HP Jornada 680/680e Series Handheld PC Users Guide

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Using bFIND from bSquare
With bFIND you can search for a word or text string in any
database, file, filename, or e-mail message stored on your
HP Jornada. Simply enter the characters you want to search
for in the initial bFIND dialog box, and bFIND retrieves all
occurrences of that string. bFIND is integrated with existing
programs, so, double-tapping one of the search results within
bFIND launches the program in which the string was found
and opens the...

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Accessing e-mail | 6
With your Hewlett Packard Jornada 680/680e Handheld
PC (H/PC), you can keep in touch with your office, home,
and clients through e-mail and the Internet. You can
connect in many ways using your HP Jornada and various
accessories. This chapter will guide you through the
options best suited to your needs.
This chapter provides information that allows you to:
•Decide why and how you want to connect
•Set up your HP Jornada to access personal e-mail and
the Internet
•Set up your HP...

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Deciding how and why you want to connect
The method you use for sending and receiving your e-mail,
browsing the Internet, and accessing other remote re-
sources depends on your goals and situation. Do you:
•Need access to personal (non-corporate) e-mail and the
Internet?
•Need access to corporate e-mail and network services
when you are on the road or out of the office?
•Need access to corporate e-mail and network services
when you are onsite at your company?
•Have...

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Accessing personal e-mail and the Internet
If you want e-mail and Internet service only (with no access
to a company network), you will need:
•An installed modem—If you have the
HP Jornada 680, you have an internal modem, so you
are ready to go. If you have the HP Jornada 680e, you
can choose from a variety of available PC Card modems.
(For more information about compatible PC Card
modems, go to the HP Jornada Accessories page on the
Hewlett-Packard Web...

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this model does not detect a dial tone before dialing. By
default, the Wait for dial tone before dialing box is
checked. The modem will dial even if there is no dial tone.
It also does not support the pulse dial option. The modem
dials using tone dial only. By default, tone dialing is
selected.
The HP Jornada 680e supports a variety of available PC
Card modems. (For more information about compatible PC
Card modems, go to the HP Jornada Accessories page on
the...

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Setting up a dial-up connection to your ISP
After you have established an account with an ISP, you can
set up a connection on your HP Jornada and connect to the
Internet and your e-mail whenever you want. To make this
configuration process easier, use the HP Jornada dialup
application. HP dialup leads you through the process of
configuring your connections, including:
•Setting up a connection to your ISP.
•Setting up an e-mail service (if you choose...

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Input ISP information—This includes the information
you collected from your ISP, such as the dial-up telephone
number and IP, DNS, and WINS address settings. Many
ISPs automatically or dynamically assign both IP and DNS
addresses. If your ISP does not assign these automatically,
you should clear the Server-assigned addresses option and
type the addresses.
When you enter the IP address, you can also choose to use
SLIP if your ISP uses this protocol. PPP is the...

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•Display a message or sound an alarm when new mail
arrives
•Only display messages from a specified number of
recent days
•Download only message headers (you can review head-
ers and decide whether to download message bodies the
next time you connect)
•Download full copies of all messages (you can review
messages and decide whether to download attachments
the next time you connect)
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Home and Search pages—Set addresses for your Home
and Search pages using this option.
AutoDial and AutoDisconnect—These options allow
HP Jornada to connect and disconnect automatically from
your ISP when an application (such as Inbox or Pocket
Internet Explorer) requires access. Remember that your
device must be connected to the telephone line before a
connection is possible.
Pocket Internet Explorer appearance—Select the
appropriate check box to show pictures,...