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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 you create an event and decide later that there is no 
particular start or end time, you can easily change it to an 
untimed event. Tap the time of the event in the Date Book 
screen, tap No Time, and then tap OK.
No time 
selected New 
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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 event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the 
time of the event, but you can change this to any number of minutes, 
hours, or days.
When you set an alarm, this icon   appears to the far right of the 
event with the alarm. When the alarm tone sounds, a reminder 
message also appears onscreen.
To set an alarm for an event:
1. Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Alarm check box to select it.
The default setting, 5 Minutes, appears.
4. Tap the pick list to select Minutes, Hours, or Days.
5. Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the 
number of time units.
6. Tap OK.
Tap here to 
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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 (beginning) of the day of the untimed 
event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the 
reminder message appears onscreen.
For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on 
February 4th. If the alarm is set for 5 minutes, the reminder message 
appears at 11:55 PM on the night of February 3rd. The reminder remains 
onscreen until you turn on your handheld and tap OK to dismiss it.
Scheduling repeating or continuous events
The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular 
intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days. 
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. 
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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 specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the 
End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to select 
an end date.
7. Tap OK.
After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon   
appears to the far right of the event.
Changing repeating or continuous events
When you make changes to a repeating or continuous event, such as 
deleting or adding notes, or changing the time of an event, you can 
decide which of the events you want to change; all events in the series, 
just the current event, or the current and future events. 
To delete repeating events:
1. Select the record you want to delete.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Record, and then tap Delete Event.
Tap the 
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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 event. Your 
handheld then automatically changes the end date to maintain the 
duration of the repeating event.
nIf you change the repeat interval (e.g., daily to weekly) of a 
repeating event, past occurrences (prior to the day on which you 
change the setting) are not changed, and your handheld creates a 
new repeating event.
nIf you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., 
from January 14th to January 15th) and apply the change to all 
occurrences, the new date becomes the start date of the repeating 
event. Your handheld adjusts the end date to maintain the duration 
of the event. If you apply the change to current and future 
occurrences, past occurrences are not changed.
nIf you change other repeat settings (e.g., time, alarm, private) of a 
repeating event and apply the change to future occurrences, your 
handheld creates a new event. The start date of this new event is 
the day on which the setting is changed. Past occurrences (prior to 
the day of the change) are not changed.
nIf you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event 
(e.g., time), that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon  . 
						

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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 time.
2. Drag the stylus below the title area and then lift it to redisplay the 
date.
Note:
You 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 
view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time 
slots. In addition, the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and 
conflicts in your schedule.
To display the Week View:
1. Tap the Week View button.
2. Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a week 
at a time, or tap on a column to display details of an event. 
Note:
The Week View also shows untimed events and events 
that are before and after the range of times shown.
Tap and hold the date Current time displays
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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 Time in the Date Book Preferences settings. If you have 
an event before or after this time span, a bar appears at the top 
or bottom of that days column. Use the onscreen scroll arrows   
to scroll to the event.
Previous 
weekNext 
week
Tap for that day
Bar indicates earlier event 
Bar indicates later event  Dot indicates untimed event
Event details
Tap to show event details 
						

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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 events, repeating events, 
and untimed events.
You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See 
“Options menu” later in this chapter.
Tips for using Month View: Keep the following points in mind.
nTap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.
nTap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or 
backward a month. 
Event 
conflicts
Previous/next month
Dashes on right side indicate events Dashed line indicates continuous event
Crosses below date 
indicate untimed events
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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 more detailed information about the event. You can tap the check 
box next to a To Do item to mark it as completed. When you tap on a 
To Do item, your To Do list appears. 
Note:
The To Do items that appear and how you can change them 
depends on the settings in your To Do preferences. See “To Do 
Show Options” later in this chapter for more information.
To display the Agenda View:
1. Tap the Agenda View button.
2. Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a day at 
a time, or to display more events and To Do items. 
Note:
You can also change the category of To Do items shown. 
Tap the pick list to choose another category. See “To Do 
List” for more information on working with To Do items.
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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 event and illustrate event 
conflicts.