Handspring Visor Handheld User Guide
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Chapter 6 Page 133 Creating a custom view You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your own view. While customizing a view, you can change the button names as well as the button definitions. To create a custom view: 1. From the Advanced Calculator screen, tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Program, and then tap Export. 3. Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modify. 4. Tap Export and then tap OK. 5. Tap Done. 6. In Memo Pad, open the memo containing the definition you selected in step 3. 7. Modify the definition, and then tap Done. 8. From the Advanced Calculator screen, tap the Menu icon . 9. Tap Program, and then tap Import. 10. Tap the pick list and select the view you modified. 11. Tap Import. 12. Tap Replace to change an existing definition, or tap Add to create an additional definition. 13. Tap OK, and then tap Done.Indicates the current value is entered in liters. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to liters. Indicates the current value is entered in cubic inches. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic inches. Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic feet. Indicates the current value is entered in cubic meters. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic meters.
Page 134 Application Specific Tasks Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menus Program menu About CalculatorShows version information for Calculator. Export Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a view definition to export to Memo Pad. Import Opens the Import dialog box where you can select a view definition to import to Memo Pad. Delete View Opens the Delete View dialog box where you can delete a user-defined view. Restore DefaultsReturns all the view definitions to the preset default values. Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator Advanced Calculator
Chapter 6 Page 135 CityTime CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city and in four other cities around the globe. Whether you’re travelling or at home, now it’s easy to keep track of the best time to reach your business associates, friends, and family in far away places. Setting your home city The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city selections. The information displayed for all the other cities is based on the day and time in your home city. When you use CityTime for the first time (or when your travel or move to another city), make sure you set your home city location. Setting your home city location ensures that CityTime displays accurate information for the other cities your select. To set your home city: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the CityTime icon . 3. Tap the Menu icon . 4. Tap Options, and then tap Select Home City. 5. Tap the Home City pick list and select the city closest to where you are located. Tip:If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city to the list. See “Adding cities” later in this section for details. 6. Tap OK.
Page 136 Application Specific Tasks Selecting remote cities In addition to your home city, you can display the day and time for four other cities anywhere around the globe. These other cities are called remote cities. To set your remote cities: 1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the city closest to the city you want to display. Tip:If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city to the list. See the next section “Adding cities” for details. 2. Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want to display. Tip:You can temporarily display the day and time for any other city by tapping the city’s location on the map display. Adding cities If the city you want to display is not in the predefined list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add it. To add a city to the list: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Edit Cities. 3. Tap New. 4. Enter the city name and other information. 5. Tap OK. Tap to select a remote city
Chapter 6 Page 137 CityTime menus CityTime menus are shown here for your reference, and CityTime features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menu Utilities menu About CityTime Shows version information for CityTime. Help Displays online help for the CityTime screens. Change LocationOpens the Change Location dialog box where you can select the city to which you are moving or travelling. Changing the location updates the system time and date. Sun Rise/Set Opens the Sun Rise/Set dialog box where you can view sunrise and sunset information for your home city. To view this information for another city, tap the City pick list and select the city from the list. To view this information for another date, tap the scroll arrows next to the date box.
Page 138 Application Specific Tasks Expense Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount that you spent. A record in Expense is called an “item.” You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item. To create an Expense item: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Expense icon . 3. Tap New. Tip:You can also create a new Expense item by writing on the number side of the Graffiti writing area while in the Expense List screen. The first number you write begins your new Expense item. 4. Enter the amount of the expense. 5. Tap the Expense type pick list and select a type from the list. Note:As soon as you select an expense type, your handheld saves the entry. If you don’t select an expense type, it doesn’t save the entry. Tap New Cursor of new item Tap here
Chapter 6 Page 139 Tip:A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no Expense item is selected in the Expense List, write the first letter(s) of the expense type, and then write the numerical amount. This technique takes advantage of the automatic fill feature. See “Options menu” later in this chapter for details. Changing the date of an Expense item Initially, Expense items appear with the date you enter them. You can use Expense to change the date associated with any Expense item. To change the date of an Expense item: 1. Tap the Expense item you want to change. 2. Tap the date of the selected item. 3. Tap the new date. Entering receipt details Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item. These options appear in the Receipt Details dialog box. To open the Receipt Details dialog box: 1. Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details. 2. Tap Details. Tap date
Page 140 Application Specific Tasks 3. Select any of the following options: 4. Tap OK. Customizing the Currency pick list You can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Currency pick list. To customize the Currency pick list: 1. Tap the Currency pick list in the Receipt Details dialog box, and then select Edit currencies.Category See “Performing a HotSync operation for the first time” in Chapter 5. Type Opens a pick list of expense types. Payment Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the Expense item. If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company- paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet. See “Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel” later in this chapter for more information. Currency Enables you to choose the type of currency used to pay the Expense item. The default currency unit is defined in the Preferences dialog (see “Options menu” later in this chapter). You can also display up to four other common types of currency. See “Customizing the Currency pick list” later in this chapter for more information. Vendor and City Lets you record the name of the vendor (usually a company) associated with the expense and the city where the expense was incurred. For example, a business lunch might be at Rosies Cafe (Vendor) in San Francisco (City). Attendees See “Using Phone Lookup” in Chapter 5.
Chapter 6 Page 141 2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line. 3. Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box. 4. Tap OK. Defining a custom currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can create your own custom country and currency symbol. To define a custom currency symbol: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Custom Currencies. 3. Tap one of the four Country boxes. 4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense. Tap Edit currencies Tap a Country box
Page 142 Application Specific Tasks 5. Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box. 6. Tap OK. Note:If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item. Show Options Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your Expense items. To open the Show Options dialog box: 1. In the Expense List, tap Show. 2. Select any of the options. 3. Tap OK.Sort by Enables you to sort expense items by date or type. Distance Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers. Show currency Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Expense List. Tap Show