Palm Zire Handheld Instructions Manual

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6.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to create, and then click OK 
to return to Palm Desktop software. 
7.Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile
(e.g., company phone list).
To create a user profile on a Mac:
1.Open Palm Desktop software.
2.From the User pop-up menu, select Edit Users.
3.Click New Profile.
4.Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK.
5.Close the Users window.
6.From the User pop-up menu, select the new...

Chapter 14 Performing HotSync® Operations
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4.Select the profile you want to load on the handheld, and click OK.
5.Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts 
you to assign a username to the handheld.
To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation on a Mac:
1.Connect the new handheld to the cable.
2.Tap the Favorite icon  .
3.Select the profile you want to load on the handheld, and click OK to transfer...

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CHAPTER 15
Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your 
handheld, including the following:
To open the Preferences screens:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Preferences icon  . 
3.Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4.Select the Preferences screen you want to view.
ButtonsAssign different applications to the buttons on the front panel 
of your handheld, the Favorite icon in the Graffiti
® writing...

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with 
the buttons on the front of the handheld. 
For example, if you find that you seldom use Address Book and often use
Memo Pad, you can assign the Address Book button to start Memo Pad.
Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective 
immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or application.
If you assign a...

Connection preferences
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To change the Pen preferences:
1.Ta p  P e n .
2.Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-screen pen 
stroke:
3.Ta p  O K .
Connection preferences
The Connection Preferences screen enables you to define the settings used to 
connect your handheld to other devices. The screen displays a list of available 
configurations that are ready to be further defined; the list varies depending on the 
kind of software you’ve added to your handheld.
For...

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

Date and Time preferences
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2.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
3.Tap the Speed pick list and select the appropriate speed.
4.Enter the initialization string supplied by the documentation for the modem 
attached to your mobile phone, if necessary.
5.Tap OK, and then tap OK again to save the configuration.
After you create the configuration, you need to set up HotSync Manager and the 
HotSync application on your handheld to perform a modem HotSync operation. 
Date and Time preferences
The Date and Time Preferences...

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All your handheld applications use the Country default settings. You can, 
however, customize your own preferences as described in “Time, date, week start, 
and numbers formats” later in this chapter.
To set the country default:
1.Tap the country name pick list.
2.Tap the setting you want to use. 
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats
The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that you 
select appears in all...

General preferences
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Auto-off delay
Your handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power after a 
period of inactivity. This feature helps conserve battery power in case you forget 
to turn off your handheld.
If you find that your handheld shuts itself off before you finish reviewing the 
information on the screen, you should increase the time setting of the automatic 
shutoff feature.
To set the Auto-off delay:
1.Tap the Auto-off pick list. 
2.Tap the setting you want to use for...

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System, alarm, and game sounds
Your handheld uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and Game Sound 
settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the volume level.
To set the system and alarm sounds:
1.Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level. 
NOTEWhen you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off the “chime” 
tones associated with the HotSync operation. 
2.Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound...