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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 Categories. 
The Edit Categories dialog box opens.
3.Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
4.Enter the new name for the category, and then tap OK.
5.Ta p  O K .
TIPYou can group the records within two or more categories into one 
category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change 
the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the 
Personal category appear in the Business category.
Finding information
Your handheld offers several ways for you to find information quickly.
Using Find
You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application that resides 
on your handheld. Find does not search applications that reside on an expansion 
card.
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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 searches for the text in all records and all notes.
As your handheld searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may 
want to do this if the entry you want appears before your handheld finishes the 
search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More.
4.Tap the text that you want to review.
Looking up Contacts records
In Contacts you can use the Look Up line with the stylus or navigator to look up 
and quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries.
To look up a Contacts record with the navigator:
1.From the Contacts list screen, press Right on the navigator to display the Quick 
Look Up line.
2.Press Up and Down on the navigator to select the first letter of the name you 
want to 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 find.
The list then scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For 
example, selecting s scrolls to “Sands,” and selecting sm scrolls further to 
“Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Quick Look Up feature 
scrolls to the matches for the company name.
6.Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the entry you want appears in the list.
7.Press Select on the navigator to highlight the record you want.
8.Press Select on the navigator to view the contents of the selected record.
TIPIf there is only one possible match for the letters you selected, the contents 
of the record are automatically displayed.
To look up an Contacts record with the stylus:
1.From the Contacts list screen, enter the first letter of the name you want to find.
Quick Look Up line
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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 screen. You can add to a record the 
information that appears in this list.
To use Phone Lookup:
1.Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can 
be in Calendar, Tasks, Memos, SMS, or any other application that takes 
advantage of this feature.
2.Tap the Menu icon  .
3.Select Options, and then select Phone Lookup.
4.Begin to spell the last name of the name you want to find. 
The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the first letter you 
enter. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the name, 
tap it. 
5.Tap Add.
The name you selected, along with the information associated with it, is pasted 
into the record you selected in step 1.
Sorting lists of records
Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Contacts, Tasks, Note Pad, 
Voice Memo, Memos, and Expense. You can also sort photos in Palm Photos. 
See“Creating an album” in Chapter 13 for details.
NOTEYou can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records” earlier 
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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 
option from pick list.
5.Ta p  O K .
To sort the Note Pad, Voice Memo, or Memo list manually, tap and drag a note, 
voice memo, or memo to a new location in the list. 
To make the list appear in Palm Desktop software as you manually sorted it on 
your handheld, open the application in Palm Desktop software and click Sort 
by. Then select Order on Handheld.
Attaching notes
In Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Palm Photos, and Expense, you can attach a note to a 
record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, for an 
appointment in Calendar, you can attach a note with directions to the location.
To attach a note to a record:
1.Display the entry to which you want to add a note. 
To display an entry, tap it or press Up or Down on the navigator to highlight it, 
and then press Select on the navigator.
2.In Contacts only: Tap Edit.
3.Ta p  D e t a i l s .  
4.Tap Note or the Note button  .
5.Enter your note.
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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. You 
can choose small, small bold, large, or large bold fonts in each application that 
enables you to change the font style.
Note icon
Small fontLarge font
Small bold 
font
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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 appointment set in Calendar
nA note created in Note Pad
nA voice memo created in Voice Memo
nAn alarm set in World Clock
nA task created in Tasks
When an alert occurs, your handheld displays a reminder message. If you tap 
Snooze in response to an alert message, your handheld reminds you of the item 
again in five minutes. The Reminder screen displays alerts that await attention.
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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 Desktop is running.
4.(Optional) To hear an alert sound as well as receive an alert message, select the 
check box Play audible notification with alarm dialog box.
5.Click OK.
Hiding or masking private records
You can use Security Preferences to set a password and select whether to mask 
your private records or hide them completely. See“Making records private” in 
Chapter 21 for details.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications and other files on 
your handheld or on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm Desktop 
software from your computer.
Installing files and add-on applications
Your handheld comes with many applications installed and ready to use. During 
a HotSync operation you can also install additional applications, such as games 
and other software, on your handheld or on a card that is seated in the expansion 
card slot. Applications or games that you install on your handheld reside in RAM 
memory, and you can delete them at any time.
You can also install other files that are associated with an application on your 
handheld, such as Microsoft Office documents, photos, or audio files. Files that are 
not associated with an application on your handheld might not be installed during 
a HotSync operation.
Both applications and files are easy to install during a HotSync operation. You can 
install the following types of files:
nPalm OS® file types, including .prc and .pdb
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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 ensure the 
compatibility of these applications with your new Palm™ handheld. Some third-party 
applications, however, may not have been upgraded to be compatible with your new 
Palm handheld. If you suspect that a third-party application is adversely affecting the 
operation of your handheld, contact the developer of the application.
Installing applications and files on a Windows computer
Palm™ Quick Install makes it easy to install applications and files during the next 
HotSync operation. You can even install compatible files directly from a Zip file. 
Depending on the file type, Palm Quick Install determines whether to install the 
files on your handheld or on an expansion card. 
You can use any of the following methods to install applications and files with 
Palm Quick Install:
nDrag and drop files onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the Windows desktop.
nDrag and drop files onto the Palm Quick Install window.
nUse the commands or buttons in the Palm Quick Install window.
nRight-click a file and send it to Palm Quick Install.
The procedures that follow explain how to install applications and files using each 
of these methods.
To drag and drop applications or files onto the Palm Quick Install icon:
1.Copy or download the application(s) or file(s) you want to install onto your 
computer.
2.From My Computer or Windows Explorer, select the file(s) or folder that you 
want to install.
3.Drag and drop the file(s) or folder onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the 
Windows desktop.
Palm Quick Install displays a confirmation dialog box that shows whether the 
files will be installed on your handheld or on an expansion card, and you can 
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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 the associated application from your handheld 
and then performing another HotSync operation. If the files still remain in the 
list, they are not associated with an application on your handheld and cannot 
be installed. Expansion cards may also hold files that are not Palm™ 
application files. 
To drag and drop applications or files onto the Palm Quick Install window:
1.Copy or download the application(s) or file(s) you want to install onto your 
computer.
2.Double-click the Palm Quick Install icon on the Windows desktop.
3.From My Computer or Windows Explorer, select the file(s) or folder that you 
want to install.
4.Drag and drop the file(s) or folder onto the handheld or expansion card file list.
If a No symbol appears when you attempt to drag a file onto a file list, the file 
is not supported on that destination. 
The status bar shows the number of files selected and their total size. However, 
because some file types are compressed during synchronization, they may 
actually require less space than the amount shown in the file size column or 
status bar.
Handheld file list
Expansion card file list
Status bar