Palm I705 Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually. Another example 
is a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time 
of day. 
A business trip or a vacation is an example of a continuous event.
To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
1.Tap the event.
2.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
3.Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box.
4.Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often event repeats.
For a...

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4.Do one of the following:
Tap Current to delete only the current event item.
Tap Future to delete the current and all future event items and reset the end date 
of the repeating event to the last shown date.
Tap All to delete all occurrences of the repeating event.
5.Ta p  O K .
Considerations for repeating or continuous events
Keep the following points in mind:

If you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld calculates the 
number of days you moved the...

Changing the Date Book view
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Tap on the appropriate view icon in the lower-left corner of Date Book.
To display the current time:
1.Tap and hold the stylus on the date bar to display the current time.
2.Drag the stylus below the title area and then lift it to redisplay the date. 
TIPYou can also tap the Clock icon   in the upper left corner of the Graffiti 
writing area to display the time for a few seconds.
Working in Week View
Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. This...

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Tips for using Week View
Keep the following points in mind:

To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day.

Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for 
a new event. 

Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly 
to that day without selecting an event.

The Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time and End Time in 
the Date Book Preferences settings. If you have...

Changing the Date Book view
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You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See “” later in 
this chapter.
Tips for using Month View
Keep the following points in mind:

Tap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.

Tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or backward a 
month. 

Tap Go to open the date selector and select a different month.

Use the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld to move between 
months. Press the upper...

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NOTEYou can also change the category of To Do items shown. Click on the 
pick list to choose another category. See Chapter 15 for more information on 
working with To Do items.
Date Book menus, preferences, and display options
Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
see “Using menus” in Chapter 6 for information about choosing menu commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Send...

Date Book menus, preferences, and display options
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Display Options
Allows you to change Date Book’s appearance and which events display.
Preferences
Show Time BarsActivates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The time 
bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event 
conflicts.
Compress Day ViewControls 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...

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About Date Book
Shows version information for Date Book.
Remind MeDefines how many times the alarm will occur after the initial 
occurrence. The choices are Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times, and 
10 T ime s.
Play EveryDefines how often the alarm sounds. The choices are Minute, 5 
minutes, 10 minutes, and 30 minutes. 

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CHAPTER 12
Using Memo Pad
Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records 
in Date Book, Address Book, or To Do List. The number of memos you can 
store is dependent only on the memory available on your handheld. Use 
Memo Pad to do the following:

Use Graffiti® characters to store memos, lists, or any other text message on your 
handheld. 

Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word 
when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop software and...

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3.Ta p  N e w.
TIPIn the Memo list screen, you can also begin writing in the Graffiti writing 
area to create a new memo. The first letter is automatically capitalized and 
begins your new memo.
4.Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Use the carriage return stroke 
to move down to new lines in the memo.
5.Ta p  D o n e .  
Reviewing memos
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list. This makes it easy to locate and 
review your memos. 
To review a memo:
1.In...