Palmone Tungsten E Handheld Instructions

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Purging records
Over time, as you use Calendar, Tasks, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in 
these applications that have outlived their usefulness. 
All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld, so it’s a good idea 
to remove them by using Purge. If you think Calendar or Tasks records might 
prove useful later, you can purge them from your handheld and save them in an 
archive file on your computer.
Purging is not available in Contacts, Palm Photos, Note...

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The illustrations in this section come from Contacts, but you can use these 
procedures in all the applications in which categories are available. The only 
exception is that the steps for moving photos into albums is slightly different. 
See“Filing photos in albums” in Chapter 11 for details.
To move a record into a category:
1.Select the record you want to categorize.
2.In Contacts only: Tap Edit.
3.Ta p  D e t a i l s .
4.Tap the Category pick list to display the...

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To define a new category:
1.Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list.
2.Select Edit Categories. 
3.Ta p  N e w.
4.Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK.
5.Ta p  O K .
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 or list.
2.Select Edit Categories. 
3.Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
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4.Enter the new name for the category, and then tap OK.
5.Ta p  O K .
TIPYou can group the records within 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 information
Your handheld offers several ways for you to find information quickly. This section 
describes the most...

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Looking up Contacts records
In Contacts, you can use the Look Up line with the stylus or navigator to look up 
and quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries.
To look up a Contacts record with the stylus:
1.From the Contacts list screen, 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,...

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If there is only one possible match for a particular position, the highlight jumps 
to the next position.
4.Press Up or Down on the navigator to select the next letter of the name you want 
to find.
The list then scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For 
example, selecting s scrolls to “Sands,” and selecting sm scrolls further to 
“Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Quick Look Up feature 
scrolls to the matches for the...

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Sorting lists of records
Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Contacts, Note Pad, Tasks, 
Memos, and Expense. You can also sort photos in Palm Photos. See“Creating an 
album” in Chapter 11 for details.
NOTEYou can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records” earlier 
in this chapter.
To sort records in Expense:
1.Open the application to display the list screen.
2.Tap Show.
3.Tap the Sort by pick list, and then select an option.
4.Ta p  O...

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4.Do one of the following:
Contacts: Tap the setting you want.
Note Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list, and then select Alphabetic, Date, or Manual.
Memos: Tap the Sort by pick list, and then select Alphabetic or Manual.
Tasks: Tap the Sort by pick list, and then select the sort criteria you want.
5.Ta p  O K .
To sort the Note Pad or Memo list manually, tap and drag a note or memo to a 
new location in the list. 
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To delete a note:
1.Tap the Note icon  .
2.Tap Delete, and then tap Yes.
Choosing fonts
In many applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You 
can choose small, small bold, large, or large bold fonts in each application that 
enables you to change the font style.
To change the font style:
1.Open an application.
2.Tap the Menu icon  . 
3.Select Options, and then select Font.
4.Tap the font style you want to use.
5.Ta p  O K .
Small fontLarge font...

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Receiving alerts
You can receive alerts on your handheld and in Palm Desktop software.
Receiving alerts on your handheld
When you use certain application settings, your handheld can alert you to any of 
the following:
nAn appointment set in Calendar
nA task entered in Tasks
nA note created in Note Pad
nAn alarm set in World Clock
nE-mail messages received in the VersaMail application
When an alert occurs, your handheld displays a reminder message. If you tap 
Snooze...