Palm Tungsten T3 Instructions Manual

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To define a new category:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list.
2.Select Edit Categories from the pick list. 
3.Ta p  N e w.
4.Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK.
NOTEIn Calendar, you can also select a different color for each category. 
5.Ta p  O K .
You can assign any of your records to the new category.
To rename a category:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list.
2.Select Edit...

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To use Find:
1.Tap the Find icon   on the status bar.
TIPIf you select text in an application before you tap Find, the selected text 
automatically appears in the Find dialog box.
2.Enter the text that you want to find. 
Find is not case sensitive. For example, searching for the name “davidson” also 
finds “Davidson.”
Find locates any words that begin with the text you enter. For example, 
searching for “plane” finds “planet” but not “airplane.”
3.Tap OK. 
Find...

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3.Press Right on the navigator to move to the next letter box.
4.The Quick Look Up line displays only letters that are a possible match for that 
position. For example, in the screen shown here, if you enter c in the first box, 
only the letters a, h, and o appear in the second box.
If there is only one possible match for a particular position, the highlight jumps 
to the next position.
5.Press Up or Down on the navigator to select the next letter of the name you want 
to...

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2.The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter. If you write another 
letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For 
example, writing an s scrolls to “Sands,” and writing sm scrolls further to 
“Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to the 
first letter of the company name.
3.Tap the record to view its contents.
Using Phone Lookup
Phone Lookup displays the Contacts list...

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To sort records in Expense:
1.Open the Expense to display the list screen.
2.Tap Show.
3.Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.
4.Ta p  O K .
To sort records in Contacts, Note Pad, Voice Memo, Tasks, and Memos:
1.Open the application to display the list screen.
2.Tap the Menu icon  .
3.Select Options, and then select Preferences.
4.Do one of the following:
Contacts: Tap the setting you want.
Note Pad, Voice Memo, Tasks, Memos: Tap the Sort by pick list and select an...

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A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note.
To review or edit a note:
nTap the Note icon  .
TIPIn Calendar, you can also highlight the event that contains the note, press Select 
on the navigator to open the note, and then press Select on the navigator again to 
close the note. 
To delete a note:
1.Tap the Note icon  .
2.Tap Delete.
3.Tap Yes.
Choosing fonts
In many applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read....

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To change the font style:
1.Open an application.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Select Options, and then select Font.
4.Tap the font style you want to use.
5.Ta p  O K .
Receiving alerts
You can receive alerts on your handheld and from Palm Desktop software. 
NOTEYou can access Attention Manager by tapping the Alert icon   on the status 
bar.
Receiving alerts on your handheld
When you use certain application settings, your handheld can alert you to any of 
the following:
nAn...

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Receiving alerts from Palm Desktop software
You can also set an option to receive Calendar event alerts from Palm Desktop 
software. The feature is disabled by default, so you must enable it within Palm 
Desktop software.
To enable an event alert from Palm Desktop software:
1.Double-click the Palm Desktop icon.
2.From the Tools menu, select Options, and then select Alarms.
3.Set Alarm Configuration options, either Always Available or Available only 
when the Palm...

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NOTETo install some software, you may need to download files from the 
Internet to your computer. Check the Software Installation CD-ROM for details.
nMicrosoft Office files, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
nKinoma video files 
There are a variety of third-party applications available for your handheld. To 
learn more about these applications, go to the web site:
 www.palm.com.
NOTEPalm works with developers of third-party add-on applications to...

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4.Click OK.
The selected files are placed in the Handheld or Expansion Card file list, based 
on the file extension. 
5.Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. See Chapter 20 for details.
NOTEFiles that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were 
not installed. This can happen if your handheld is too full to install the file or if 
the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. If files are 
unrecognized, try launching...