Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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3. Tap OK.
To Do List menus
To Do List menus are shown here for your reference, and To Do List 
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
Options menu
Show Due 
DatesDisplays the due dates associated with items 
in the To Do List and displays an exclamation 
mark next to items that remain incomplete 
after the due date passes.
Show 
PrioritiesShows the priority...

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Note Pad
A record in Note Pad is called a “note.” You can assign each note a title 
and store up to 999 notes on your handheld. 
To create a new note:
1. Press the Note Pad application button   on the front panel of 
your handheld to open a new note.
Note:If Note Pad is already running, tap New. 
2. Write the information directly on the handheld screen.
Tip:Tap the pen selector to choose a different pen width, or 
choose the eraser to remove unwanted strokes.
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2. Review or edit the contents of the note. 
3. Tap Done.
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.
5. Tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the 
alarm to occur.
6. Tap the Date box.
Tap a 
note to 
view its 
contents
Tap arrows...

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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. Tap OK.
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...

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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...

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Tip:In 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. Tap Done. 
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...

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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...

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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 
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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...

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Options menus
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.
To view the time:
Do one of the following:
nWhen your handheld is on, tap the Clock icon   in the...