Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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The All setting does not mean that all information included in each 
e-mail item downloads to your handheld. Truncation settings 
(explained in a following section) for long e-mail items still apply. 
Also, Mail never downloads any attachments to your handheld. 
The e-mail item and any text information appear, but the 
attachment is left in your desktop E-Mail application.
5. If you selected All, Send only, or Unread, tap OK. If you selected 
Filter, continue to the next section....

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Ignoring or receiving e-mail
The first step in establishing a special filter is to determine whether 
you want to ignore or retrieve e-mail that matches the information you 
specify.
To define whether to ignore or receive e-mail:
nTap the pick list in the center of the HotSync Options dialog box 
and select one of the following settings:
Ignore 
Messages 
ContainingTells your handheld to exclude the e-mail 
items that meet the criteria you define and 
download...

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Defining filter strings
E-mail items are filtered based on the information contained in their 
To:, From:, and Subj: fields. The information that defines what your 
handheld is looking for is called a filter string. You create a filter string 
by listing the words you want your handheld to find and separating 
them with either a comma or a space. Each word in the filter string is 
joined by an implicit OR, so you do not need to enter logical 
connectors like AND or OR.
To create a more...

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To define a filter string:
1. Tap a header field in the HotSync Options dialog box. 
2. Enter your filter string, using commas or spaces to separate the 
words. Do not add connectors, such as AND or OR, between 
words in a string.
3. If your string exceeds the length of the field, tap the name of the 
field to display the Notes screen for that header field. For more 
information about header field Notes screens, see “Creating e-mail 
items” earlier in this...

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2. Tap the Retrieve All High Priority check box to select it. 
3. Tap OK.
Note:This setting is applicable only if your E-Mail application has 
the capacity to flag high-priority e-mail items.
Truncating e-mail items
The Truncate feature lets you set a point at which long e-mail items 
truncate when downloading to your handheld. By default, this 
Truncate value is 4,000 characters. By truncating long messages, you 
reduce the time it takes to synchronize your desktop E-Mail and Mail,...

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Mail menus
Mail menus are shown here for your reference, and Mail features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
Message menus
The Message menu varies depending on whether you are viewing an 
e-mail item, creating an e-mail item, or viewing the Message list.
Options menus
The Options menu varies depending on whether you are creating or 
editing an e-mail...

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Beaming information
Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use 
to beam information to another Palm OS handheld that’s close by and 
also has an IR port. The IR port is located at the top of the handheld, 
behind the small dark shield. 
You can beam the following information between Palm OS handhelds:
nThe record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, To Do 
List, Note Pad, or Memo Pad
nAll records of the category currently displayed in Address Book,...

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inches) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must 
be clear of obstacles. Beaming distance to other Palm OS 
handhelds may be different.
5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is 
complete before you continue working on your handheld.
To beam an application:
1. Open the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Menu icon  .
3. Tap App, and then tap Beam.
4. Select either Handheld or Card from the Beam From pick list.
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4. Tap Yes. 
Tips on beaming information
nYou can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry.
See “Pen preferences” in Chapter 8 for more information. 
nYou can draw the Graffiti Command stroke to activate the 
Command toolbar, and then tap the beam icon. 
nYou can use the Graffiti Command stroke “/ B” to beam the 
current entry. 

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