Palm Tungsten T3 Instructions Manual

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CHAPTER 2
Exploring Your Handheld
Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 handheld can help you stay organized, on time, and 
in communication while you are away from your desk. 
Opening and closing your handheld
When your handheld is open, you can access additional controls on the front and 
back panels. You can use your handheld in either the open or closed position.
Slide the bottom portion of your handheld 
away from the screen.  

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Locating front panel controls
NavigatorSelect and display records on your handheld screen. See 
“Using the navigator” later in this chapter for additional 
information, and look for tips throughout this handbook.
Application buttonsActivate the individual handheld applications that 
correspond to the icons on the buttons: Calendar, Contacts, 
Tasks, and Note Pad. See“Buttons Preferences” in 
Chapter 21 for details on reassigning these buttons to 
activate any...

Locating top and side panel components
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Locating top and side panel components
Voice Memo buttonPress and hold to record voice memos.
MicrophoneAn audio input device for applications such as Voice Memo.
Headphone jackA jack to connect a standard 3.5mm stereo headphones (sold 
separately) to your handheld.
Indicator lightThe light serves as an alert and also indicates the 
battery-charging status when your handheld is in the 
cradle/cable.
Power buttonThe button turns your handheld on or off.
Expansion...

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Locating back panel components
StylusThe stylus is your writing and tapping tool. To use the stylus, 
gently press the top of the stylus to release it from the slot, 
and then pull it out of the slot and hold it as you would a pen 
or pencil. 
IR portThe port uses infrared technology to transmit data to and 
receive data from other infrared-enabled devices and to 
perform HotSync
® operations. See“Beaming data” in 
Chapter 3 and see“Conducting IR HotSync operations”...

Using the protective cover
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Using the protective cover
The cover protects your handheld screen when it is not in use. 
Universal connectorConnects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn 
connects to the back of your computer and through the AC 
adapter to the wall current. This enables you to recharge 
your handheld as well as update the information between 
your handheld and your computer, using HotSync 
technology. 
The universal connector also connects peripheral hardware 
devices to your...

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Adding an expansion card
An expansion card (sold separately) increases the variety of tasks you can do and 
the amount of space you have for software and data on your handheld.
To insert a card:
1.Insert the card into the expansion slot with the label side facing the display.
2.Push lightly against the card with your thumb. 
To  r e m o v e  a  c a r d :
1.Push lightly against the card with your thumb.
2.Slide the card out of the expansion slot.
For complete...

Elements of the handheld interface
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Elements of the handheld interface
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap 
elements on your handheld screen is the basic action you use to get things done on 
your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, the setup instructions appear on the screen. 
These instructions include a digitizer screen that aligns the internal circuitry of 
your handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on...

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Check boxTap a check box to select or deselect it. When a check box 
contains a check mark, the corresponding option is selected 
and active. When a check box is empty, the corresponding 
option is deselected and inactive.
Menu barUse the menu bar to access a set of application-specific 
commands. Not all applications have a menu bar.
IconsTap the icons to open applications  , menus  , and a favorite 
application, and to find text anywhere in your data  . 
See...

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Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online Tips icon 
in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate questions you might have in a 
dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give you other useful 
information.
To display an online tip:
1.Tap the Tips icon  . 
2.After you review the tip, tap Done.
Using the navigator
When you work with most applications, the navigator on the front panel of your...

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To navigate in list screens, do any of the following:
nPress Up or Down on the navigator to scroll an 
entire screen of records. 
nPress and hold Up or Down on the navigator to 
accelerate the scrolling.
nPress Select in the center of the navigator to 
insert the selection highlight. When the selection 
highlight is present, you can do the following:
– Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll 
to the previous or next records.
– Press Select again to view the...