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3.Follow the instructions on the screen and click Next and Back to navigate 
between the screens as you do the following:
a.Download phone driver updates from the Internet.
b.Select your phone’s manufacturer and model.
If your phone is not listed, you cannot create a connection to your phone at 
this time; try running Phone Link Updater again at a later date to see if a new 
driver is available.
c.Select the region where you are located.
d.Select your mobile phone carrier service.
e.Select your handheld’s user name. 
4.When prompted, perform a HotSync operation.
After the HotSync operation is complete, the phone files are now installed on 
your handheld. 
5.Click Finish.
If you need additional information about connecting your phone, refer to the Phone 
Pairing at
 www.palm.com/support/globalsupport.
To install the phone files from your Mac computer:
1.If you are establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone, you must first turn 
on Bluetooth communication and turn on the Discoverable setting on your 
handheld. See“Bluetooth Preferences” in Chapter 22 for instructions.
2.Download the correct driver for your phone from www.palm.com/support/
globalsupport
.
3.Install the phone driver as you would install any other add-on application. 
See“Installing files and add-on applications” in Chapter 4 for details.
4.Perform a HotSync operation.
If you need additional information about connecting your phone, refer to the Phone 
Pairing at 
www.palm.com/support/globalsupport.
Using phone connections
After you install the phone files and configure a link between your handheld and 
your phone, you are ready to make connections. Depending on the type of link you 
configured (infrared, cable, or Bluetooth), refer to the appropriate set of 
instructions below.
By default, your handheld disconnects automatically when the connection is 
inactive for 1 minute.
If you used the Network Preferences screen to set up multiple network service 
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See“Network Preferences” in Chapter 22 for information on setting up multiple 
network service profiles.
To make an infrared connection:
1.Turn on your handheld and your mobile phone.
2.Activate the infrared port on your phone.
3.Align the infrared port on your handheld with the infrared port on your phone.
4.Launch the application that requires the phone connection.
For example, to access the Internet, launch a web browser application.
To make a cable connection:
1.Connect the cable to your handheld and mobile phone.
2.Turn on your handheld and your mobile phone.
3.Launch the application that requires the phone connection.
For example, to access the Internet, launch a web browser application.
To make a Bluetooth connection:
1.Turn on your handheld and your mobile phone.
2.Activate Bluetooth on your handheld and phone.
3.Make sure your phone is within 10 meters (approximately 30 feet) of your 
handheld.
4.Launch the application that requires the phone connection.
For example, to access the Internet, launch Palm™ Web Browser Pro. 
						

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CHAPTER 15
Using SMS
SMS enables you to send and receive short text messages using your 
handheld and a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phone. 
SMS allows you to do the following:
■Create SMS messages using Graffiti® 2 characters or the onscreen keyboard on 
your handheld rather than your mobile phone keypad.
■Send and receive SMS messages.
■Receive records associated with other applications, such as Date Book events, 
Memo Pad memos, and so forth. You can add such records to the associated 
application or view the information as a text message.
IMPORTANTYour mobile phone plan must be a GSM phone and must include the 
ability to send and receive SMS messages in order to use SMS.
To open SMS:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3.Ta p  M a i n .
4.Tap the SMS icon  .
Configuring phone preferences and connecting to your mobile phone
You need to configure the phone preferences of your handheld and connect your 
handheld to your mobile phone before you use SMS. Whenever you send or 
receive messages in SMS, your handheld must be connected to your mobile phone.
For more information on configuring your phone preferences, see Chapter 22. For 
more information on connecting your handheld to your mobile phone, see“Setting 
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Using the navigator in SMS
You can use the navigator on your handheld to work in SMS.
To navigate in SMS list screens:
■Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll an entire screen of messages.
■Press and hold Up or Down to scroll quickly.
■Press Select to insert a highlight. 
■When a message is highlighted, the navigator works as follows:
– Press Select again to view the selected message.
– Press Up or Down to scroll to the previous or next message. 
– Press Left to remove the selection highlight.
To navigate in message screens:
■Press Up or Down to scroll within the current message.
■Press Right or Left to scroll to the previous or next message. 
■Press Select to return to the list screen.
Creating messages
When you create a message, the title bar indicates the number of characters the 
message contains. 
NOTETry to keep your messages shorter than 160 characters. If a message exceeds 
160 characters, it is split into multiple messages. When the recipient receives the 
message, it is reassembled into a single message (provided the recipient’s SMS 
software supports assembling multi-part messages). 
To create a message:
1.From any SMS list view, tap New.
2.Ta p  To .
 
Tap New Tap SendTa p  O u t b o x Ta p  To 
						

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3.Tap the recipient’s name, and then tap Add.
TIPTo send a message to someone who isn’t in your Address Book, enter their 
mobile phone number on the To line. 
4.Enter the message text.
5.Connect to your phone. See“Setting up a phone connection” in Chapter 14.
6.Tap Send to send the message now, or tap Outbox to send the message later.
NOTETapping Send does not send any of the other messages in your Outbox. 
It sends only the current message.
Sending and receiving messages
You can send all the messages in your Outbox and retrieve all the new messages 
from your mobile phone at the same time.
To send and receive messages at the same time:
1.Connect to your phone. See“Setting up a phone connection” in Chapter 14.
2.From any SMS list view, tap Send & Check.
 
When the transmission finishes, a message appears indicating the number of new 
messages you received.
To send all messages in your Outbox:
1.Connect to your phone. See“Setting up a phone connection” in Chapter 14.
2.From any SMS list view, tap the Menu icon  .
3.Tap Send from the Message menu.
To download all messages from your phone:
1.Connect to your phone. See“Setting up a phone connection” in Chapter 14.
2.From any SMS list view, tap the Menu icon  .
3.Tap Check from the Message menu.
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Viewing messages
SMS stores your messages in five different categories:
In the Inbox and Outbox, icons appear next to the message to indicate whether it 
has been read or sent. In the Inbox, additional icons indicate whether the message 
is incomplete and whether it contains data other than text that requires another 
application to read it.
To view text messages in your Inbox:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner.
2.Ta p  I n b o x .
 
3.Tap the message you want to view. 
4.Tap one of the following:
InboxStores messages downloaded from your phone.
OutboxStores messages waiting to be sent.
Tr a s hStores messages you deleted. You can restore deleted messages to 
their original category.
ArchiveFiles messages you want to keep.
DraftStores messages you want to change or review before you send 
them.
DoneReturns to the list view.
ReplyCreates a message to the sender and copies any selected text into 
the new message.
DeleteMoves the message to the Trash category.
Message contains data 
from an applicationUnread 
message
Read 
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To view data messages in your Inbox:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner.
2.Ta p  I n b o x .
 
3.Tap the message you want to view. 
4.Tap Yes to add the data to the appropriate application, or tap No to view the raw 
data.
To view messages in your Outbox or Archive categories:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner.
2.Tap Outbox or tap Archive.
 
3.Tap the message you want to view. 
4.Tap one of the following:
DoneReturns to the list view.
EditOpens the message so you can modify the contents.
DeleteMoves the message to the Trash category.
Unsent 
message
Sent 
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To view messages in your Trash:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner.
2.Ta p  Tr a s h .
3.Tap the message you want to view. 
4.Tap one of the following:
Working with draft messages
When you create a message, you can save it as a draft message. SMS does not send 
draft messages when you transmit the messages in your Outbox. You can store 
draft messages for as long as you like and review and edit them before you send 
them.
To place a message in the Draft category:
1.Create or open the message you want to store in the Draft category.
2.From the Message view, tap the Menu icon  .
3.Tap Draft from the Message menu.
To view or edit draft messages:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner.
2.Ta p  D r a f t .
3.Tap the message you want to edit. 
DoneReturns to the list view without moving or changing the 
message.
RestoreMoves the message back to the category it was in before you 
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4.In the message view, tap Edit.
5.Edit the message.
6.Tap one of the following:
Adding a signature to a message
A signature is text that appears at the end of a message. You can define your own 
personal signature and then add it to a message using menu commands. 
To define a signature:
1.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
2.Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
 
SendSends the message now.
OutboxMoves the message to the Outbox to be sent later.
CancelOpens a dialog box that asks if you want to save the message in 
the Draft category. Tap Yes to keep your changes and return the 
message to the Draft category. Tap No to discard your changes 
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3.Enter your signature.
NOTETry to keep your signature brief. If a message, including your signature, 
exceeds 160 characters, it is split into multiple messages. When the recipient 
receives the message, it is reassembled into a single message (provided the 
recipient’s SMS software supports assembling multi-part messages). 
4.Ta p  O K .
To add your signature to a message:
1.Create or edit the message where you want to add your signature.
2.From the New or Edit Message view, tap the Menu icon  .
3.Tap Options, and then tap Add signature.
Sending data from another application
In addition to creating text messages, you can create a message that contains data 
from an application on your handheld. For example, you can send a Date Book 
event to someone to remind them to add a meeting to their calendar. If the recipient 
receives the message on a Palm OS
® handheld, they can transfer the message 
directly to the appropriate application. If the recipient receives the message on 
another device, the data will appear as text. 
NOTENot all applications include a send command.
To send data from another application:
1.Open the record you want to send.
2.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
3.Tap Send from the Record menu. (The name of the menu may be different 
depending on which application you’re sending data from. For example, tap 
Send from the Note menu in Note Pad.)
4.If necessary, tap SMS to send the data using SMS rather than Bluetooth™ 
technology, and then tap OK.