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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: 
nTap 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.
Tip:You can also use the scroll button on the front panel of 
your organizer to move forward or backward one day at 
a time.
nTap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date 
dialog box. Select...

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To schedule an untimed event: 
1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in “To 
schedule an event for another day.”
2. Tap New.
3. Tap OK, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event.
Tip:You can also create a new untimed event by making sure 
no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti 
writing area.
4. Enter a description of the event.
5. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Note:If you...

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Rescheduling an event
You can easily make changes to your schedule with your organizer. 
To reschedule an event:
1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.
2. Tap Details.
3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.
4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date.
5. Tap OK.
Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in 
your Date Book. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or 
days before an...

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Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. 
In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, 
hours, or days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed 
event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the 
reminder message appears onscreen.
For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on 
February 4th. If the alarm is set for 5 minutes, the reminder message 
appears at...

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5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event 
to repeat on the Every line. 
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the 
event repeats every other month.
6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap 
the End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to 
select an end date.
7. Tap OK.
After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon   
appears to the far right of the event.
Considerations for...

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To display the current time:
nTap the date in the date bar to display the current time. After a few 
seconds, the date reappears.
Working in Week View: Week View shows the calendar of your events for 
an entire week. This view lets you quickly review your appointments 
and available time slots. In addition, the graphical display helps you 
spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule.
To display the Week View:
1. Tap the Week View button.
2. Tap the navigation...

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3. Tap an event to show a description of the event.
Tips for using Week View: Keep the following points in mind.
nTo reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time 
or day.
nTap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time 
selected for a new event. 
nTap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to 
move directly to that day without selecting an event.
nThe Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time
 and End Time in the Date...

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Working in Month View
The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. 
Dots and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events, 
and untimed events.
You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See 
“Options menu” later in this chapter.
Tips for using Month View: Keep the following points in mind.
nTap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.
nTap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move...

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Date Book menus, preferences, and display options
Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described 
here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
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Display Options
Allows you to change Date Book’s appearance 
and which events display.
nShow Time Bars. Activates the time bars that 
appear in the Day View. The time bars show 
the duration of an event and illustrate event 
conflicts.
nCompress Day View. Controls how times appear 
in the Day View. When Compress Day View 
is off, all time slots display. When it is on, 
start and end times display for each event, but 
blank time slots toward the bottom of the 
screen...