Palm Zire Handheld Instructions Manual

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Memo Pad menus
Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that 
are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying 
the Memo list or an individual memo.
Record menus
Options menus
Memo list
Memo screen
Preferences 
Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, where you define the 
sort order for memos. 
About Memo PadShows version information for Memo Pad.
Memo listMemo screen 
						

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CHAPTER 11
Using Note Pad
Note Pad provides a place to take notes in your own handwriting. You can 
use Note Pad to do everything you might do with a piece of paper and a 
pencil. Use Note Pad to do the following:
nTake notes, draw a sketch, or write any kind of message directly on your 
handheld screen. Later, you can enter this information into other applications. 
nSet an alarm to use your notes as reminder messages. 
nAssign notes to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical 
groups.
nCopy and paste notes into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word 
using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync
® technology.
To open Note Pad:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Note Pad icon  .
Creating a note
A record in Note Pad is called a “note.” You can assign each note a title and store 
as many notes as permitted by the memory available on your handheld.
To create a new note:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Note Pad icon  . 
						

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NOTEIf Note Pad is already running, tap New. 
3.Write the information directly on the handheld screen.
TIPTap the pen selector to choose a different pen width, or choose the eraser 
to remove unwanted strokes.
4.(Optional) Select the time at the top of the screen and enter a title using Graffiti® 
writing.
5.Ta p  D o n e .
Reviewing notes
The note title and the date you created the note appear in the Note Pad list. If you 
did not assign a title to your note, the time you created the note appears as the note 
title. This makes it easy to locate and review your notes. 
To review a note:
1.In the Note Pad list, tap the note title.
2.Review or edit the contents of the note. 
3.Ta p  D o n e .
Pen selector
Write 
information 
here
Enter title here
Tap a note 
to view its 
contents
Tap arrows to scroll to 
next and previous notes 
						

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Clearing a note
You can erase the drawing area in a note while retaining the note title. 
To clear a note:
1.In the Note Pad list, tap the note title.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Tap Edit, and then tap Clear Note.
Setting an alarm for a note
You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow-up on a 
note.
To set an alarm for a note:
1.Tap the note to which you want to assign an alarm.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Tap Options, and then tap Alarm.
4.Tap the Time box.
5.Tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to occur.
6.Tap the Date box.
Tap here to 
select minutes
Tap here to 
select hour
Tap here to select monthTap here to select year
Tap here to select date 
						

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7.Tap the year, month, and date you want the alarm to sound.
After you tap the date, the Set Alarm dialog box reappears.
8.Ta p  O K .
9.When the alarm goes off and the 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 appears again in five minutes, and an attention indicator 
blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you of the pending 
alarm. When the reminder message reappears, the current time displays in 
the Reminder bar and the note title displays on the screen. 
NOTEIf you did not title the note, the time the note was created displays 
on the screen.
– Tap Go To to open Note Pad. Note Pad will open and display the note 
associated with the alarm. 
Note Pad menus
Note Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Note Pad features that are 
not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
See“Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the 
Note Pad list or an individual note. 
						

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Record menus
Options menus
Note Pad list
Note screen
Preferences Displays the Note Pad Preferences dialog box, where you define 
the sort order for notes and the alarm sound. 
About Note PadShows version information for Note Pad.
Note Pad list
Note screen 
						

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CHAPTER 12
Using Security
Your handheld comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users 
cannot view the entries you wish to protect. Use Security to do the following:
nLock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until you enter the 
correct password.
nMask all records that you mark as private so the information appears greyed 
out. 
nHide all records that you mark as private so they do not appear on any screen. 
You can mask and hide private records with or without a password. Without a 
password, private records are hidden or masked until you set the Security 
application to show them. With a password, you must enter the password to view 
the private entries.
To open Security:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Security icon  .
Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your 
handheld.
To assign a password:
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Security icon  .
3.Tap the Password box.
4.Enter a password.  
						

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5.(Optional) Enter a hint to help your remember your password if you forget it.
6.Tap OK. 
7.Enter the same password a second time, and tap OK.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or delete it at any 
time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1.Tap the Password box.
2.Enter the current password. 
3.Ta p  O K .
Tap here
Ta p  h e r e