Palm M505 Color Handhelds Instructions Manual
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Chapter 5 Page 81 The following steps assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop software. See “Palm™ Desktop software” in Chapter 1 if you have not installed this software. To perform a local HotSync operation on a Macintosh: 1. Place your handheld on the HotSync cradle. 2. Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled: Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. Click the HotSync Controls tab and make sure the Enabled option is selected. 3. Press the HotSync button on the cradle. The HotSync Progress dialog box appears followed by the Se- lect User dialog box. 4. In the Select User dialog box, select the user name you entered when you installed the Palm Desktop software, and click OK.
Page 82 Using Your Basic Applications The HotSync Progress dialog box reappears and synchroniza- tion begins. 5. Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the process is complete. After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove your handheld from the cradle. Tip:Gently rock your handheld forward in the cradle and then lift it to remove. Categorizing records Categorize records in the Address Book, To Do List, Note Pad, Memo Pad, and Expense applications so that they are grouped logically and are easy to review. (You can also categorize applications. See “Using the Applications Launcher” in Chapter 3 for more information.) When you create a record, your handheld automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed. If the category is All, your handheld assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time. System-defined and user-defined categories By default, your handheld includes system-defined categories, such as All and Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Business and Personal. You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories. You can have a maximum of 15 user-defined categories in each application.
Chapter 5 Page 83 Note:When you have an expansion card properly seated in the expansion card slot, the last item in the category pick list will be the name of the expansion card. You cannot otherwise categorize applications that reside on an expansion card. Address Book contains the QuickList user-defined category, in which you can store the names, addresses, and phone numbers you might need in emergencies (doctor, fire department, lawyer, etc.). Expense contains two user-defined categories, New York and Paris, to show how you might sort your expenses according to different business trips. Note:The illustrations in this section come from Address Book, but you can use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are available. To move a record into a category: 1. Select the record you want to categorize. 2. In Address Book only: Tap Edit. 3. Tap Details. 4. Tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories. 5. Select the category for the record. 6. Tap OK. Note:In Address Book, Note Pad, and Memo Pad you can tap the category name in the upper-right corner of the screen and select a new category for the item.
Page 84 Using Your Basic Applications To display a category of records: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen. Note:In the Date Book Agenda view, the pick list is in the upper right of the To Do list. 2. Select the category you want to view. The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category. Tip:Pressing an application button on the front panel of the handheld toggles through all the categories of that application. To define a new category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list. 2. Tap Edit Categories. Tap here Tap here
Chapter 5 Page 85 3. Tap New. 4. Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. You can assign any of your records to the new category. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename. 4. Enter the new name for the category, and then tap OK.
Page 86 Using Your Basic Applications 5. Tap OK. Tip:You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category. Finding information Your handheld offers several ways to find information quickly: nAll applications that reside on your handheld: Find locates any text that you specify, always starting with the current application. Note:Find does not search through applications on expansion cards. nDate Book, To Do List, Memo Pad: Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record. nAddress Book: The Look Up line lets you enter the first letters of a name to scroll immediately to that name. nExpense: Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record. Looking up Address Book records When working with Address Book, the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld makes it easy to navigate among your address entries. nIn the Address list screen, the scroll button moves up or down an entire screen of records. If you hold down the scroll button, you accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen. nIn the Address view screen, the scroll button moves to the previous or next address record. You can also use the Address list Look Up feature to quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries.
Chapter 5 Page 87 To look up an Address Book record: 1. Display the Address list screen. 2. Enter the first letter of the name you want to find. The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter. If you write another letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For example, writing an “s” scrolls to “Sands,” and writing “sm” scrolls further to “Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to the first letter of the company name. 3. Tap the record to view its contents. Using Find You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application that resides on your handheld. Find does not search applications that reside on an expansion card. To use Find: 1. Tap the Find icon . Tip:If you select text in an application before you tap Find, the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box. 2. Enter the text that you want to find. Find is not case-sensitive. For example, searching for the name “davidson” also finds “Davidson.” Find locates any words that begin with the text you enter. For example, searching for “plane” finds “planet,” but not “air- plane.” 3. Tap OK. Look Up line
Page 88 Using Your Basic Applications Find searches for the text in all records and all notes. As your handheld searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears be- fore your handheld finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More. 4. Tap the text that you want to review. Using Phone Lookup Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record. To use Phone Lookup: 1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can be in Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, or Mail. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Phone Lookup. 4. Begin to spell the last name of the name you want to find. The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the first letter you enter. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the name, tap it.
Chapter 5 Page 89 5. Tap Add. The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1. Phone Lookup tips Write the Graffiti Command stroke “/L” to activate the Phone Lookup feature. You can also activate it in the following circumstances: nWhile entering text: For example, to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name “Williams,” write the Graffiti characters for “Wi” and then the Phone Lookup Command stroke “/L.” Assuming you have only one Address Book record that begins with “Wi,” your handheld inserts the full name “Fred Williams” (and its associated information). If you have more than one name that begins with “Wi,” the Phone Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record that begins with “Wi.” nFor selected text: Drag to highlight the text, and then write the Phone Lookup Command stroke “/L.” Your handheld replaces the selected text and adds the name and its associated information. Looking up names to add to expense records In Expense, Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record. To add names to an Expense record: 1. Tap the Expense record to which you want to add names. 2. Tap Details.
Page 90 Using Your Basic Applications 3. Tap Who. 4. Tap Lookup. The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field. 5. Select the name you want to add, and then tap Add. The name appears in the Attendees screen. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more names. 7. Tap Done. 8. Tap OK. Sorting lists of records You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. Note:You can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records” earlier in this chapter. To sort records in To Do List and Expense: 1. Open the application to display the list screen. Tap here