Palm M100 Handheld Instructions Manual

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To schedule an untimed event: 
1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in “To 
schedule an event for another day.”
2. Tap New.
3. Tap No Time, so that no start or end times are defined for the new 
event.
Tip:
You can also create a new untimed event by making sure 
no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti 
writing area.
4. Enter a description of the event.
5. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Note:
If...

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Rescheduling an event
You can easily make changes to your schedule with your handheld. 
To reschedule an event:
1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.
2. Tap Details.
3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.
4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date.
5. Tap OK.
Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in 
your Date Book. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or 
days before an...

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7. When the reminder message appears on screen, do one of the 
following:
Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the 
current screen.
Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current 
screen. The reminder message appears again five minutes after 
you tap Snooze.
Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed 
event. In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, 
hours, or days before midnight...

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To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
1. Tap the event.
Typically, a continuous event is an untimed event.
2. Tap Details.
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 continuous event, tap Day.
5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event 
to repeat on the Every line. 
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the 
event repeats every other month.
6. To...

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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. Tap OK.
Considerations for repeating or continuous events: Keep the following 
points in mind.
nIf you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld 
calculates the number of days you moved the...

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Changing the Date Book view
In addition to displaying the time list for a specific day, you can also 
display a whole week, a month, or an agenda. You can also display the 
current time. 
To cycle through Day, Week, Month, and Agenda views:
nPress the Date Book application button repeatedly to display the 
next view.
nTap 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...

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3. Tap an event to show a description of the event.
Tips for using Week View: Keep the following points in mind.
nTo reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time 
or day.
nTap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time 
selected for a new event. 
nTap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to 
move directly to that day without selecting an event.
nThe Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time
 and End...

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Spotting event conflicts
With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s 
possible to schedule events that overlap (an event that starts before a 
previous event finishes).
An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the Week View as 
overlapping bars. The Day View displays overlapping brackets to the 
left of the conflicting times.
Working in Month View
The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. 
Dots and lines in the Month View indicate...

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nTap Go to to open the date selector and select a different month.
nUse the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld to move 
between months. Press the upper button to display the previous 
month and the lower button to display the next month.
Working in Agenda View
The Agenda view shows you your untimed events, appointments, and 
To Do items in one screen. When you tap on an untimed event or 
appointment in the Agenda view, the Day view appears so you can 
see...

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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 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Display 
OptionsAllows you to change Date Book’s appearance 
and which events display.
nShow Time Bars. Activates the time bars that 
appear in the Day View. The time bars show 
the duration of an...