Palm M125 Handheld Instructions Manual
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Chapter 3 Page 43 Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your handheld, how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups. For information about working with applications on an expansion card, see Chapter 4. Using the Applications Launcher To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon . Selecting applications Your handheld is...
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Page 44 Managing Your Applications To categorize an application: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap App, and then tap Category. 4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category. Tip: To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap OK to add the category. Tap OK. 5. Tap Done. To display applications by category: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Do one of the following: Tap the...
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Chapter 3 Page 45 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 4. Tap the View By pick list and select List. 5. Tap OK. To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it. 5. Tap OK. Choosing preferences You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box. To change preferences for an...
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Page 46 Managing Your Applications Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld or on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm™ Desktop software from your computer. Installing add-on applications Your handheld comes with the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Note Pad, Memo Pad, and Calculator applications installed and ready to use. You can also install additional applications on your handheld or on a card that is seated in...
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Chapter 3 Page 47 4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld. 5. Click Add. 6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld or on a resident expansion card. 7. Click Open. Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box. If you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does not remove the application from your computer; it simply removes it from the list of...
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Page 48 Managing Your Applications 9. Click OK to close the Change Destination window. 10. Click Done to close the Install Tool window. 11. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application(s). See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 5 for details. Note: Files that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation did not install. This can happen if the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. Expansion cards may hold applications...
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Chapter 3 Page 49 3. From the HotSync menu, choose Install Handheld Files. 4. From the User pop-up menu, select the name that corresponds to your handheld. 5. Click Add to List. 6. Select the Add-on folder from the pop-up menu. 7. Select the application you want to install. 8. Click Add File to add the selected application to the Install Handheld Files list.
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Page 50 Managing Your Applications 9. If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, click Change Destination on the Install Handheld Files window, and then use the arrows to move applications between your handheld and an expansion card. 10. Click OK to close the Change Destination window. 11. Close the Install Handheld Files window. 12. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application(s) on your handheld. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync...
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Chapter 3 Page 51 4. Tap the Delete From pick list and select either Handheld or Card. To delete applications from a card, the card must be seated in the expansion card slot. 5. Tap the application that you want to remove. 6. Tap Delete. 7. Tap Yes. 8. Tap Done. Removing Palm Desktop software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software, you can remove it from your computer. To remove Palm Desktop software from a Windows computer: 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then...
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Page 52 Managing Your Applications To remove Palm Desktop software from a Macintosh: 1. Locate the Palm Desktop Installer icon and double-click this icon. 2. From the Easy Install screen, choose Uninstall from the pop-up menu. 3. Select the software you want to remove. 4. Click Uninstall. 5. Select the folder that contains your Palm Desktop software files. 6. Click Remove. Note: This process removes only the application files. The data in your Users folder remains untouched. 7. Restart your...