Palm Tungsten W PDA Phone Instructions

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Receiving alerts from Palm Desktop software
You can also set an option to receive Date Book 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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TIPYou can also access the Install Tool dialog by selecting Install Tool from 
the Palm Desktop program group or by double-clicking any file with a PRC, 
PDB, PQA, PNC, or SCP file extension.
4.In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld.
5.Click Add.
6.Select the applications that you want to install.
7.Click Open.
8.If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, click 
Change Destination in the...

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9.Click OK to close the Change Destination window.
10 .Click Done to close the Install Tool window.
11 .Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected applications. 
See“Performing a cradle/cable HotSync operation: Windows computer” in 
Chapter 20 for details.
NOTEFiles that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were 
not installed. This can happen if the file type was not recognized during the 
HotSync operation. Expansion cards may hold...

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6.Select the Add-on folder.
If the file you want to install is not listed in the dialog box, go to the folder to 
which you copied the file. Most Palm application files have the extension PRC, 
PDB, PQA, or SCP.
7.Select the applications you want to install.
8.Click Add File to add the selected application to the Install Handheld Files list.
TIPYou can also drag files or folders of files to the list in the Install Handheld 
Files dialog box. The files are copied to...

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Removing applications
If you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you 
installed, you can remove applications from your handheld or from an expansion 
card. From your handheld, you can remove only add-on applications, patches, and 
extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that reside in the 
ROM portion of your handheld.
NOTEIf you have backed up your applications during a HotSync operation, you also 
need to...

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5.Click Change/Remove.
6.Click Yes in the Confirm File Deletion box.
7.Click OK.
8.Click Close.
NOTEYou need to install the HotSync Manager from the installation CD if you want 
to synchronize data with another PIM.
To remove Palm Desktop software from a Mac computer: 
1.Locate the Palm Desktop Installer icon and double-click.
The Palm Desktop Installer icon is on the Palm Desktop CD or in the installer 
that you downloaded.
2.Select Uninstall from the pop-up menu....

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CHAPTER 5
Using Address Book
Address Book enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and 
other information about your personal or business contacts. Use Address 
Book to do the following: 
nQuickly look up or enter names, addresses, phone numbers, and other 
information.
nEnter up to five phone numbers (home, work, fax, mobile, and so on) or e-mail 
addresses for each name.
nDefine which phone number appears in the Address list for each Address Book 
entry. 
nAttach a note to each Address...

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Creating an Address Book entry
A record in Address Book is called an entry. You can create entries on your 
handheld, or you can use Palm™ Desktop software to create entries on your 
computer and then transfer the entries to your handheld with your next HotSync
® 
operation.
Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities so that you can load 
database files into Address Book on your handheld. 
See“Importing data” in Chapter 3 and Palm Desktop online Help for more...

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7.Tap the scroll arrows   or press Up/Down on the navigator to move to the next 
page of information.
8.After you finish entering information, Press Function   + Enter , or tap 
Done.
TIPTo create an entry that always appears at the top of the Address list, begin the 
Last name or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*. This entry can 
contain contact information in case you lose your handheld.
Selecting types of phone numbers
You can select the types of...

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Changing Address Entry details
The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can 
associate with an entry. 
To open the Address Entry Details dialog box:
1.Tap the entry whose details you want to change.
2.Tap Edit.
3.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
4.Select any of the following settings:
Making connections from Address Book
You can use the entries in your Address Book to launch applications that perform 
tasks such as dialing a phone number or creating...