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– Tap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date dialog box. 
Select a date by tapping a year, month, and day in the calendar.
TIPIn the Go to Date dialog box, you can also use the scroll button on the front 
panel of the handheld to move forward or backward one month at a time.
2.After you locate the date, follow the steps for scheduling an event for the 
current day.
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.Ta p  N e w.
3.Tap No Time, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event.
TIPYou can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is 
selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti writing area.
Previous year Next year
Tap to select Tap to select a 
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4.Enter a description of the event.
5.Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
NOTEIf 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.
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.Ta p  O K .
Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an alarm for events in your Date Book. You 
can set an alarm to notify you 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 occurs, 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.
No time 
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5.Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the number of time 
units.
6.Ta p  O K .
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, and an 
attention indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you of 
the pending alarm.
Tap Go To to open Date Book. Date Book will open and display the event 
associated with the alarm. 
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. When the alarm triggers, the 
reminder list displays the alarm message until you clear it. See “Reviewing 
Reminders”in this chapter for details.
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 in the reminder list until you turn on 
your handheld and 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. 
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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. 
A business trip or a vacation is an example of a continuous event.
To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
1.Tap the 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.Ta p  O K .
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.
Ta p  t h e  
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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.Ta p  O K .
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 all occurrences, your handheld creates a new 
event. The start date of this new event is the day on which the setting is 
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  .
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.
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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. 
NOTEYou 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. 
NOTEThe Week View also shows untimed events and events that are before 
and after the range of times shown.
Tap and hold the dateCurrent time displays
Week View
Previous 
weekNext 
week
Tap for that day
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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 day’s column. Use the onscreen scroll arrows   to scroll to the 
event.
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.
Event details
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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. 
nTap Go to open the date selector and select a different month.
nUse the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld to move between 
months. Press the upper half of the button to display the previous month, the 
lower half 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. 
NOTEThe 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.
Previous/next month
Dashes on right side indicate events Dashed line indicates continuous event
Crosses below date indicate untimed 
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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. 
NOTEYou can also change the category of To Do items shown. Click on the pick list 
to choose another category.
See “To Do List”for more information on working with To Do items.
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
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Display OptionsAllows you to change Date Book’s appearance and which events 
display.
nShow Time Bar s. Activates the time bars that appear in the 
Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and 
illustrate event conflicts.
nCompress Day View. Controls how times appear in the Day 
View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots display. 
When it is on, start and end times display for each event, but 
blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to 
minimize scrolling. 
nMonth View settings. These check boxes apply to the Month 
View of the Date Book. You can activate any or all of these 
settings to show that you have Timed, Untimed, or Daily 
Repeating events in the Month View 
only.
Preferences
nStart/End Time. Defines the start and end times for Date Book 
screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, 
you can tap the scroll arrows   to scroll up and down.
nAlarm Preset. Automatically sets an alarm for each new 
event. The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by 
minutes, days, or hours before midnight of the date of the 
event. 
nAlarm Sound. Sets the tone of the alarm.
About Date BookShows version information for Date Book.