Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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To import data from a Macintosh:
1. Open Palm Desktop software.
2. From the File menu, choose Import.
3. Select the file you want to import.
4. Click Open.
5. If you want to change the order of the fields you’re importing, 
point to a field, wait for the cursor to change to a double arrow, and 
then drag the field to a new location.
6. If you do not want to import a field, click the arrow between the 
field names.
7. From the Fields pop-up menu, choose the appropriate field.
8. From the Delimiters pop-up menu, choose the appropriate 
delimiter.
9. Click OK.
10. To add the imported data to your handheld, perform a HotSync 
operation.
See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and 
exporting data. 
						

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Chapter 3
Managing Your
Applications
This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your 
handheld, how to change application settings so they are personalized 
to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you 
view them in related groups. For information about working with 
applications on an expansion card, see See Using Expansion Features.
Using the Applications Launcher
To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon  .
Selecting applications
Your handheld is equipped with a variety of applications. All the 
applications installed on your handheld appear in the Applications 
Launcher. See “Opening applications” in Chapter 1 for details. 
Applications installed on an expansion card appear immediately in 
the Applications Launcher when you insert an expansion card, or 
when you select the card from the pick list in the upper-right screen. 
See “Opening expansion card applications” in Chapter 4 for details.
Switching between applications
When working in any application, tap the Applications icon   or 
press an application button on the front panel of your handheld to 
switch to another application. Your handheld automatically saves 
your work in the current application and displays it when you return 
to that application. You can also switch between applications on your 
handheld and applications on expansion cards. See “Switching 
between your handheld and an expansion card” in Chapter 4 for 
details.
Categorizing applications
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application 
icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can 
assign an application to a category and then display a single category 
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To categorize an application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Category.
4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.
Tip:To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the 
pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap 
OK to add the category. Tap OK.
5. Tap Done.
To display applications by category: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Do one of the following:
Tap the Applications icon repeatedly to cycle through all your 
categories.
Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and 
select the category you want to display.
Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an 
icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. 
You can also choose to view the same category of applications each 
time you open the Applications Launcher.
To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  .  
						

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3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
5. Tap OK.
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
5. Tap OK.
Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the 
application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Note:Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Tap OK. 
						

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Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your 
handheld or on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm™ 
Desktop software from your computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, 
Note Pad, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, and Mail applications 
installed and ready to use.
You can also install additional applications on your handheld or on a 
card that is seated in the expansion card slot, such as games and other 
software. The Install Tool makes it easy to install software during a 
HotSync
® operation. There are a variety of third-party applications 
available for your handheld. To learn more about these applications, 
go to the web site: 
http://www.palm.com.
Note:Any game or application that you install on your handheld 
resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at any time.
To install add-on software on your handheld using a 
Windows computer:
1. On your computer, copy or download the application you want to 
install into the add-on folder in your Palm Desktop directory on 
your computer.
Note:If the software you download is compressed, you need to 
decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the 
application into another folder, you need to navigate to 
that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
3. Click Install.
Tip:You can also access the Install Tool dialog by selecting 
Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by 
double-clicking any file with a PRC, PDB, PQA, PNC, or 
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4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to 
your handheld.
5. Click Add. 
6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld 
or on a resident expansion card.
7. Click Open.
Note:Review the list of applications you selected in the Install 
Tool dialog box. If you do not want to install an 
application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does 
not remove the application from your computer; it simply 
removes it from the list of applications to install.)
8. If you need to change the destination of the application you are 
installing, click Change Destination on the Install Tool window, 
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handheld and an expansion card. 
9. Click OK to close the Change Destination window.
10. Click Done to close the Install Tool window.
11. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application(s). 
See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in 
Chapter 5 for details.
Note:  Files that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync 
operation did not install. This can happen if the file type 
was not recognized during the HotSync operation. 
Expansion cards may hold applications that use files 
other than the Palm™ application files. In order for your 
handheld to recognize such a file, you must launch the 
application that uses these files at least once.
To install add-on software on your handheld using a Macintosh:
1. On your Macintosh, copy or download the application you want to 
install into the add-on folder in your Palm folder.
Note:If the software you download is compressed, you need to 
decompress it into this folder. 
2. Double-click the Hotsync Manager icon in the Palm folder.
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4. From the User pop-up menu, select the name that corresponds to 
your handheld.
5. Click Add to List.
6. Select the Add-on folder from the pop-up menu.
7. Select the application you want to install.
8. Click Add File to add the selected application to the Install 
Handheld Files list.
9. If you need to change the destination of the application you are 
installing, click Change Destination on the Install Handheld Files 
window, and then use the arrows to move applications between 
your handheld and an expansion card. 
						

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10. Click OK to close the Change Destination window.
11. Close the Install Handheld Files window.
12. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application(s) 
on your handheld. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync 
operations” in Chapter 5 for details.
Note:  Files that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync 
operation did not install. This can happen if the file type 
was not recognized during the HotSync operation. 
Expansion cards may hold applications that use files 
other than the Palm application files. In order for your 
handheld to recognize such a file, you must launch the 
application that uses these files at least once. 
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer 
need an application you installed, you can remove applications from 
your handheld or from an expansion card. From your handheld, you 
can remove only add-on applications, patches, and extensions that 
you install; you cannot remove the applications that reside in the ROM 
portion of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Delete.
4. Tap the Delete From pick list and select either Handheld or Card. 
To delete applications from a card, the card must be seated in the 
expansion card slot.
5. Tap the application that you want to remove.