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CHAPTER 18
Using Voice Memo
Voice Memo provides a place for you to record your thoughts while you’re 
on the go. You can use Voice Memo to do things you might do with a voice 
recorder, and more: 
■Record and play back voice memos directly on your handheld. 
■Set an alarm to use your voice memos as reminder messages. 
■Assign your voice memos to categories so that you can organize and view them 
in logical groups.
■Synchronize with your computer using Palm™ Desktop software and 
HotSync
® technology, and then listen to voice memos on your computer or send 
them as e-mail attachments.
■Share voice memos with other people when you use the Send or Beam 
commands.
■Conserve space on your handheld by storing voice memos on expansion cards.
To open Voice Memo:
■Press the Voice Memo application button on the side panel of your handheld. 
Voice Memo opens to display the list of all your voice memos.
Voice Memo 
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Creating a voice memo
To record a voice memo, you can use the Voice Memo application button or the 
onscreen controls. To pause and resume while recording a voice memo, you must 
use the onscreen controls. After you finish recording a voice memo, you cannot 
add to or change the content, but you can assign the voice memo to a category or 
change the voice memo title.
To conserve storage space on your handheld, you can also store your voice memos 
on an expansion card.
Recording a voice memo
This section covers how to record a voice memo using the Voice Memo application 
button.
To record a voice memo on your handheld:
1.Press and hold the Voice Memo application button  .
IMPORTANTContinue holding the Voice Memo application button until you finish 
recording. If you are recording a long voice memo and don’t want to continue 
holding the Voice Memo application button, see “Pausing and resuming a voice 
memo recording” later in this chapter to make a recording with the onscreen 
controls. For optimum results, hold your handheld within 30 centimeters 
(approximately 1 foot) of your face while recording.
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has started.
2.Face your handheld and begin speaking.
3.Release the Voice Memo application button to stop recording.
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has stopped.
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5.(Optional) Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select the 
category where you want to store the voice memo.
TIPTo automatically store voice memos on an expansion card, see “Storing 
voice memos on an expansion card” later in this chapter.
6.Ta p  D o n e .
Pausing and resuming a voice memo recording
To pause and resume while recording a voice memo, you must use the onscreen 
controls. This section covers how to use the onscreen controls to pause and resume 
while recording a voice memo. 
To pause and restart while creating a voice memo:
1.In the Voice Memo list, tap New.
2.(Optional) Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select the 
category in which you want to store the voice memo.
TIPTo automatically store voice memos on an expansion card, see “Storing 
voice memos on an expansion card” later in this chapter.
Tap to create 
another voice 
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3.Ta p  R e c o r d .
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has started.
4.Face your handheld and begin speaking.
5.Tap Pause to stop recording.
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has paused. 
NOTEIf you use other applications on your handheld while pausing the 
recording, press (and release) the Voice Memo application button   to 
resume recording later.
6.Ta p  R e c o r d .
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has restarted.
7.Ta p  S t o p .
A tone sounds to indicate that recording has stopped. 
8.(Optional) Select the time at the top of the screen and enter a title.
9.Ta p  D o n e .
PauseRecord
Recording status
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Storing voice memos on an expansion card
You can conserve storage space on your handheld, or create voice memos for 
others, by storing your voice memos on an expansion card. Voice Memo enables 
you to store specific voice memos on an expansion card, or to configure your 
handheld to always store voice memos on an expansion card when one is present. 
Keep in mind that when you store voice memos on an expansion card, they do not 
appear in the Voice Memo portion of Palm Desktop software after a HotSync 
operation and are not backed up. So, if you give your expansion card to a friend, 
you do not have another copy of your voice memo(s). You must use a card reader 
(sold separately) to view the contents of the expansion card on your computer, and 
use a third-party application to back up data stored on an expansion card. 
Additionally, you cannot mark voice memos private or attach alarms to voice 
memos that are stored on an expansion card.
NOTEPalm works with developers of third-party add-on applications to ensure the 
compatibility of these applications with your new Palm handheld. Some third-party 
applications, however, may not have been upgraded to be compatible with your new 
Palm handheld. If you suspect that a third-party application is adversely affecting the 
operation of your handheld, contact the developer of the application.
To store specific voice memos on an expansion card:
1.Create or open a voice memo.
2.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select Card.
3.Ta p  D o n e .
To automatically store voice memos on an expansion card:
1.From the Voice Memo list, tap the Menu icon  .
2.Select Options, and then select Preferences.
3.Select the check box Record automatically to expansion card, if present.
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Listening to voice memos
The Voice Memo list displays the title, creation date, and duration of each voice 
memo. If you did not assign a title to a voice memo, the title appears as the time 
you created the voice memo. This makes it easy to locate and listen to your voice 
memos. 
To listen to a voice memo:
1.In the Voice Memo list, select the voice memo title.
TIPYou can also select a voice memo with the navigator. See“Using the 
navigator” in Chapter 2 for details.
 
The voice memo begins to play after a few seconds. To start playing 
immediately, tap Play.
2.Tap the arrows at the top of the screen to listen to the next or previous voice 
memo.
TIPYou can also press Right or Left on the navigator to listen to the next or 
previous voice memo.
3.Ta p  D o n e .
To adjust the volume:
1.In the V Memo screen, tap the Speaker icon  .
2.Drag the slider or press Up or Down on the navigator to adjust the volume.
3.Ta p  D o n e .
TIPWhen a voice memo is playing, you can also press Up or Right on the 
navigator to increase the volume, or press Down or Left to decrease the 
volume. 
Tap arrows to scroll to next 
and previous voice memos
Select a 
voice 
memo 
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To play a portion of a voice memo:
1.In the Voice Memo list, select the voice memo title.
2.Drag the slider to the portion you want to hear. 
TIPYou can also tap the slider bar to jump the slider to that position.
3.Ta p  P l a y.
4.Ta p  D o n e .
Setting an alarm for a voice memo
You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow-up on a 
voice memo.
To set an alarm for a voice memo:
1.Select the voice memo to which you want to assign an alarm.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Select Options, and then select Alarm.
4.Tap the Date box.
5.Tap the year, month, and date you want the alarm to sound.
After you tap the date, the Set Alarm dialog box reappears.
6.Ta p  t h e  Ti m e  b o x .
Slider bar Slider 
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7.Tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to occur.
8.(Optional) Tap the Auto-play check box to automatically play the voice memo 
when the alarm goes off.
9.Ta p  O K .
10 .When the alarm goes off and the reminder message appears onscreen, do one of 
the following:
– Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current 
screen.
– Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen. An 
attention indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you 
of the pending alarm, and the reminder message appears again in five 
minutes. When the reminder message reappears, the current time appears in 
the Reminder bar and the voice memo title appears on the screen. If you did 
not title the voice memo, the time the voice memo was created appears on 
the screen.
– Tap Go To to open Voice Memo. Voice Memo opens and displays the voice 
memo associated with the alarm. Wait a moment for the voice memo to begin 
playback, or tap Play.
Tap here to 
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Using Voice Memo menus
Voice Memo menus are shown here for your reference, and Voice Memo features 
that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
The Voice Memos and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re 
displaying the Voice Memo list or an individual voice memo.
V Memo menus
Options menus
Send CategoryOpens a dialog box where you can choose how to send the 
category. You can send the category using Bluetooth™ 
communication, SMS, or the VersaMail™ application.
Send V MemoOpens a dialog box where you can choose how to send the voice 
memo. You can send the voice memo using Bluetooth 
communication, SMS, or the VersaMail application.
Voice Memo list
V Memo screen
Preferences 
Displays the Voice Memo Preferences dialog box, where you 
define the sort order for voice memos, the alarm sound, deletion 
confirmation setting, and whether to automatically store voice 
memos on an expansion card if one is present. 
SecurityDisplays the Change Security dialog box, where you set a 
privacy option for all voice memos.
DetailsDisplays the V Memo Details dialog box, where you assign a 
category and privacy option for a voice memo.
About Voice 
MemoShows version information for Voice Memo.
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