapter provides instructions on how to do tasks that you can do 
in most or all of the basic applications. It’s easy to transfer what you 
learn in one application to the others because the structure and 
behavior of all the applications are quite similar. The term “records” 
is used to refer to an individual item in any of the basic applications: a 
single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do List item, Memo 
Pad memo, or Expense item.
Creating...

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Editing records
After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at 
any time. Two screen features tell you when your handheld is in 
editing mode:
nA blinking cursor 
nOne or more edit lines
Entering text
For information on how to enter text using Graffiti writing, the 
onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see 
Chapter 2.
Edit menu
The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit 
text. In general, commands available in...

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Undo
Reverses the action of the last edit command. For 
example, if you used Cut to remove text, Undo 
restores the text you removed. Undo also 
reverses deletions done by using backspace. 
Cut
Removes the selected text and stores it 
temporarily in the memory of your handheld. 
You can paste the text you cut into another area 
of the current application or into a different 
application.
Copy
Copies the selected text and stores it 
temporarily in the memory of your handheld. 
You can...

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Deleting records
To delete a record in any of the basic applications:
1. Select the record you want to delete.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Record, and then tap the Delete command:
Date Book: Delete Event
Address Book: Delete Address
To Do List: Delete Item
Memo Pad: Delete Memo
Expense: Delete Item
A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of 
the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, be 
sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t...

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Purging records
Over time, as you use Date Book, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll 
accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their 
usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in 
the Date Book, and To Do List items that you marked as completed 
remain in the list, as do Expense items.
All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld, so it’s 
a good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book or 
To Do List records might...

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Exchanging and updating data: 
HotSync operations
The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges 
and updates — data between your handheld and Palm Desktop 
software. Changes you make on your handheld or Palm Desktop 
software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync 
technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus 
reducing synchronization time. You can synchronize your data by 
connecting your handheld directly to your computer...