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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 information.
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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 card information: your name, 
company, and contact information. You can then beam this business card 
information to other handhelds. See“Beaming data” in Chapter 3 for information 
on setting up and beaming business card information.
Making connections from Contacts
You can use the contacts in your Contacts list to launch applications that perform 
tasks such as dialing a phone number or creating an e-mail or SMS message. 
Some of the applications you can launch are included on the CD-ROM that comes 
with your handheld, and others may be available from third-party developers and 
are sold separately. Most of these applications require a GSM mobile phone (sold 
separately) that is compatible with your handheld.
Show in ListSelect which type of phone or other information appears in 
the Contacts list screen. Your options are Work, Home, Fax, 
Other, E-mail, Main, Pager, and Mobile. The identifying 
letters W, H, F, O, M, or P appear next to the record in the 
Contacts list, depending on which information is displayed. 
If you select E-mail, no identifying letter is displayed.
CategoryAssign the contact to a category. 
PrivateHide this contact when Security is turned on. 
						

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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 Connect dialog box.
TIPYou can also tap the Quick Connect icon in the title bar of the 
Contacts record.
3.Select the method you want to use to connect.
Quick Connect initiates the related task. For example, if you tap a phone 
number, Quick Connect sends the selected phone number to your mobile 
phone.
To use Quick Connect from the Contacts list:
1.Highlight the contact to which you want to connect. 
2.Tap the Menu icon  .
3.Select Connect on the Record menu.
4.Select the method you want to use to connect.
Quick Connect initiates the related task. For example, if you tap a phone 
number, Quick Connect sends the selected phone number to your mobile 
phone.
NOTETo use the Quick Connect feature, you must have all the requirements 
for that connection type. For example, to connect by tapping an e-mail address, 
you must have installed the e-mail application on your handheld and have an 
e-mail account with an Internet service provider (ISP). See the documentation 
included with the desired connection type for requirements to use that 
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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, you can select a contact and initiate a related task by tapping 
it with the stylus. By default, Tap-to-Connect is not enabled.
To enable Tap-to-Connect:
1.From the Contacts list, tap the Menu icon  .
2.Select Option, and then select Preferences.
3.Tap Enable Tap-to-Connect.
4.Ta p  O K .
TIPYou can also configure which application opens when you tap a specific 
Contacts record field, and whether to add a prefix to all phone numbers. 
See “Quick Connect” earlier in this chapter to learn how to configure these settings.
To make a connection with Tap-to-Connect:
1.Open the contact to which you want to connect. 
2.Tap an item.
For example, to dial a phone number, tap the number you want to dial. 
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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
 
Duplicate 
ContactMakes a copy of the current record and displays the copy in 
Contacts Edit so you can make changes to the copied record. The 
copy has the same category and attached notes as the original 
record.
ConnectOpens the Quick Connect dialog box, where you can choose 
which application you want to use to make the connection.
Send CategoryOpens a dialog box where you can choose how you want to send 
all records in the selected category to another device.
Send ContactOpens a dialog box where you can choose how you want to send 
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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 in them. The names you give the custom fields appear in 
all contacts. 
You can use these custom fields to track additional information 
in your Contacts records, such as names of spouses, children, or 
any other details.
About ContactsShows version information for Contacts. 
						

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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 phone
You need to configure the phone preferences of your handheld and connect your 
handheld to your mobile phone before you use Palm Dialer. For information on 
configuring your phone preferences, see Chapter 21. For information on 
connecting your handheld to your mobile phone, see“Setting up a phone 
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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 numeric display
Enter phone number and tap Dial
Tap Clear to delete digit from numeric display. Tap 
and hold to clear entire numeric display
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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 
communicate over your mobile phone.
To edit a speed-dial entry:
1.Ta p  S p e e d .
2.Tap Edit.
TIPYou can also go directly to the Edit Entry dialog box by tapping and 
holding a speed-dial button.
3.Tap an entry.
4.Edit the entry and tap OK.
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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.