Palm Tungsten T Instruction Manual

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Spotting event conflicts
With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s possible to 
schedule events that overlap (an event that starts before a previous event finishes).
An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the Week View as overlapping bars. 
The first event created appears as a gray bar, and any subsequent conflicting events 
appear as a single red bar. The Day View displays overlapping red brackets to the 
left of the conflicting times....

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Options menu
Display Options
Opens the Display Options dialog box where you can change the appearance of 
Date Book’s Day View and control which type of events appear in Month View.
Show Time BarsActivates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The 
time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate 
event conflicts.
Compress Day ViewControls how times appear in the Day View. When 
Compress Day View is off, all time slots appear. When it is 
on, start and end times...

Using Date Book menus
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Preferences
Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can customize Date Book’s default 
time display and alarm settings.
About Date Book
Shows version information for Date Book.
Start/End TimeDefines the start and end times for Date Book screens. If the 
time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the 
scroll arrows   to scroll up and down.
Alarm PresetAutomatically sets an alarm for each new event. The silent 
alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes,...

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CHAPTER 9
Using Expense
Expense enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the 
information to a spreadsheet on your computer. In Expense you can do the 
following: 
nRecord dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other 
details associated with any money that you spend.
nAssign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in 
logical groups.
nKeep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each expense.
nLog miles traveled for a...

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Adding expense items
A record in Expense is called an item. You can sort your Expense items into 
categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item.
To add an expense item:
1.Ta p  N e w.
TIPYou can also create a new Expense item by writing on the number side of 
the Graffiti writing area while in the Expense list screen. The first number you 
write begins the amount of your new Expense item.
2.Enter the amount of the expense. 
3.Tap the Expense...

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Changing the date of an Expense item
Initially, Expense items appear with the date on which you enter them. You can 
change the date associated with any Expense item.
To change the date of an Expense item:
1.Tap the Expense item you want to change.
2.Tap the date of the selected item. 
3.Tap the new date.
Entering receipt details
Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item. These 
options appear in the Receipt Details dialog box.
To open the Receipt...

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4.Ta p  O K .
Customizing the Currency pick list
You can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Currency pick list.
To customize the Currency pick list:
1.Tap the Currency pick list in the Receipt Details dialog box, and then select Edit 
currencies.
2.Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to 
display on that line.
3.Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box.
4.Ta p  O K .
Paym e n tEnables you to choose the payment...

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Changing the default currency
You can select which currency appears by default when you’re entering Expense 
items. You can override this setting when entering individual expense items.
To change your default currency:
1.Open Expense.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Select Options, and then select Preferences.
4.Tap the Default Currency pick list.
5.Tap the currency symbol you want to appear in Expense.
6.Ta p  O K .
Defining a custom currency symbol
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4.Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in 
Expense.
5.Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box.
6.Ta p  O K .
NOTEIf you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense 
items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your 
custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the 
Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item.
Setting Show Options
Show...