Palm M130 Handheld Instructions Manual

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example, writing an “s” scrolls to “Sands,” and writing “sm” scrolls further to 
“Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to the 
first letter of the company name.
3.Tap the record to view its contents.
Using Find
You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application that resides 
on your handheld. Find does not search applications that reside on an expansion 
card.
To use Find:
1.Tap the Find icon  .
TIPIf you select text in an...

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To use Phone Lookup:
1.Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can 
be in Date Book, To Do List, or Memo Pad.
2.Tap the Menu icon  .
3.Tap Options, and then tap Phone Lookup.
4.Begin to spell the last name of the name you want to find. 
The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the first letter you 
enter. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the name, 
tap it. 
5.Tap Add.
The...

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NOTEYou can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records”earlier 
in this chapter.
To sort records in To Do List:
1.Open the application to display the list screen.
2.Ta p  S h o w.
3.Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.
4.Ta p  O K .
To sort records in Address Book, Note Pad, and Memo Pad:
1.Open the application.
2.In Note Pad only: Tap Done to display the list screen.
3.Tap the Menu icon  .
4.Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Address Book:
Note Pad:
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To sort the Note Pad or Memo list manually, tap and drag a memo or note to a new 
location in the list. 
NOTETo make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as you 
manually sorted it on your handheld, open Memo Pad in Palm Desktop software and 
click List by. Then select Order on handheld.
Making records private
You can make individual records private. Private records remain visible and 
accessible, however, until you select the Security setting...

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To mask all private records:
1.Tap the Applications icon  .
2.Tap Security.
3.Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Mask Records.
4.Tap OK to confirm that you want to mask private records. 
To display all private records:
1.Do one of the following:
Tap the Applications icon  , tap Security, then tap the Current Privacy pick list 
and select Show Records.
If you do not have a password, hidden and masked records become visible. 
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog...

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To make a record private:
1.Display the entry that you want to make private.
2.In Note Pad only: Tap the Menu icon  , and then tap Options.
3.Tap Details. 
4.Tap the Private check box to select it.
5.Ta p  O K .
Attaching notes
In applications except Memo Pad and Note Pad, you can attach a note to a record. 
A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, for an 
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Choosing fonts
In all basic applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. 
You can choose a different font style for each application.
To change the font style:
1.Open an application.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Tap Options, and then tap Font.
4.Tap the font style you want to use.
5.Ta p  O K .
Reviewing Reminders
You can set alarms to notify you of appointments, notes, and alarms in Date Book, 
Note Pad, and Clock. When an alarm occurs, your handheld displays a...

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reminds you of the alarm again in five minutes. The Reminder screen displays 
alarms that await attention.
 To respond to reminders, do one of the following:
1.Select an item’s check box to clear the item.
2.Tap an item (either the icon or the text description) to open the application 
where the alarm was set. The application opens to the entry associated with the 
alarm.
3.Tap Done to close the reminder list and return to the current screen. An 
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You can also schedule events in your Date Book that occur on a particular date but 
have no specific start or end times, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. 
These are referred to as “untimed events.” Untimed events appear at the top of the 
list of times, marked with a diamond. You can have more than one untimed event 
on a particular date.
You can also schedule a repeating event, such as a weekly meeting, and continuous 
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Tap All Day to automatically insert the start and end time of the event as 
defined in your Date Book preferences.
5.Ta p  O K .
6.Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event. A vertical line appears next 
to the time, indicating the duration of the event.
NOTEIf an event has the same start and end time, the time is only displayed 
once.
To schedule an event for another day:
1.Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following: 
– Tap...