Palm M130 Handheld Instructions Manual

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Index
A
ABA (Address Book archive file) 37
Accented characters
Graffiti writing 33
onscreen keyboard 36
Add-on applications 44–48
Address Book
*If Found Call* entry 104
adding custom fields 107
archive files (.aba) 37
business card for beaming 77
categorizing records 79
conduit for synchronizing 128
creating records 68, 103–104
deleting records 70
displaying category 106
displaying data in the Address list 105
finding records 82–83
fonts 89
menus 105
notes for records 88
opening 65
overview 64
private records 88
sorting records 85
Agenda (Date Book view) 100
Alarm
lists 89
preset 102
setting in Clock 120
setting in Date Book 94
setting in Note Pad 113
sound 102, 121, 148, 176
Alphabet
Graffiti writing 30
onscreen keyboard 16, 21
Application buttons 5, 17
for cycling through views 64, 65, 66
reassigning 144
ApplicationsAddress Book 64
beaming 76–78
Calculator 67
categories 41–42
Clock 67
Date Book 63
font style 89
installing 44–47
Launcher 17–18, 41–43
Memo Pad 66
Note Pad 66
opening 18
plug-in 162
preferences for 43
removing 47
security 49
size in kilobytes 185
To Do List 65
version of 185
viewing as icons 42
viewing as list 42
See also Add-on applications
Archive files
importing data from 37
for main applications 37
saving deleted records 70
saving purged records 71
Auto-off delay 147
Autotext. 
See Graffiti ShortCuts
B
Backlight 5, 145
Battery
charging 11
conserving power 147
disposal 168, 190–191
gauge 18
life and use 168
warning 190–191
Beaming 
						

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information 76–78
location of IR port 7
pen stroke to activate 145
problems with 183
See also Infrared
Bold font for text 89
Business card for beaming 77
Buttons preferences 144
C
Cable
connecting to computer 7
for local HotSync operations 133
Calculator
buttons explained 118
memory 118
opening 67
overview 67
recent calculations 67, 119
Calibration 15, 146, 176
Call Waiting, disabling 137, 154
Calling card, using in phone settings 137, 
155
Capital letters (Graffiti writing) 31
Card. 
See Expansion Card
Caring for the handheld 167
Categories
application 41–42
assigning records to 78–79
beaming 76–77
creating 80–81
default 79
displaying 80, 106, 177
merging 82
renaming 81
using in Applications Launcher 41, 42
Chain calculations 119
Characters, Graffiti 27
Check boxes 17
Clearing Calculator entries 118
Clearing notes 69
Clock
alarm 120
alarm preferences 121
display options 121
menus 121
opening 68, 120
Combining categories 82Comma delimited files, importing data 
from 37
Command
buttons 17
equivalents (Graffiti writing) 19
toolbar 20
Command stroke 19, 78, 84
Compressing Day view 102
Computer keyboard, entering data with 23
Conduits
for connecting to PIMs 14
for modem HotSync operations 138
for synchronizing applications 178, 128–
129, 170, 171
for synchronizing applications, Mac 
computer 129–130
Conflicting events 99
Connecting
service templates 156
to server or ISP 156
Connection
preferences 151
selecting for network 153
Continuous events
deleting from Date Book 71
scheduling 96
Contrast control 16
Copying
notes into other applications 66
text 70
Country default setting 147
Cradle
connecting to computer 7
for local HotSync operations 73, 133
Creating
Address Book entries 103–104
categories 41–42, 80–81
custom fields in Address Book 107
Date Book events 90
memos 115
notes for records 88
records 68
To Do List items 107
Current date 177
Current time 18
displaying in Date Book 98
setting 25
Custom fields, in Address Book 107
Customizing. 
See Preferences 
						

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Cutting text 69
Cycling through views 64, 65, 66
D
Data entry. 
See Entering data
Date
displaying in Clock 121
setting current 25, 177
To Do List record due 109
Date and Time preferences 25
Date Book
adding Address Book data to records 84
Agenda view 100
alarm 94
archive files (.dba) 37
changing event time 94
changing event to untimed 94
conduit for synchronizing 128
conflicting events 99
continuous events 95–97
creating records 68, 90–94
Day view 97
deleting records 70
display options 102
displaying current time 98
end time for Day view 102
fonts 89
menus 101
Month view 100
notes for records 88
opening 64
overview 63
private records 88
purging records 71
repeating events 71, 95–97
scheduling events 90–94
selecting dates 92
start time for Day view 102
Sunday or Monday to start week 147
switching views 97
untimed events 91, 93
Week view 98, 147, 177
Day
displaying in Clock 121
in Date Book view 91, 102
DBA (Date Book archive file) 37
Decimal point 147
Defaultcategories 79
settings. 
See Preferences
Deleted data, saving in archive files 70
Deleting
applications 44, 47
Desktop software 48
Graffiti characters 29
passwords 50
records 70
service templates 162
text 69
See also Purging records
Desktop software 12–13
for entering data 23
linking to external files 139
removing 48
saving deleted data to an archive file 70
system requirements 4
upgrading 7
See also PIM
Digitizer 15, 146, 176
DNS (Domain Naming System) 158
Double-booked events 99
Dragging
memos into other applications 66
stylus to activate features 145
using the stylus 15
E
Editing records 68–70
E-mail addresses
in Address Book 104, 105
Entering data 21–24
importing from other applications 37–39
problems with 176
using Graffiti writing 27–35
using Note Pad 36
using the computer keyboard 36
using the onscreen keyboard 35
Entries. 
See Address Book
Euro
in Graffiti writing 33
in onscreen keyboard 22
problems with 177
Events. 
See Date Book
Exchanging data. 
See HotSync
Exclamation marks in To Do List 110
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adding hardware 7, 55
using cards 55–61
Expansion Card
applications 56
copying applications 57
deleting applications 59
formatting 60
inserting 55
removing 56
renaming 60
External keyboard 24
F
Face plate 5, 6
changing 9
FAQ 173–184
FCC Statement 189
Files, linking to external 139
Finding
applications, using Graffiti writing 18
information in applications 82–84
phone numbers 83–84
using the Find application 83
Fonts 89
Formats preferences 146
Frequently asked questions 173–184
Frozen handheld 176
G
Games 148
General preferences
alarm sounds 148
auto-off delay 147
stay on in cradle 148
system sounds 148
Glossary. 
See Graffiti ShortCuts
Graffiti
accented characters 33
alphabet 27, 30
basic concepts 27
capital letters 31
Command stroke 20
defined 22
Giraffe game for practicing 22
how to write characters 28
menu commands 19
moving the cursor 34numbers 31
online Help 70, 144
problems using 176
punctuation marks 32
ShortCuts for entering data 34, 164–166
symbols 33
tips 29
writing 27–35
writing area 5, 28
H
Hard reset 169, 175
Hardware add-ons 7, 55
Help
Graffiti 70
online tips 20
Hiding records 86
HotSync
buttons preferences 145
conduits for synchronizing 
applications 128–129, 170, 171
conduits for synchronizing applications, 
Mac computer 129–130
customizing 128, 129
defined 72
first-time operation 72–76, 139–141
HotSync Manager 72
IR operation 130–134
linking to external files 139
local operation on Mac 75, 180
local operation on Windows 73, 124, 179
modem operation 125, 134–138, 180–181
modem settings 135
operations using cradle/cable 133, 149
operations using IR port 131–133, 150
problems with 178–183
problems with IR 182
restoring data 170–171
setting options 123–125
for synchronizing data 12
using with another PIM 48
I
Icons
alarm 94
application 16, 42
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online Tips 20
onscreen 176
repeating event 96
Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 157
Importing data 24, 37–39
Infrared
connections 149
HotSync operations 131–133, 150
port 7, 130
problems with IR HotSync 
operations 182
requirements for computer 130
Initialization string 150
Installing
applications 44–47
conduit to install applications 128
Desktop software 13
International characters
Graffiti writing 33
onscreen keyboard 36
IP address 156, 158
IR port 7, 130
See also  Beaming 
and  Infrared
IR. 
See Infrared
IrCOMM 130, 149
IrDA (Infrared Data Association) 130
Items. 
See To Do List
K
Keyboard
computer 36
external 24
onscreen 16, 35, 36, 145
L
Letters
font style 89
Graffiti 27, 30
onscreen keyboard 35
List, in Applications Launcher 42
Locking the handheld with a password 51–
53, 145, 164
Login scripts 159–162, 187
Looking up Address Book data
to add to other records 83–84
scrolling in Address list 82
Losthandheld, contact for 104
records 177
Lotus Organizer, importing data from 37
M
Mac computer 159
user profiles for 140
Maintenance information 167
Masking records 86
Memo Pad
adding Address Book data to records 84
archive files (.mpa) 37
categorizing records 78
conduit for synchronizing 128
creating records 68, 115
deleting records 70, 96
dragging memos into other 
applications 66
fonts 89
menus 117, 119
opening 67
overview 66
private records 88
reviewing memos 116
sorting records 85, 177
Memory
amount of free 185
for beaming 183
Calculator 118
regaining 71, 175
Memos. 
See Memo Pad
Menus 18–20, 176
Address Book 105
choosing 19
command equivalents (Graffiti 
writing) 19
command toolbar 20
Date Book 101, 121
Edit menu 69–70
Memo Pad 115, 117, 119
menu bar 16, 18
Network Preferences 162
Note Pad 115
To Do List 110
Microsoft Outlook, connecting to 14, 178
Modem
HotSync operations via 134–138, 180–
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initialization string 150
Monday, to start week 147
Month (Date Book view) 100, 102
Moving the cursor (Graffiti writing) 34
MPA (Memo Pad archive file) 37
MultiMediaCard 3
See also Expansion Card
N
Network
connecting 156
connection type 157
idle timeout 157
login scripts 159–162
password 152
phone settings 153
preferences 151–163
primary DNS 158
secondary DNS 158
selecting connection 153
selecting service 151
TCP/IP 151
user name 152
Note Pad
alarm 113
clearing notes 69, 113
conduit for synchronizing 128
copying notes into other applications 66
entering data 36
menus 115
opening 66
overview 66
private records 88
reviewing notes 112
setting pen and paper color 112
Notes, attaching to records 88
Numbers
decimal point and thousands 
separator 147
Graffiti writing 31
onscreen keyboard 16, 35
O
Onscreen keyboard 21, 35, 70
pen stroke to open 145
Opening
Address Book 65applications 17–18
Calculator 67
Clock 68, 120
Date Book 64
Memo Pad 67
Note Pad 66
To Do List 65
Organizer (Lotus PIM) 37
Outlook, connecting to 14, 178
Overlapping events 99
Owner preferences 164
P
Palm Desktop software. 
See Desktop soft-
ware
Passwords 49–54
changing 50
creating 49
deleting 50
for network 152
forgotten 54, 184
Pasting
notes into other applications 66
text 70
Pen stroke, full-screen 144–145
Peripheral hardware 7, 55
Personal information managers. 
See PIM
Phone
Phone Lookup 83–84
selecting phone numbers for Address 
list 105
selecting types of phone numbers 104
settings for ISP or dial-in server 153–155
Pick lists 17
PIM (personal information manager)
using HotSync Manager with 48
using with handheld 14
See also Desktop software
Plug-in applications 162
port 136
Ports, IR on handheld 130
Power button 5
PPP 156
PQA (query application file extension) 44
PRC (application file extension) 44, 162
Preferences 24
Buttons 144
choosing 43 
						

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Connection 151
Date and Time 25
Digitizer 146
Formats 146
General 147
HotSync buttons 145
Network 151–163
Note Paper color 112
Owner 164
ShortCuts 164
Primary DNS 158
Printing records from applications 13
Prioritizing To Do List records 107, 110
Private records
displaying and creating 86–88, 177
lost with forgotten password 54
See also Security
Profiles 139
Punctuation marks
Graffiti writing 32
onscreen keyboard 35
Purging
records 71
See also Deleting
R
Range of times in Day view 102
Receiving data. 
See Beaming information
Records
Address Book 103
beaming 76–77
choosing categories 78
creating 68
Date Book 90
defined 68
deleting 70, 96
displaying a category of 80
editing 68–70
fonts 89
hiding private 49, 86
lost 177
masking private 49, 86
Memo Pad 115
notes for 88
number of 185
private 86–88
purging 71
sorting 84–86To Do List 107
unmasking individual 87
Reminder lists 89
Removing
applications 47
Desktop software 48
Renaming categories 81
Repeating events
deleting from Date Book 71
scheduling 95
Rescheduling events 94
Resetting handheld
hard reset 169, 175
location of reset button 7, 168
soft reset 168
Restoring data
from a Mac computer 171
from a Windows computer 170
S
Saving data 41, 68, 70
Scheduling events 90–94
Screen
backlight 5
blank 175
calibrating 15, 146
caring for 167
touching with your finger 5
Scroll
bar 17
buttons 6
SD card 3
See also  Expansion Card
Searching. 
See Finding
Secondary DNS 158
Secure Digital card
See also Expansion Card
Security 49–54
changing password 50
deleting password 50
displaying owner’s name 164
forgotten password 54
private records 86–88
setting a password hint 50
unmasking individual records 87
Selecting
date for event 92
phone numbers in Address Book 104 
						

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text 69, 70
Sending data. 
See Beaming information
Serial port 125, 127, 134, 135
Service
selecting for network 151
templates 156, 162
Settings. 
See Preferences
ShortCuts
backing up 128
managing 164–166
menu commands 19
predefined 35
using 34
Soft reset 168
Sorting
applications 41
records 84–86, 177
Sounds. 
See Alarm 
and System sounds
Starting applications 18
Stylus
dragging with 15
pen stroke to activate a feature 144
tapping with 15
writing with 7, 27
Sunday, to start week 147
Symbols, in Graffiti writing 33
Synchronizing data. 
See HotSync
System
conduit 128
requirements for Desktop software 4
sounds 148
T
Tab delimited files, importing data from 37
Tapping 15, 176
TCP/IP 151, 163
TDA (To Do List archive file) 37
Technical Support 173, 185
Text
copying 70
cutting 69
entry. 
See Entering data
files, importing data from 37, 38
fonts for 89
selecting all 70
Thousands separator 147
Time
alarm setting 94format 147
setting current 25
setting event 90
start and end for Date Book Day 
view 102
Tips, online 20
To Do List
adding Address Book data to records 84
archive files (.tda) 37
categorizing records 78, 110
checking off items 108
completed items 110
completion date 110
conduit for synchronizing 128
creating records 68, 107
deleting records 70, 96
due date 109, 110
fonts 89
menus 110
notes for records 88
opening 65
overview 65
prioritizing records 107, 110
private records 88
purging records 71, 110
sorting records 85
Today. 
See Current date
Transferring data. 
See HotSync
Transmitting data. 
See Beaming information
Troubleshooting 173–184
Turning off handheld
automatically 147
pen stroke for 145
problems with 175
Turning on handheld
application buttons 5
displaying owner’s name 164
power button 5
problems with 175
U
Undoing actions 69
Uninstalling Desktop software 48
Universal connector 7, 55, 149
Unresponsive handheld 176
Untimed events 91, 93, 94, 95
Updating data. 
See HotSync
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for ISP 152
identifying handheld 164
User profiles 139
HotSync operation with 141–142
V
VCal 37
VCard 37
W
Web sites 14
Week (Date Book view) 98–99, 147, 177
Writing area 5
Writing. 
See Entering data 
						

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