Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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Adding details to e-mail items
Before you send your e-mail item, you can attach additional attributes 
to it, such as a signature or a priority level. These features are 
dependent on the desktop E-mail application you use. If your 
application does not support the attribute you select, your handheld 
cannot attach that attribute to the e-mail item.
The following details are available:
The Priority and BCC settings are valid only for the current e-mail 
item and must be set for each...

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Setting a priority
To set a priority for your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priority you want.
3. Tap OK.
Tip:Your handheld can flag e-mail items with a specific priority 
only if your desktop E-Mail application supports this feature.
Sending a blind carbon copy
To add a BCC field to your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the BCC check box to select it.
3. Tap...

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4. Tap the BCC: field and enter an address. 
Adding a signature to your e-mail item
A signature consists of information about yourself that is appended to 
your e-mail item as its closing. For example, a signature can contain 
your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and any other text you 
want to include. By defining such information as a signature, you save 
yourself the trouble of having to enter it every time you create an 
e-mail item. 
Adding a signature to your message is a...

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2. Tap the Signature check box to select it and add your signature to 
the e-mail item.
Note:The check box stays selected, so all subsequent e-mail 
items you create will also contain your signature until you 
deselect the Signature option. 
3. Tap OK.
Note:The signature does not display in your e-mail item; only your 
recipient sees the signature.
Requesting confirmations
To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is read:
1. In the New Message screen,...

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To retrieve an e-mail item:
1. In the Message list, tap Outbox from the pick list in the upper-right 
corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you want to retrieve.
3. Tap Edit.
Draft e-mail
Sometimes you may not want to send an e-mail item immediately; for 
example, you may want to add additional information before sending 
it. Your handheld stores such e-mail items in the Draft folder until you 
are ready to edit them again.
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2. Tap the Menu icon  .
3. Tap Message, and then tap Save Draft.
To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft:
1. In the Message list, tap Draft from the pick list in the upper-right 
corner.
2. Tap the draft you want to display.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Enter your changes; then either save the e-mail item again as a 
draft, or tap Send to move the item to your Outbox folder.
Filing e-mail
Your handheld can store e-mail you receive or create in the Filed 
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3. Tap Edit to display and modify the item.
Tip:After you display and modify the e-mail item, you can send it, 
save it as a draft, or return it to the Filed folder.
Deleting e-mail
Your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you 
perform the next HotSync operation. If you delete an e-mail item from 
the handheld, it is also deleted from your desktop E-Mail application 
when you perform the next HotSync operation.
To delete e-mail:
1. Open the e-mail item you want...

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To purge the contents of the Deleted folder:
1. Tap the Menu icon  . 
2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge Deleted.
3. Tap Yes. 
Note:You cannot restore e-mail items after you purge them.
Message list options
Message list options enable you to manage the way the Message list 
displays information.
Folders
Your handheld provides folders for categorizing your mail. The 
Message list displays the e-mail items in the folder you select.
To select a folder:
1. Tap the...

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2. Tap the Show Date check box to select it. 
3. Tap OK.
Sorting the Message list
You can sort e-mail items by the date sent, by sender, or by subject.
Note:High-priority e-mail items always appear first, no matter how 
you sort the list.
To sort the Message list:
1. In the Message list, tap Show.
2. Tap the Sort by pick list and select one of the following options:
3. Tap OK. 
HotSync options
HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively 
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urgent e-mail during remote synchronization. Once defined, your 
handheld determines if synchronization is occurring locally or 
remotely and uses the appropriate settings for the HotSync operation.
To open the HotSync Options dialog box:
1. Tap the Menu icon  .
2. Tap Options, and then tap HotSync Options.
3. Tap the Settings for pick list and select Local HotSync or Remote 
HotSync.
Note:For more information about Local and Remote HotSync 
operations, see...