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CHAPTER 4
Working with Applications
This chapter explains how to open and switch between applications on your 
handheld, how to change application settings so they are personalized to your 
work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related 
groups.
Opening applications
You can use the Home screen to open any application installed on your handheld 
or on expansion card. You can also open Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Note Pad, and 
Voice Memo with the application buttons on your...

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To open an application on your handheld:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many 
applications installed on your handheld, tap the scroll bar to see all your 
applications. 
Opening expansion card applications
When an expansion card is properly seated in the expansion card slot, your 
handheld responds based on the contents of the card and the application that is 
active when you insert the card. In some...

Categorizing applications
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Categorizing applications
You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or 
all your applications. 
By default, your handheld includes system-defined categories, such as All and 
Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Games, Main, and System. 
In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories. You can have a 
maximum of 15 user-defined categories. 
To categorize an application: 
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Menu icon  ....

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To copy an application to or from an expansion card:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Tap the Menu icon  .
3.Select Copy on the App menu.
4.Tap the Copy From pick list and select Handheld or the card name.
5.If there are multiple cards available, tap the Copy To pick list and select the 
Handheld or the card name.
If you selected Handheld in the Copy from pick list, the Copy To pick list 
appears only if there are multiple cards available.
6.Tap an application to copy....

Using menus
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4.Tap Settings.
5.Tap the Sort By pick list and select Name or Size.
6.Tap the Copy Application Only check box to select it if you want to copy only 
the application files. Leave it deselected if you want to copy both the application 
file and its associated data file(s).
7.Ta p  O K .
NOTEThe Sort By setting is in effect each time you use the copy feature. Each time 
you want to copy an application only, you must select the Copy Applications Only 
check box.
Using menus
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In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record 
menu is selected and shows the selection.
Graffiti 2 menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti 2 Command stroke, which is 
similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. The 
command letters appear to the right of the command names. 
When you draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti 2 input area, the 
Command toolbar appears below...

Performing common tasks
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Performing common tasks
The following tasks are common to most applications.
Creating records
You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Calendar, Contacts, 
Tasks, Note Pad, Memos, and Expense.
In SMS, you use a different procedure to create a message. For more information, 
see“Creating messages” in Chapter 14.
In Palm
TM Web Browser Pro, you can either save a web page or bookmark it so you 
can return to it later. For more information, see Chapter 18.
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Entering text
For information on entering text using Graffiti 2 writing, using the onscreen 
keyboards, or using the keyboard attached to your computer, see Chapter 3. For 
information on entering text in Note Pad, see“Creating a note” in Chapter 11.
Using the Edit menu
The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, 
commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select in an application.
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Purge. If you think Calendar or Tasks records might prove useful later, you can 
purge them from your handheld and save them in an archive file on your 
computer.
Purging is not available in Contacts, Note Pad, Palm
TM Photos, Voice Memo, SMS, 
or Memos. You must delete outdated records manually from these applications.
In Palm Web Browser Pro, you can purge stored web pages by clearing the cache. 
See“Changing the size and content of the cache” in Chapter 18.
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To move a record into a category:
1.Select the record you want to categorize.
2.In Contacts only: Tap Edit.
3.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
4.Tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories.
5.Select the category for the record.
6.Ta p  O K .
NOTEIn Contacts, Note Pad, Voice Memo, and Memos you can select the 
category name in the upper-right corner of the screen to assign the item to a 
different category.
To display a category of records:
1.Tap the...