Palm Zire Handheld Instructions Manual

Calculator menu
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Calculator menu
Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
Options menus
About CalculatorShows version information for Calculator. 

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CHAPTER 7
Using Clock
Clock enables you to view the current time and date and to set an alarm. Use 
Clock to do the following:
nView the current time and date.
nOpen a preferences screen where you can set the time and date for all the 
applications on your handheld.
nSet an alarm.
To open Clock:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Clock icon  .
Clock makes it easy for you to check the time and date, and provides a convenient 
travel alarm feature. See“Date and Time preferences” in Chapter 15 for details...

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Setting an alarm
You can set an alarm to alert you at a particular time.
To set an alarm:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Clock icon  .
3.Tap the Alarm box to open the Set Alarm dialog box.
4.Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute.
5.When the alarm reminder message appears, do one of the following:
– Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current 
screen.
– Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen. The 
reminder message...

Clock menus
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Clock menus
Clock menus are shown here for your reference, and Clock features that are not 
explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
Options menu
Display OptionsAllows you to choose which information appears on the Clock 
screen.
nDay. Activates the day of the week display. When it is on, the 
day appears above the time.
nDate. Activates the date display. When it is on, the date 
appears below the...

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CHAPTER 8
Using Date Book
Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of 
activity associated with a time and date. Use Date Book to do the following:
nEnter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and 
date.
nDisplay a chart of your appointments for an entire week. The Week View makes 
it easy to spot available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or 
conflicts.
nDisplay a monthly calendar to quickly spot days where you have morning,...

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NOTEPress the Date Book application button repeatedly to cycle through the Day, 
Week, Month, and Agenda views.
When you open Date Book, the screen shows the current date and a list of times for 
a normal business day. 
Scheduling an event
A record in Date Book is called an “event.” An event can be any kind of activity 
that you associate with a day. You can enter a new event on any of the available 
time lines. 
When you schedule an event, its description appears on the time...

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3.If the event is one hour long, skip to step 5. If the event is longer or shorter than 
an hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box. 
TIPYou can also open the Set Time dialog box (to select a start time) by 
making sure no event is selected, and then writing a number on the number 
side of the Graffiti
® writing area.
4.Do one of the following:
– Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog box to set the 
Start Time, then tap the End Time...

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To schedule an event for another day:
1.Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following: 
– Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen. 
If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to 
another week.
TIPYou can also use the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld 
to move forward or backward one day at a time.
– Tap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date dialog box....