Palm I705 Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

Creating a user profile
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To create a user profile on a Mac computer:
1.Open Palm Desktop software.
2.From the User pop-up menu, choose Edit Users.
3.Click New Profile.
4.Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK.
5.Close the Users window.
6.From the User pop-up menu, choose the new profile.
7.Create the data for the profile (such as a company phone list).
8.From the HotSync menu, choose Conduit Settings.
9.Select the conduit settings for the profile. See “Customizing HotSync 
application...

Chapter 16 Performing HotSync® Operations
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The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts 
you to assign a user name to the handheld.
To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation on a Mac computer:
1.Connect the new handheld to the HotSync cradle.
2.Press the HotSync button   on the cradle.
3.Select the profile you want to load on the handheld, and click OK to transfer all 
the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm...

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CHAPTER 17
Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your 
handheld, including 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.
ButtonsAssign an application to the Favorite icon. Reassign the 
following: different applications to the...

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign a frequently used application 
to the Favorite icon, and to associate different applications with the buttons on the 
front of the handheld. 
Note Pad is assigned to the Favorite icon by default. But if you use Memo Pad more 
frequently, you can assign Memo Pad to the icon so that you don’t have to scroll 
through the Applications Launcher whenever you want to use Memo Pad.
Any...

Viewing Preferences
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To change the Pen preferences:
1.Ta p  P e n .
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-screen pen stroke: 
3.Ta p  O K .
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 
PalmModem
® accessory. Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons 
dialog box become effective immediately; you do not have to...

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The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting, which means the 
cradle and optional PalmModem accessories perform their normal HotSync 
functions.
4.Ta p  O K .
Digitizer preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. This is the 
same screen that appears when you start your handheld for the first time. 
You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset, or if your digitizer drifts.
Formats...

Viewing Preferences
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To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format:
1.Tap the Time pick list and select a format. 
2.Tap the Date pick list and select a format.
3.Tap the Week starts pick list, and select whether you want the first day of the 
week to be Sunday or Monday. 
This setting controls the Day, Week, and Month views in Date Book and all other 
aspects of your handheld that display a calendar.
4.Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point and 
thousands...

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To change the cradle setting:

Tap the Stay on in Cradle check box to leave your handheld on when it is in the 
cradle. 
System, alarm, and game sounds
Your handheld uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and Game Sound 
settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the volume level.
To set the system and alarm sounds:
1.Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level. 
IMPORTANTWhen you turn off the System Sounds, you...

Viewing Preferences
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To set the date:
1.Tap the Set Date box.
2.Tap the arrows to select the current year.
3.Tap a month.
4.Tap the current date.
To set the time:
1.Tap the Set Time box.
2.Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3.Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrows to change them.
4.Ta p  O K .
To set the time zone:
1.Tap the Set Time Zone box.
2.Tap a time zone. 
When you travel, changing the time zone setting to a new time zone 
automatically resets the date and time on...

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3.Ta p  O K .  
To set the daylight saving switch:

Tap the Daylight Saving pick list, and then tap Off or On.
Connection preferences
The Connection Preferences screen enables you to define the settings used to 
connect your handheld to other devices. The screen displays a list of available 
configurations that are ready to be further defined; the list varies depending on the 
kind of software you’ve added to your handheld.
For example, a modem...