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Hiding or masking private records
You can use the Security Preferences to set a password and select whether to mask 
your private records or hide them completely. See“Security Preferences” in 
Chapter 16 for details.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications and other files on 
your handheld or on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm Desktop 
software from your computer.
Installing files and add-on...

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There are a variety of third-party applications available for your handheld. To 
learn more about these applications, go to 
www.palm.com.
NOTEPalm works with developers of third-party add-on applications to ensure the 
compatibility of these applications with your new Palm handheld. Some third-party 
applications, however, may not have been upgraded to be compatible with your new 
Palm handheld. If you suspect that a third-party application is adversely affecting...

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4.Click OK.
The selected files are placed in the Handheld or Expansion Card file list, based 
on the file extension. 
5.Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. See“Conducting HotSync 
operations” in Chapter 15 for details.
NOTEFiles that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were 
not installed. This can happen if your handheld is too full to install the file or if 
the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. If files...

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4.Drag and drop the file(s) or folder onto the handheld or expansion card file list.
If a No symbol appears when you attempt to drag a file onto a file list, that file 
is not supported on that destination. 
The status bar shows the number of files selected and their total size. However 
because some file types are compressed during synchronization, they may 
actually require less space then the amount shown in the file size column or 
status bar.
5.Perform a...

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6.Click OK.
7.If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, drag 
the files to move applications between the handheld and expansion card file list.
The status bar shows the number of files selected and their total size. However, 
because some file types are compressed during synchronization, they may 
actually require less space then the amount shown in the file size column or 
status bar.
8.Perform a HotSync operation to install the...

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nWhen you drag and drop a folder, Palm Quick Install looks at files in the first 
level of subfolders only; it does not look at folders nested inside the subfolders.
nWhen you drag and drop a .zip archive, Palm Quick Install looks at files in the 
first level of the folder only; it does not look in subfolders nested inside the 
folder. In this case, you will need to unzip the archive first, then drop the 
folders/files onto Quick Install.
nTo install files in a...

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5.Click Add To List.
If the file you want to install is not listed in the dialog box, go to the folder to 
which you copied the file. Most handheld application files have the extension 
PRC or PDB.
6.Select the application(s) you want to install.
7.Click Add File to add the selected application to the Install Handheld Files list.
TIPYou can also drag files, or folders of files, to the list in the Install Handheld 
Files dialog box. The files are copied to the Files...

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Removing applications
If you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you 
installed, you can remove applications from your handheld or from an expansion 
card. From your handheld, you can remove only add-on applications, patches, and 
extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that reside in the 
operating system of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application: 
1.Tap the Home icon  . 
2.Tap the Menu icon  ....

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6.Click Yes in the Confirm File Deletion box.
7.Click OK, and then click Close.
To remove Palm Desktop software from a Mac computer: 
1.Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your 
computer.
2.Double-click the Software Installation CD-ROM icon on your desktop. 
3.Double-click the Palm Desktop Installer icon.
4.From the Easy Install screen, select Uninstall from the pop-up menu.
5.Select the software you want to remove.
6.Click Uninstall....

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