Palmone IIIx Handheld Handbook

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To look up an Address Book record:
1. Display the Address List screen.
2. Enter the first letter of the name you want to find.
The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter. If 
you write another letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that 
starts with those two letters. For example, writing an “s” scrolls 
to “Sands,” and writing “sm” scrolls further to “Smith.” If you 
sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to 
the first letter of the...

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As your organizer searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any 
time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears be-
fore your organizer finishes the search. To continue the search 
after you tap Stop, tap Find More.
4. Tap the text that you want to review.
Using Phone Lookup
Phone Lookup displays the Address List screen and lets you add the 
information that appears in this list to a record.
To use Phone Lookup:
1. Display the record in which you want...

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5. Tap Add.
The name you selected, along with the other information associated 
with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1.
Phone Lookup tips
Write the Graffiti Command stroke “/L” to activate the Phone Lookup 
feature. You can also activate it in the following circumstances:
nWhile entering text: For example, to insert the full name and phone 
number for someone with the last name “Williams,” write the 
Graffiti characters for “Wi” and then the Phone Lookup 
Command...

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3. Tap Who.
4. Tap Lookup.
The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your 
Address Book that have data in the Company field.
5. Select the name you want to add, and then tap Add.
The name appears in the Attendees screen.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more names.
7. Tap Done.
8. Tap OK.
Sorting lists of records
You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the 
application. Sorting is available in applications that have List screens:...

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3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Address Book:
Memo Pad:
4. Do one of the following:
Address Book: Tap the setting you want.
Memo Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or 
Manual.
5. Tap OK.
To sort the Memo List manually, tap and drag a memo to a new 
location in the list. 
Note:To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop 
software as you manually sorted it on your organizer, open 
Memo Pad in Palm Desktop software and click List by. Then 
select Order...

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To hide private records:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap Security.
3. Tap Hide.
4. Tap Hide to confirm that you want to hide private records. 
To display private records:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap Security.
3. Tap Show.
If you do not have a password, hidden records become visible. 
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box 
appears. Go to step 4.
4. Enter your password, and then tap Show.
Tap Hide
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To make a record private:
1. Display the entry that you want to make private. 
2. Tap Details. 
3. Tap the Private check box to select it.
4. Tap OK.
Attaching notes
In all basic applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a 
record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For 
example, for an appointment in Date Book, you can attach a note with 
directions to the location.
To attach a note to a record:
1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note. 
2....

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Choosing fonts
In all basic applications except Expense, you can change the font style 
to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for 
each application.
To change the font style:
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Font.
4. Tap the font style you want to use.
5. Tap OK.
Small fontLarge font
Bold font
Tap here for small fontTap here for large fontTap here for bold font 

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Application-specific tasks
Date Book
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 line, 
and its duration is automatically set to one hour. You can easily 
change the...

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2. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters.
3. If the event is one hour long, skip to step 7. If the event is longer or 
shorter than an hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time 
dialog box. 
Tip:You can also open the Set Time dialog (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. Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set...