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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. 
3.Ta p  N e w.
4.Enter the name of the new category, and then press Function   + Enter , or 
tap OK.
5.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
You can assign any of your records to the new category.
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To rename a category:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list.
2.Select Edit Categories. 
3.Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
4.Enter the new name for the category, and then press Function   + Enter , 
or tap OK.
5.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
TIPYou can group the records in 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 to find information quickly:
nAll applications that reside on your handheld: Find locates any text that you 
specify, always starting with the current application. However, Find does not 
search through applications on expansion cards.
nDate Book, To Do List, Memo Pad: Phone Lookup displays the Address list 
screen and enables you to add to a record the information that appears in this 
list.
nAddress Book: The Look Up line enables you to scroll immediately to a name 
when you enter the first letters of that name.
nExpense: Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that have data in the 
Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with 
an Expense record. 
						

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Looking up Address Book records
In Address Book, you can use the Look Up line with the stylus or the navigator to 
look up and quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries.
To look up an Address Book record with the stylus:
1.From the Address list screen, enter the first letter of the name you want to find.
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.
2.Tap the record to view its contents.
To look up an Address Book record with the navigator:
1.From the Address List screen, press Right on the navigator to display the 
navigator Quick Look Up line.
2.Press Up or Down on the navigator to select the first letter of the name you want 
to find.
The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter.
3.Press Right on the navigator to move to the next letter box.
The Quick Look Up line displays only letters that are a possible match for that 
position. 
Look Up line
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If only one match is possible for a particular position, the highlight jumps to the 
next position.
4.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.
5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the entry you want appears in the list.
6.Press Select on the navigator to highlight the record you want.
7.Press Select on the navigator to view the contents of the selected record.
TIPIf only one match is possible for the letters you selected, the contents of 
the record displays automatically.
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.
To use Find:
1.Press Function   + Find  .
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.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK. 
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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.
Using Phone Lookup
Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and enables you to add the 
information that appears in this list to a record.
To use Phone Lookup:
1.Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can 
be in Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, or any other application that takes 
advantage of this feature.
2.Press Command Stroke   + L.
Alternately, press Function   + Menu   and then select Phone Lookup on 
the Options menu.
3.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. 
4.Tap Add.
The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is 
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Looking up names to add to Expense records
In Expense, Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that have data in the 
Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an 
Expense record.
To add names to an Expense record:
1.Tap the Expense record to which you want to add names.
2.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
3.Tap Who.
4.Tap Lookup.
The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your Address Book that 
have data in the Company field.
5.Select the name you want to add, and then tap Add.
The name appears in the Attendees screen.
6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more names.
7.Press Function   + Enter , or tap Done.
8.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
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Sorting lists of records
You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting 
is available in applications that have list screens: Address Book, Note Pad, To Do 
List, Memo Pad, and Expense.
NOTEYou can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records” earlier 
in this chapter.
To sort records in Address Book, Note Pad, and Memo Pad:
1.Open the application to display the list screen.
2.Press Command Stroke   + R.
Alternately, press Function   + Menu  , and then select Preferences on the 
Options menu.
3.Do one of the following:
Address Book: Tap the setting you want.
Note Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic, Date, or Manual.
Memo Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or Manual.
4.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
To sort the Note Pad and Memo list manually, tap and drag a note 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.
Address Book
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To sort records in To Do List and Expense:
1.Open the application to display the list screen.
2.Tap Show.
3.Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.
4.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
Attaching notes
In Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, 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 Date Book, 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 Address Book only: Tap Edit.
3.Ta p  D e t a i l s .  
4.Ta p  N o t e .
5.Enter your note.
6.Press Function   + Enter , or tap Done.
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 Date Book, you can also select 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.Press Function   + Enter , or tap Yes.
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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 font style.
To change the font style:
1.Open an application.
2.Press Command Stroke   + F.
Alternately, press Function   + Menu  , and then select Font on the 
Options menu.
3.Tap the font style you want to use.
4.Press Function   + Enter , or tap OK.
Small font
Large fontSmall bold font
Large bold font
Tap here for 
small fontTap here for small bold font
Tap here for large bold font
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Receiving alerts
You can receive alerts on your handheld and in Palm Desktop software.
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 Date Book
nA note created in Note Pad
nAn alarm set in World Clock
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.
 To respond to alerts, do one of the following:
nSelect an item’s check box to clear the item.
nTap an item (either the icon or the text description) to open the application 
where the alarm was set. The application opens to the entry associated with the 
alarm.
nPress Function   + Enter , or tap Done to close the reminder list and return 
to the current screen. An attention indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of 
the screen; tap it to view the alert list again.
nTap Snooze to see the list again in five minutes.
If you tap Done or Snooze and view the reminder list later, the current time is 
displayed in the Reminder bar and the original alert time is displayed with each 
list item. 
nTap Clear All to dismiss all alerts in the list.