Palmone III Personal Handheld Organizer Handbook
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Chapter 4 Page 53 Common tasks The tasks described in this section use the term “records” to refer to an individual item in any of the basic applications: a single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo, or Expense item. Creating records You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. To create a record: 1. Select the application in which you want to create a record. 2. Tap New. 3. In Date Book only: Select start and end times for your appointment and tap OK. 4. Enter text for the record. 5. (Optional) Tap Details to select attributes for the record. 6. In Address Book and Memo Pad only: Tap Done. There’s no need to save the record because your organizer saves it automatically. Editing records After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. Two screen features tell you when your organizer is in editing mode: nA blinking cursor nOne or more edit lines Edit line Blinking cursor
Page 54 Using Your Basic Applications Entering text For information on how to enter text using Graffiti writing, the onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see Chapter 2. Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select in an application. To select text in an application: 1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select. 2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it (in black). Note:You can drag across the text to select additional words, or drag down to select a group of lines. The following commands may appear in an Edit menu: Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command. For example, if you used Cut to remove text, Undo restores the text you removed. Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace. Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your organizer. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application. Copy Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your organizer. You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the current application or into a different application. Paste Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected point in a record. The text you paste replaces any selected text. If you did not previously cut or copy text, Paste does nothing. Select All Selects all of the text in the current record or screen. This enables you to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere.
Chapter 4 Page 55 Deleting records To delete a record in any of the basic applications: 1. Select the record you want to delete. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap the Delete command: Date Book: Delete Event Address Book: Delete Address To Do List: Delete Item Memo Pad: Delete Memo Expense: Delete Item A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to remove the check. 4. Tap OK. If you choose to save a copy of the selected item, your organizer transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation. Other ways to delete records You can also delete records in the following ways: nIn the Details dialog box of the application, tap Delete, and then tap OK. nDelete the text of the record. Note:In Date Book, if you delete the text of a repeating event, you delete all instances of that event. Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard. When you finish with the onscreen keyboard, tap Done. Graffiti Help Opens screens that show all the Graffiti character strokes. Use this command anytime you forget a stroke for a character.
Page 56 Using Your Basic Applications Purging records Over time, as you use Date Book, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book, and To Do List items that you marked as completed remain in the list, as do Expense items. All these outdated records take up memory on your organizer, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book or To Do List records might prove useful later, you can purge them from your organizer and save them in an archive file. Purging is also available in Mail. See Chapter 5 for more information. Purging is not available in Address Book or Memo Pad, so delete outdated records from these applications. To purge records: 1. Open the application. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap Purge. A confirmation dialog box appears. Date Book: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the se- ries ends before the date that you purge records. Date Book, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to remove the check box. 4. Tap OK. If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your organizer transfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation. Note:Purging does not happen automatically. You must tap the command to make it happen. Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges and updates — data between your organizer and Palm Desktop software. Changes you make on your organizer or Palm Desktop
Chapter 4 Page 57 software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time. You can synchronize your data by connecting your organizer directly to your computer with the cradle or indirectly with a modem or network. See Chapter 6 for information about performing HotSync operations via a modem or network. Performing a HotSync operation for the first time The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user information on both the organizer and Palm Desktop software. After you enter this information and synchronize, the HotSync Manager recognizes your organizer and doesn’t ask for this information again. If you are a System Administrator preparing several organizers for a group of users, you may want to create a user profile. See “Creating a user profile” in Chapter 6 before performing the following steps. Important:You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local, direct connection, rather than using a modem. The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software. If you have not installed this software, see “Installing Palm Desktop software” in Chapter 1 for instructions. To perform a local HotSync operation: 1. Insert your organizer into the cradle. Tip:The bottom edge of the organizer should align smoothly with the cradle when it is inserted properly.
Page 58 Using Your Basic Applications 2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the Palm Desktop software program group and choose HotSync Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager. 3. Press the HotSync button Ô on the cradle. Note:If you are using an optional Hotsync cable instead of a cradle, click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray and select Local from the menu. Important:The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and click OK. Every organizer should have a unique name. To prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to synchronize more than one organizer to the same user name. The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins. 4. Wait for a message on your organizer indicating that the process is complete. After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove your organizer from the cradle. HotSync button
Chapter 4 Page 59 Categorizing records Categorize records in the Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense applications so that they are grouped logically and are easy to review. (You can also categorize applications. See “Using the Applications Launcher” in Chapter 3 for more information.) When you create a record, your organizer automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed. If the category is All, your organizer assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time. You can define up to 15 categories for each application. Default categories Your organizer comes with two default categories: Business and Personal. In addition, the Address Book contains the QuickList category, which you can use as a quick reference of names, addresses, and phone numbers (such as emergency numbers, doctor, lawyer, etc.). Expense contains two default categories, New York and Paris, to show how you might sort your expenses for different business trips. You can rename or delete these default categories. Note:The illustrations shown are from Address Book, but you can use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are available. Categories are not available in Date Book. To move a record into a category: 1. Select the record you want to categorize. 2. In Address Book only: Tap Edit. 3. Tap Details. 4. Tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories. 5. Select the category for the record. 6. Tap OK.
Page 60 Using Your Basic Applications To display a category of records: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the List screen. 2. Select the category you want to view. The List screen now displays only the records assigned to that category. Tip:Pressing an application button on the front panel of the organizer toggles through all the categories of that application. To define a new category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Tap New. Tap here Tap here
Chapter 4 Page 61 4. Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. You can assign any of your records to the new category. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
Page 62 Using Your Basic Applications 4. Enter the new name for the category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. Tip:You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category. Finding records Your organizer offers several ways to find information quickly: nAll applications: Find locates any text that you specify, always starting with the current application. nDate Book, To Do List, Memo Pad: Phone Lookup displays the Address List screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record. nAddress Book: The Look Up line lets you enter the first letters of a name to scroll immediately to that name. nExpense: Lookup displays the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record. Looking up Address Book records When working with Address Book, the scroll button on the front panel of the organizer makes it easy to navigate among your address entries. nIn the Address List screen, the scroll button moves up or down an entire screen of records. If you hold down the scroll button, you accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen. nIn the Address View screen, the scroll button moves to the previous or next address record. You can also use the Address List Look Up feature to quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries.