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To review a note:
1.In the Note Pad list, tap the note title.
2.Review or edit the contents of the note. 
3.Ta p  D o n e .
Clearing a note
You can erase the drawing area in a note while retaining the note title. 
To clear a note:
1.In the Note Pad list, tap the note title.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Tap Edit, and then tap Clear Note.
Setting an alarm for a note
You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow-up on a 
note.
To set an alarm for a note:
1.Tap the note to which you want to assign an alarm.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Tap Options, and then tap Alarm.
4.Tap the Time box.
Ta p  a  
note to 
view its 
contents
Tap arrows to scroll to 
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5.Tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to occur.
6.Tap the Date box.
7.Tap the year, month, and date you want the alarm to sound.
After you tap the date, the Set Alarm dialog box reappears.
8.Ta p  O K .
9.When the alarm goes off and 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 in five minutes, and an attention indicator 
blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you of the pending alarm. 
When the reminder message reappears, the current time displays in the 
Reminder bar and the note title displays on the screen. 
NOTEIf you did not title the note, the time the note was created displays on 
the screen.
Ta p  h e r e  t o  
select minutes
Tap here to 
select hour
Tap here to select monthTap here to select year
Tap here to select date 
						

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Tap Go To to open Note Pad. Note Pad will open and display the note associated 
with the alarm. 
Note Pad menus
Note Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Note Pad features that are 
not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the 
Note Pad list or an individual note.
Record menus
Options menus
Memo Pad
A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store 
is dependent only on the memory available on your handheld. A record in Memo 
Pad is called a “memo.” 
Preferences Displays the Note Pad Preferences dialog box, 
where you define the sort order for notes, the 
alarm sound, and the pen and paper color. 
About Note PadShows version information for Note Pad.
Note Pad list
Note screen
Note Pad list
Note screen 
						

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To create a new memo:
1.Tap the Applications icon  . 
2.Tap the Memo Pad icon   to display the Memo list.
3.Ta p  N e w.
TIPIn the Memo list screen, you can also begin writing in 
the Graffiti writing area to create a new memo. The first letter is automatically 
capitalized and begins your new memo.
4.Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Use the carriage return stroke 
to move down to new lines in the memo.
5.Ta p  D o n e .  
Reviewing memos
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list. This makes it easy to locate and 
review your memos. 
To review a memo:
1.In the Memo list, tap the text of the memo.
2.Review or edit the text in the memo. 
3.Ta p  D o n e .
Ta p  
New
Ta p  a  
memo to 
review its 
contents 
						

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Memo Pad menus
Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the 
Memo list or an individual memo.
Record menus
Options menus
Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, 
where you define the sort order for memos. 
About Memo PadShows version information for Memo Pad.
Memo list
Memo screen
Memo list
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Calculator
The Calculator includes several buttons to help you perform calculations.
 
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh 
calculation.
Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a 
mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. 
This button enables you to re-enter the number without starting 
the calculation over.
Toggles the current number between a negative and positive 
value. If you want to enter a negative number, enter the number 
first 
and then press the +/- button.
Places the current number in memory. Each 
new number you enter with the M+ button is 
added to the total already stored in memory. The number that you 
add can be either a calculated value or any number you enter by 
pressing the number buttons. Pressing this button has no 
effect on the current calculation (or series of calculations); it 
merely places the value into memory until it is recalled.
Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current 
calculation.
Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory.
Calculates the square root of a number. Enter the number, then tap 
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Recent Calculations
The Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of 
calculations and is particularly useful for confirming a series of “chain” 
calculations.
To display recent calculations:
1.Tap the Menu icon  .
2.Tap Options, and then tap Recent Calculations.
3.After you finish reviewing the calculations, tap OK.
Calculator menus
Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
Clock
Clock makes it easy for you to check the time and date, and provides a convenient 
travel alarm feature. See “Customizing your handheld” in Chapter 1 for details on 
setting the current date and time for all the applications on your handheld.
In addition to setting the date and time, you can set an alarm to sound during the 
next 24-hour period.
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To view the time:
Do one of the following:
nWhen your handheld is on, tap the Clock icon   in the upper-left corner of the 
Graffiti writing area, or tap the Applications icon  , and then tap the Clock 
icon .
nWhen your handheld is off, press the up scroll button. To activate the backlight 
while viewing the time, hold down the up scroll button for a few seconds.
To set an alarm:
1.Tap the Applications icon  . 
2.Tap the Clock icon  .
3.Tap the Alarm box to open the Set Alarm dialog box.
4.Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute.
5.When the alarm reminder message appears, 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 in five minutes, and an attention indicator 
blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you of the pending alarm. 
When the reminder message reappears, the current time displays in the 
Reminder bar and the alarm time displays on the screen. 
6.Tap Go To to open Clock. 
						

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Clock menus
Clock menus are shown here for your reference, and Clock features that are not 
explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
Options menu
Display OptionsAllows you to choose which information appears on the Clock 
screen.
nDay. Activates the day of the week display. When it is on, the 
day appears above the time.
nDate. Activates the date display. When it is on, the date 
appears below the time.
Alarm 
PreferencesnSound. Sets the sound of the alarm. The choices are Alarm, 
Bumble Bee, Reveille, Sonata, Wake Up, and Warbler.
nVo l u m e . Defines how loud the alarm sounds. The choices are 
Low, Medium, and High.
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