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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 setting for each item.
Show 
CategoriesShows the category for each item.
About To Do 
ListShows version information for To Do List.  
						

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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.
3. (Optional) Select the time at the top of the screen and enter a title 
using Graffiti writing.
4. Tap Done.
Reviewing notes
The note title and the date you created the note appear in the Note Pad 
list. If you did not assign a title to your note, the time you created the 
note appears as the note title. This makes it easy to locate and review 
your notes. 
To review a note:
1. In the Note Pad list, tap the note title.
Pen selector
Write 
information 
here
Enter title here 
						

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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 to scroll to 
next and previous notes
Tap here to 
select minutes
Tap here to 
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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 the upper-left corner of the 
screen to remind you of the pending alarm. When the reminder 
message reappears, the current time displays in the Reminder 
bar and the note title displays on the screen. 
Note:If you did not title the note, the time the note was created 
displays on the screen.
Tap Go To to open Note Pad. Note Pad will open and display 
the note associated with the alarm. 
Tap here to select monthTap here to select year
Tap here to select date 
						

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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 memory available on your 
handheld. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.” 
To create a new memo:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Memo Pad icon   to display the Memo list.
3. Tap New.
Preferences Displays the Note Pad Preferences dialog box, 
where you define the sort order for notes and the 
alarm sound. 
About Note 
PadShows version information for Note Pad.
Note Pad list
Note screen
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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 Memo list, tap the text of the memo.
2. Review or edit the text in the memo. 
3. Tap Done.
Tap 
New
Tap a 
memo to 
review 
its 
contents 
						

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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 
PadShows version information for Memo Pad.
Memo list
Memo screen
Memo list
Memo screen 
						

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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 
and positive value. If you want to enter a negative 
number, enter the number first and then press the 
+/- button.
Places the current number in memory. Each 
new number you enter with the M+ button is 
added to the total already stored in memory. The 
number that you add can be either a calculated 
value or any number you enter by pressing the 
number buttons. Pressing this button has no 
effect on the current calculation (or series of 
calculations); it merely places the value into 
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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 described 
here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts 
it in the current calculation.
Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator 
memory.
Calculates the square root of a number. Enter the 
number, then tap the square root button. 
						

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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 upper left 
corner of the Graffiti writing area.
nTap the Applications icon  , and then tap the Clock icon  .
To set an alarm:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Clock icon  .
3. Tap the Alarm box to open the Set Alarm dialog box.
4. Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute.
About 
CalculatorShows version information for Calculator.