Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual
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Chapter 5 Page 101 5. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event. Note:If 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...
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Page 102 Using Your Basic Applications 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. 5. Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the number of time units. 6. Tap OK. 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...
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Chapter 5 Page 103 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. A birthday is a good...
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Page 104 Using Your Basic Applications 7. Tap OK. 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...
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Chapter 5 Page 105 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...
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Page 106 Using Your Basic Applications 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. Note:The Week View also shows untimed events and events that are before and after the range of times shown. 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...
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Chapter 5 Page 107 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 days 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...
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Page 108 Using Your Basic Applications 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...
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Chapter 5 Page 109 2. Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a day at a time, or to display more events and To Do items. Note:You 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...
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Page 110 Using Your Basic Applications Display OptionsAllows you to change Date Book’s appearance and which events display. nShow Time Bars. 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...