Palm I705 Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting 
data.
Using Note Pad
In addition to using Graffiti characters and the onscreen keyboard, you can enter 
data on your handheld using the Note Pad application. When you use Note Pad, 
you write quick notes directly on the handheld screen in your own handwriting. 
See Chapter 13 for more information and instructions.
Using a portable keyboard
You can connect a portable keyboard accessory to the universal...

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CHAPTER 4
Using Wireless Features
Your handheld is wirelessly enabled so that you can use it to transmit and receive 
information over the airwaves.
To use the wireless features, you must first establish a wireless account and activate 
your handheld. See “Setting Up” in Chapter 1 or Getting Started with Palm™i700 
Series Handhelds for details.
After activatation, you can use your wireless account to securely send and receive 
business and personal e-mail. See Chapter 5 for details. You can also use...

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Turning on the radio
To send and receive wireless information and receive wireless notifications, the 
internal radio needs to be turned on. Use the Wireless Preferences screen to turn 
the radio on or off, or to schedule radio operation.
You can open the Wireless Preferences screen in multiple ways:

Press and hold down the Wireless button   for one second.

Tap the Applications icon  , tap the Prefs icon  , tap the pick list in the upper-
right corner, and then tap...

Monitoring the transmission signal
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IMPORTANTTurning off the handheld does not turn off the radio. When the 
handheld is turned off, the radio can remain on to receive notification of e-mail. 
The indicator light shows radio and notification status. 
Monitoring the transmission signal
When the radio is turned on, a signal strength bar graph and text message appear 
on the Wireless Preferences screen. 
Both the bar graph and the number represent the signal strength:

The graph represents signal strength...

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Using the indicator light
The indicator light at the top of the handheld blinks to indicate the following status 
levels:
What is Web Clipping?
Web clipping is a fast and simple way to submit information to, and retrieve 
information from, the Internet.
Just as your web browser gives you access to many different web sites, your 
handheld gives you access to many different “sites” for web clipping — either 
through the MyPalm mobile portal, or downloaded and installed...

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automatic teller machines; driving directions; stock market data; movie listings; 
availability of tickets to local events; business and general news; definitions, 
spelling, and synonyms of words; and business and residential phone numbers, 
addresses, and e-mail addresses.
Web Clipping, not web browsing
It can be impractical to browse the Internet from a small handheld computer and 
look at elaborate, animated, graphics-laden web pages on a small screen. As a way 
to access...

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Using the MyPalm mobile portal
The MyPalm application is a mobile portal. Like portals on the Internet that 
aggregate other web sites into content channels, the MyPalm mobile portal 
aggregates web clipping applications into content channels. Web clipping 
applications allow you to access a wide array of Internet information, and view 
that information in a format that is easy to read on your handheld screen and 
reduces the cost of transmission.
This application is...

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To access Internet content by channel:
1.Tap a content channel, such as Finance.
2.Tap an icon to view the content.
If you want to access more web clipping applications, tap More or More Content 
at the bottom of the screen.
Browsing or searching the Internet
Browsing or searching Internet sites directly using a URL is available from the 
MyPalm mobile portal. Keep in mind, however, that downloading information 
directly from an Internet site has certain limitations:...

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To add web clipping applications using the MyPalm mobile portal:
1.Tap the web clipping applications icon   on the command bar.
2.Ta p  D o w n l o a d .
3.Do one of the following:
–Enter search terms, and then tap Search.
–Tap New This Week.
–Ta p  To p  1 0  D o w n l o a d s .
Your handheld initiates a wireless transaction, and returns results.
4.Tap a web clipping application to see more information about it.
5.Ta p  D o w n l o a d .
6.Tap Start Download.
7.Ta p...