Palm Zire 71 Handheld Instructions Manual

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3.Select Options, and then select Preferences.
4.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.
5.Ta p  O K .
To sort the Note Pad or 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...

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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.Ta p  D o n e .
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...

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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 the font style.
To change the font style:
1.Open an application.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Select Options, and then select Font.
4.Tap the font style you want to use.
5.Ta p  O K .
Small fontLarge font
Small bold 
font
Large bold 
font
Tap here for 
small fontTap here for...

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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...

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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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nAudio files, including MP3 (requires the audio application from the Software 
Essentials CD-ROM, and audio files must reside on an expansion card which is 
sold separately)
nKinoma video files (requires the Kinoma application from the Software 
Essentials CD-ROM)
NOTEYou may need to download software from the Internet while installing some 
applications from the Software Essentials CD-ROM.
There are a variety of third-party applications available for your handheld....

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Palm Quick Install displays a confirmation dialog box that shows whether the 
files will be installed on your handheld or on an expansion card, and you can 
choose the user name to which the files will be installed. 
4.Click OK.
The selected files are placed in the Handheld or Expansion Card file list, based 
on the file extension. 
5.Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. See“Conducting cradle/cable 
HotSync operations” in Chapter 15 for details....

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The status bar shows the number of files selected and their total size. However 
since some file types are compressed during synchronization they may actually 
require less space then the amount shown in the file size column or status bar.
5.Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. See“Conducting cradle/cable 
HotSync operations” in Chapter 15 for details.
NOTEFiles that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were 
not installed. This can...

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7.If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, drag 
the files to move applications between the handheld and expansion card file list.
The status bar shows the number of files selected and their total size. However 
since some file types are compressed during synchronization they may actually 
require less space then the amount shown in the file size column or status bar.
8.Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected...

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nTo install files in a different location, start Palm Quick Install and drag the files 
to a different file list.
nYou can also access the Palm Quick Install window by clicking Quick Install on 
the Palm Desktop Launch bar.
Installing applications and files on a Mac computer
The Install Tool makes it easy to install applications and files during a HotSync 
operation. You can specify whether to install the files on your handheld or on an 
expansion card. 
To install...