Handspring Visor Prism Handheld User Guide

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Performing a HotSync operation via a modem
After you prepare your computer and your handheld, and select your 
Conduit Setup options, you are ready to perform a modem HotSync 
operation.
To perform a modem HotSync operation:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the HotSync icon  . 
3. Tap the Modem icon   to dial the Palm Desktop modem and 
synchronize the applications.
4. Wait for the HotSync operation to finish. If you have any problems 
conducting a successful HotSync operation,...

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To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon   in the Windows system tray 
(bottom-right corner of the taskbar).
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Network.
Note:
To perform a Network HotSync from another computer 
on your network, you must select Network from the 
HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer 
and the computer you want to use.
3. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Setup.
4. Click the...

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To prepare your handheld for a dial-in network HotSync operation:
Note: 
If you are performing a network HotSync operation via a 
LAN, you do not need to prepare your handheld and can skip 
to the “Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN” 
section. 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the HotSync icon  . 
3. Tap the Menu icon  . 
4. Tap Options, then tap Modem Sync Prefs.
5. Tap Network.
6. Tap OK.
Note:
See “Network preferences and TCP/IP software” in Chapter 9 
for...

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Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN
You are ready to perform a network HotSync from another computer 
on your network after you select Network from the HotSync Manager 
menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to 
use for the network HotSync operation.
To perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN:
1. Place your handheld in a cradle that is connected to a computer on 
the LAN.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
HotSync...

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Creating a user profile
If you need to configure several Palm OS® handhelds with specific 
information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them 
to their actual users, you can create a user profile to load the data into 
a handheld without associating that data with a user name. The User 
Profile feature is designed only for the first-time HotSync operation, 
before you assign a User ID to a particular handheld. 
To create a user profile:
1. Open Palm Desktop software....

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To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:
1. Place the new handheld in the cradle.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the handheld, and click 
OK.
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop 
software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld. 

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Chapter 9
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your Visor handheld.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Preferences icon  . 
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on the...

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different 
applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. 
For example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use 
Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense.
Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become 
effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen 
or application.
If you assign a different...

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To change the Pen preferences:
1. Tap Pen.
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-
screen pen stroke:
3. Tap OK.Brightness
Opens the brightness panel.
Keyboard
Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text 
characters.
Graffiti Help
Opens a series of screens that show the 
complete Graffiti character set.
Turn Off & Lock
Turns off and locks the handheld. You must 
assign a password to lock the handheld. When 
locked, you need to enter the password to...

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HotSync buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different 
applications with the HotSync button on the cradle and the HotSync 
button on the optional Springboard modem. Any changes that you 
make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective 
immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or 
application.
To change the HotSync buttons preferences:
1. Tap HotSync. 
2. Tap the pick list next to the...