Palm Tungsten T2 Instructions Manual

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TIPYou can also use the Graffiti® 2 writing area to open the Set Time dialog 
box. Make sure that no event is selected, and then on the number side of the 
Graffiti
 2 writing area, write a number for the start time of the event.
4.Do one of the following:
– Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog box to set the 
start time, and then tap the End Time box and tap the time columns to set the 
end time.
– Tap All Day to automatically insert the start and end time...

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– Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll within the current day.
– Tap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date dialog box. 
Select a date by tapping a year, month, and day in the calendar.
2.After you locate the date, follow the steps for scheduling an event for the 
current day.
To schedule an untimed event: 
1.Select the date that you want for the event.
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3.Tap No Time, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event.
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Selecting an event
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4.Enter a description of the event.
5.Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time, 
you can easily change it to an untimed event. Tap the time of the event in the Date 
Book screen, tap No Time, and then tap OK.
TIPTo attach a note to an entry and work with attached notes, see“Attaching notes” 
in Chapter 4.
Selecting an event
After you create an event, you can select an event to...

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Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an alarm for events in your Date Book. You 
can set an alarm to notify you minutes, hours, or days before an event. The default 
Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event, but you can change this to 
any number of minutes, hours, or days.
When you set an alarm, the Alarm icon   appears at the far right of the event. 
When the alarm is triggered, a reminder message also appears onscreen.
To set...

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– Tap Go To to open Date Book. Date Book will open and display the event 
associated with the alarm. 
Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. In this 
case the alarm is triggered at the specified period of min utes, hour s, or  days before 
midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed event. When the alarm is triggered, 
the reminder list displays the alarm message until you clear it. See“Receiving 
alerts” in Chapter 4...

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3.Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box.
4.Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often the event repeats.
For a continuous event, tap Day.
5.On the Every line, enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the 
event to repeat 
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event repeats 
every other month.
6.To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the End on 
pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date...

Changing the Date Book view
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4.Do one of the following:
– Tap Current to delete only the current event item.
– Tap Future to delete the current and all future event items and reset the end 
date of the repeating event to the last shown date.
– Tap All to delete all occurrences of the repeating event.
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Considerations for repeating or continuous events
Keep the following points in mind:
■If you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld calculates the 
number of days you...

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Working in Week View
Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. You can use this 
view to quickly review your appointments and available time slots. In addition, 
the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule.
To display the Week View:
1.Tap the Week View icon.
2.Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a week at a time, or 
tap on a column to display details of an event. 
The Week View also shows untimed...

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Keep the following points in mind:
■To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day.
■Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and select that time for a new 
event.
■Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly 
to that day without selecting an event.
■Press Right and Left on the navigator to scroll to the next or previous 
week.
■Press Select on the navigator to insert the highlight, and then press Right...

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Working in Agenda View
The Agenda View shows you your untimed events, appointments, and To Do 
items in one screen. When you tap on an untimed event or appointment in the 
Agenda View, the Day View appears so that you can see more detailed information 
about the event. You can tap the check box next to a To Do item to mark it as 
completed. When you tap a To Do item, your To Do list appears. To return to the 
Agenda View, press the Date Book button.
NOTEWhich To Do items...