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4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5.Ta p  O K .
Plug-in applications
You can create plug-in applications containing script commands that extend the 
functionality of the built-in script commands. A plug-in application is a standard 
PRC application that you install on your handheld just like any other application. 
After you install the plug-in application, you can use the new script commands in 
a login script. 
Plug-in applications have the...

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Network preferences menu commands
The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it fast and 
easy to create and edit network service profiles. TCP/IP application menus are 
shown here for your reference. See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for more 
information about choosing menu commands.
Service menu
Options menu
TCP/IP troubleshooting
If you have problems establishing a network connection using TCP/IP, check the 
troubleshooting tips in...

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information, however, the connection fails. If this occurs, try adding a DNS IP 
address. Ask your ISP or your system administrator for the correct primary and 
secondary DNS IP address.
Phone Preferences
The Phone Preferences setting enables you to configure your handheld to 
exchange SMS messages and dial phone numbers when your handheld is 
connected to a GSM mobile phone (sold separately). To use this feature, you must 
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TIPYou can also select the Preferences category by pressing Left and Right on 
the navigator, and select a Preferences screen by pressing Up and Down on the 
navigator.
Buttons Preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign a frequently used application 
to the Favorite icon, and to associate various applications with the buttons on the 
front and side of the handheld. 
Preferences is assigned to the Favorite icon by default. But if...

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Pen preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment of the full-
screen pen stroke. By default, the full-screen pen stroke activates Graffiti Help.
To change the pen preferences:
1.From the Personal Preferences screen, select Buttons.
2.Ta p  M o r e .
3.Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-screen pen 
stroke:
 
BacklightToggles the backlight on your handheld on and off.
KeyboardOpens the onscreen keyboard...

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4.Ta p  O K .
5.Ta p  D o n e .
HotSync buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate various applications 
with the HotSync button on the cradle/cable and the HotSync button on an 
optional modem accessory. Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons 
dialog box become effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different 
screen or application.
To change the HotSync buttons preferences:
1.From the...

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If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your handheld with a 
password, information that you entered in the Owner Preferences appears the next 
time you turn on your handheld. See “Security Preferences” earlier in this chapter 
for additional information. 
To customize the Owner preferences:
1.From the Personal Preferences screen, select Owner.
2.Modify or enter the text that you want to associate with your handheld. 
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To create a ShortCut:
1.From the Personal Preferences screen, select Shortcuts.
2.Ta p  N e w.
3.On the ShortCut name line, enter the letters you want to use to activate the 
ShortCut.
4.Tap the ShortCut Text area, and enter the text that you want to appear when 
you write the ShortCut characters.
TIPYou may want to add a space character after the last word in your ShortCut 
text. This way, a space automatically follows the ShortCut text.
5.Ta p  O K...

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Deleting a ShortCut
If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts.
To delete a ShortCut:
1.From the Personal Preferences screen, select Shortcuts.
2.Select the ShortCut you want to delete.
3.Tap Delete.
4.Tap Yes.
5.Ta p  D o n e . 

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