Palm Zire 71 Handheld Instructions Manual

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To hide all private records:
1.From the General Preferences list, select Security.
2.Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Hide Private Records.
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3.Tap OK to confirm that you want to hide private records. 
4.Ta p  D o n e .
To mask all private records:
1.From the General Preferences list, select Security.
2.Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Mask Private Records.
3.Tap OK to confirm that you want to mask private records. 
4.Ta p  D o n e .
Tap Hide...

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To display all private records:
1.From the General Preferences list, select Security.
2.Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Show Private Records.
If you do not have a password, hidden and masked records become visible. 
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears. Go to 
step 3.
3.Enter your password, and then tap OK.
4.Ta p  D o n e .
To unmask individual records:
1.Select a masked record.
If you do not have a...

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To select a profile: 
1.From the General Preferences list, select Sound & Alerts.
2.Tap the Custom or Silent profile box. 
TIPYou can also press Right or Left on the navigator to select a profile box.
3.Ta p  D o n e .
System Sound, Game Sound, and Alarm Sound settings
Your handheld uses a variety of sounds. The System Sound, Game Sound, and 
Alarm Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off and to adjust the 
volume level. 
To set the sound settings: 
1.From...

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5.Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level. 
6.Ta p  D o n e .
The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to 
respond to this setting. Older games typically do not respond to this setting. 
Writing Area Preferences
Writing Area Preferences offer you the option of using the full screen to enter 
Graffiti 2 characters. When Writing Area Preferences are turned on and active, you 
can write letters anywhere on the left...

Setting Communication Preferences
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Setting Communication Preferences
The Communication Preferences category enables you to access screens where you 
can modify Connection and Network settings. This section provides details about 
each of these screens.
To open the Communication Preferences screens:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Tap the Prefs icon  .
3.From the Communication Preferences list, select the name of the Preferences 
screen you want to view.
TIPYou can also press Left, Right, Up, and Down on the...

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You can also create custom configurations, which include the following:
Editing connections
The following example shows you how to edit the IR to GSM Phone connection to 
adjust the communication speed; you can similarly edit other connections or 
settings or create a custom connection. You can use the IR to GSM Phone 
connection to perform a remote IR HotSync operation. To accomplish the HotSync 
operation, your handheld sends data through its IR port...

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3.Tap Edit.
4.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
5.Tap the Speed pick list and select the appropriate speed.
6.Enter the initialization string supplied by the documentation for the modem in 
your mobile phone, if necessary.
7.Ta p  O K .
8.Tap OK again to save the configuration.
After you create the configuration, you need to set up the HotSync Manager of 
your Desktop application and the HotSync application of your handheld to 
perform a modem HotSync operation. 
Network...

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Creating and selecting network service profiles
Use network service profiles to store the configuration settings for your ISP or for 
a dial-in server. You can create, save, and reuse network service profiles. You can 
create additional network service profiles from scratch or by duplicating existing 
profiles and editing information. After you create a new or duplicate profile, you 
can add and edit settings. 
To add a new network service profile:...

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Entering a user name
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log in to your ISP or 
your dial-in server. Although this field can contain multiple lines of text, only two 
lines appear onscreen.
To enter a user name:
1.From the Communications Preferences list, select Network.
2.Tap the User Name field. 
3.Enter your user name.
NOTEMost dial-in servers do not accept spaces in the user name.
4.Ta p  D o n e .
Entering a password
The Password box...

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3.Enter the password you use to log in to your server.
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4.Tap OK. 
The word “Assigned” appears in the Password field.
5.Ta p  D o n e .
Selecting a connection
Use the Connection setting to select the method you want to use to connect to your 
ISP or to a dial-in server. See “Connection Preferences” earlier in this chapter for 
information about creating and configuring connection settings.
To select a connection:
1.From the Communications Preferences...