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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 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.
5.Click OK.
Hiding or masking private records
You can use the Security preferences to set a password and select whether to mask 
your private records or hide them completely. See“Security preferences” in 
Chapter 21 for details.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld or 
on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm Desktop software from your 
computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with applications installed and ready to use, but 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.
The Install Tool makes it easy to install software during a HotSync operation. 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/support/intl.
To install add-on software on your handheld using a Windows computer:
1.On your computer, copy or download the application you want to install into 
the add-on folder in your Palm Desktop directory on your computer.
2.Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
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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 Install Tool window, and then use the arrows to 
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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 applications that use files other 
than the Palm
TM application files. For your handheld to recognize such a file, 
you must launch the application at least once.
To install add-on software on your handheld using a Mac computer:
1.On your Mac computer, copy or download the application you want to install 
into the Add-on folder in your Palm folder.
2.Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder.
3.From the HotSync menu, select Install Handheld Files.
4.From the User pop-up menu, select the name that corresponds to your 
handheld.
5.Click Add To List. 
						

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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 the Files To Install folder.
9.If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, click 
Change Destination the Install Handheld Files window, and then use the 
arrows to move applications between your handheld and an expansion card.
10 .Click OK to close the Change Destination window.
11 .Close the Install Handheld Files window.
12.Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected applications on your 
handheld. See“Performing cradle/cable HotSync operations” 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 applications that use files other 
than the Palm application files. In order for your handheld to recognize such a 
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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 delete them from your computer. Otherwise, they are reinstalled at the next 
HotSync operation.
To remove an add-on application: 
1.Press Home  . 
2.Press Command Stroke   + D.
Alternately, press Function   + Menu  , select Delete on the App menu.
3.Tap the Delete From pick list and select either Handheld or Card. To delete 
applications from a card, the card must be seated in the expansion card slot.
4.Tap the application that you want to remove.
5.Tap Delete.
6.Press Function   + Enter , or tap Yes.
7.Press Function   + Enter , or tap Done.
Removing Palm Desktop software
If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software, you can remove it from your 
computer. 
To remove Palm Desktop software from a Windows computer: 
1.From the Windows Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
2.Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3.Click the Change or Remove Programs button.
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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.
3.Select the software you want to remove.
4.Click Uninstall.
5.Select the folder that contains your Palm Desktop software files.
6.Click Remove.
NOTEThis process removes only the application files. The data in your Users 
folder remains untouched. 
7.Restart your computer. 
						

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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 Book entry, in which you can enter additional 
information about the entry.
nAssign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view 
them in logical groups.
nCreate your own digital business card that you can beam using SMS or e-mail 
to other devices with an infrared (IR) port and an application that can read the 
data.
To open Address Book: 
nPress the Address Book application button   on the front panel of your 
handheld. Address Book opens to display the list of all your records.
TIPPress the Address Book application button   repeatedly to cycle through the 
categories in which you have records. You can also press and hold the Address Book 
application button   to instantly beam your business card to another device with an 
IR port. The receiving device must also have an application that can read the Address 
Book data.
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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 
information.
To create a new Address Book entry:
1.Press the Address Book button   on the front of your handheld to display the 
Address list.
2.Ta p  N e w.
3.Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Address Book. 
The handheld automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field (except 
numeric and e-mail fields). You do not have to use the CAPS key to capitalize 
the first letter of the name.
4.Tap the First Name field.
TIPPressing Tab  moves the cursor to the next field.
5.Enter the first name of the person in the First Name field.
6.Enter the other information that you want to include in this entry.
As you enter letters in the Title, Company, City, and State fields, text appears for 
the first logical match that exists in your Address Book. As you enter more 
letters, a closer match appears. For example, you may already have Sacramento 
and San Francisco in your Address Book. As you enter S, Sacramento appears, 
and as you continue entering a and n San Francisco replaces Sacramento. As 
soon as the word you want appears, tap the next field to accept the word.
Ta p  N e w
Cursor 
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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 phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you associate 
with an Address Book entry. Any changes you make apply only to the current 
entry. 
To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:
1.Tap the entry that you want to change. 
2.Tap Edit.
3.Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change. 
4.Select a new label.
Tap Done
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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 an e-mail or SMS message. Some 
of the applications you can launch are included with your handheld, and others 
may be available from third-party developers and are sold separately. 
Quick Connect
You can use Quick Connect to select an entry and initiate a related task with one 
hand using the navigator. You can also configure which application opens when 
you choose a specific Address record field, and whether to add a prefix to all phone 
numbers.
Show in ListSelect which type of phone or other information appears in 
the Address 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 
Address list, depending on which information is displayed. 
If you select E-mail, no identifying letter is displayed.
CategoryAssign the entry to a category. 
PrivateHide this entry when Security is turned on.