Palm Tungsten T3 Instructions Manual

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To select field types in a contact:
1.Tap the contact that you want to change. 
2.Tap Edit.
3.Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change. 
4.For phone numbers and e-mail addresses: Select a new label.
For IM accounts: Select the IM service you want to use, or select IM if you do 
not want to specify a service. You must set up an IM account with a service 
provider to use IM on your handheld. See “Making connections from Contacts” 
later in this chapter for more...

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Changing Contact details
The Contact Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate 
with a contact. 
To open the Contact Details dialog box:
1.Tap the contact whose details you want to change.
TIPYou can also use the navigator to open a contact. See“Using the 
navigator” in Chapter 2 for instructions.
2.Tap Edit, and then tap Details.
3.Select any of the following settings:
Creating a business card
You can create a contact to contain your business...

Making connections from Contacts
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Quick Connect
If you have a compatible GSM mobile phone (sold separately), you can use Quick 
Connect to select a contact and initiate a related task with one hand, using the 
navigator. You can also configure which application opens when you choose a 
specific Contacts record field, and whether to add a prefix to all phone numbers.
To use Quick Connect from a contact:
1.Open the contact to which you want to connect. 
2.Press Right on the navigator to open the Quick...

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To configure Quick Connect settings:
1.From the Quick Connect dialog box, tap Settings.
2.(Optional) Tap the Number Prefix check box, and then enter a prefix.
For example, to dial 1 before all phone numbers, select this check box and enter 
a “1” in this field. The prefix is not added to a number that begins with the “+” 
character.
3.Tap each of the pick lists and select the application you want to associate with 
that task.
4.Ta p  O K .
Tap-to-Connect
With Tap-to-Connect,...

Making connections from Contacts
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3.(Optional) Tap the number to edit it.
For example, you might want to add an area code, a 1, or a country code to a 
phone number.
Using Contacts menus
Contacts menu commands that are not explained elsewhere in this book are 
described here. See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selecting 
menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the 
Contacts list screen or the Contacts Edit screen.
Record menus...

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Options menus
PreferencesOpens a dialog box where you can choose Contacts display 
options.
Remember Last Category. Determines how Contacts appears 
when you return to it from another application. If you select this 
check box, Contacts shows the last category you selected. If you 
deselect it, Contacts displays the All category.
Rename Custom 
FieldsThese custom fields appear at the end of the Contacts Edit 
screen. Rename them to identify the kind of information you 
enter...

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CHAPTER 8
Using Palm™ Dialer
Palm™ Dialer is a fast and simple way to use your handheld to dial a 
telephone number on your mobile phone. The Palm Dialer also allows you 
to speed-dial frequently called numbers and to log recently called numbers. 
IMPORTANTYour mobile phone plan must be a Global System for Mobile 
Communications (GSM) phone in order to use Palm Dialer.
To open Palm Dialer:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Tap the Palm Dialer icon .
Configuring phone preferences and connecting to your mobile...

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Dialing a number
Palm Dialer allows you to directly dial a number from your handheld. 
To dial a number:
1.Tap the telephone number on the keypad. 
2.Tap Dial.
Redialing the most recently dialed number
You can quickly redial the most recently dialed number from the Dialer screen.
To redial the most recently dialed number:
1.Tap Dial when the numeric display is empty.
2.Tap Dial again.
Tap and hold the 0 key to add a + (plus) to the 
number sequence
Digits appear in the...

Using speed dial
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Using speed dial
Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial ten of your most commonly used 
numbers. 
To add a speed-dial entry:
1.Ta p  S p e e d .
2.Tap an empty speed-dial button. 
3.Enter a name and telephone number.
4.Ta p  O K .
The name appears on the speed-dial button.
5.Ta p  D o n e .
To dial a speed dial entry:
1.Ta p  S p e e d .
2.Tap one of the speed-dial buttons.
The number is dialed and added to the Call History list. You are now ready to 
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Dialing a number from the Call History list
You can dial a number using the Call History list of 11 of the most recently dialed 
numbers. 
To dial a number from the Call History list:
1.Tap History.
2.Tap an entry from the list.
3.Tap Dial.
The number is dialed and you are now ready to communicate over your mobile 
phone.