Palm Zire 71 Handheld Instructions Manual

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4.Do one of the following:
– Tap Current to delete only the current event item.
– Tap Future to delete the current and all future event items and reset the end 
date of the repeating event to the last shown date.
– Tap All to delete all occurrences of the repeating event.
5.Ta p  O K .
Considerations for repeating or continuous events
Keep the following points in mind:
nIf you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld calculates the 
number of days you...

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Working in Week View
Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. You can use this 
view to quickly review your appointments and available time slots. In addition, 
the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule.
To display the Week View:
1.Tap the Week View icon.
2.Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a week at a time, or 
tap on a column to display details of an event. 
The Week View also shows untimed...

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Keep the following points in mind:
nTo reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day.
nTap a blank time on any day to move to that day and select that time for a new 
event.
nTap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly 
to that day without selecting an event.
nPress Right and Left on the navigator to scroll to the next or previous 
week.
nPress Select on the navigator to insert the highlight, and then press Right...

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Working in Agenda View
The Agenda View shows you your untimed events, appointments, and To Do 
items on one screen. When you tap an untimed event or appointment in the 
Agenda View, the Day View appears so that you can see more detailed information 
about the event. You can tap the check box next to a To Do item to mark it as 
completed. When you tap a To Do item, your To Do list appears. 
NOTEWhich To Do items appear and how you can change them depend on the 
settings in...

Spotting event conflicts
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Spotting event conflicts
With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s possible to 
schedule events that overlap (an event that starts before a previous event finishes).
An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the Week View as overlapping bars. 
The first event created appears as a gray bar, and any subsequent conflicting events 
appear as a single red bar. The Day View displays overlapping red brackets to the 
left of the conflicting times....

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Using Date Book menus
Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Send EventOpens a dialog box where you can choose how you want to 
send the selected event to another device. This command 
appears only after you install the e-mail or SMS application 
from the Software Essentials...

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Display Options
Opens the Display Options dialog box, where you can change the appearance of 
Date Book’s Day View and control which type of events appear in Month View.
Show Time BarsActivates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The 
time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate 
event conflicts.
Compress Day ViewControls how times appear in the Day View. When 
Compress Day View is off, all time slots appear. When it is 
on, start and end times appear for each...

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Preferences
Opens the Preferences dialog box, where you can customize Date Book’s default 
time display and alarm settings.
About Date Book
Shows version information for Date Book.
Start/End TimeDefines the start and end times for Date Book screens. If the 
time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the 
scroll arrows   to scroll up and down.
Alarm PresetAutomatically sets an alarm for each new event. The silent 
alarm for untimed events is defined by...

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Using Expense
Expense enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the 
information to a spreadsheet on your computer. In Expense you can do the 
following: 
nRecord dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other 
details associated with any money that you spend.
nAssign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in 
logical groups.
nKeep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each expense.
nLog miles traveled for a...

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Adding expense items
A record in Expense is called an item. You can sort your Expense items into 
categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item.
To add an expense item:
1.Ta p  N e w.
TIPYou can also create a new Expense item by writing on the number side of 
the Graffiti 2 writing area while in the Expense list screen. The first number you 
write begins the amount of your new Expense item.
2.Enter the amount of the expense. 
3.Tap the Expense...