Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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So when you’re near a desktop computer and have some time, you can 
take advantage of the elaborate graphics, variety, and many choices 
offered by a web site —
But when you’re in a car or on the street and need information fast, a 
web clipping application on your handheld makes it easy to find the 
specific information you need —  

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Adding more web clipping applications
When you set up your handheld, you find that several web clipping 
applications have been preloaded onto your handheld.
When you install Palm Desktop software on your computer, you can 
select many more web clipping applications. Use the Install Tool to 
transfer these to your handheld.
Still more web clipping applications are available on the web site 
http://www.palm.net.
You add web clipping...

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nThe Palm.Net web clipping application, in which you can also 
track your usage of the service and learn about the service and its 
features.
nCustomer Care. See the Getting Started guide for the support 
e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
nConvenient credit card billing.
The network
The Internet is often described as a “network of networks,” and the 
Palm.Net network is just another network tied into the Internet. 
The advantage of the Palm.Net network is that your handheld has a...

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Encryption makes your data unreadable by anyone but the intended 
recipient. Encryption is done using elliptic curve cryptography, a 
technology developed by Certicom and used in a wide variety of 
consumer handheld devices and enterprise applications. For more 
information about Certicom’s encryption technology, visit the 
Certicom web site http://www.certicom.com.
It’s not unusual to experience a delay of a several seconds when a...

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nSupport: Learn about Palm.Net services and wireless features, get 
answers to frequently asked questions, and submit questions to 
Palm.Net Customer Care. 
nWeb Clipping Apps: Download the latest web clipping applications to 
your desktop computer. 
nWeb Resources: Order books about Palm OS® handhelds and sign up 
for InSync Online, an e-mail service that distributes new web 
clipping applications, tips about your handheld, and news about 
Palm OS handheld compatible products. Use the...

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To monitor signal strength in the Diagnostics application:
nTap the Diagnostics icon  .
Both the bar graph and the number represent the signal strength:
nThe graph represents signal strength as a series of bars. The more 
bars displayed, the stronger the signal. 
nThe number represents signal strength as a percentage. The higher 
the number, the stronger the signal.
You can also monitor signal strength from within web clipping...

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Using web clipping applications
In general, web clipping is a simple process of query-and-response 
that works like this:
nYou open the web clipping application that provides the 
information you want. For example, you open a web clipping 
application that reports the weather.
nYou submit a query that requests specific information. For 
example, you ask what the weather forecast is for San Francisco.
nYou tap a button that sends your request to the Internet.
nThe web clipping...

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Raising the antenna automatically opens the Applications 
Launcher to the Palm.Net category. When the transmitter suc-
cessfully connects to the network, your handheld beeps.
2. Tap the web clipping application that queries the Internet for the 
kind of information you want.
Tip:You can set your handheld to open a specific application 
whenever you raise the antenna. See “Buttons preferences” in 
Chapter 8 for details.
Working with web...

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Actions that incur a cost
Tapping a command button or other object that displays the over-the-
air icon initiates a wireless transaction. Typically, you incur a cost 
whenever you perform a wireless transaction. This cost takes the form 
of either (1) a deduction from the kilobytes included in your monthly 
plan or (2) if your monthly kilobytes have been used up, an additional 
charge. Consult 
http://www.palm.net or the Palm.Net web clipping 
application for details on billing.
Simply...

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To stop a wireless transaction:
nTap the Stop icon.
Any data that is downloaded to your handheld before you tap the 
Stop icon appears onscreen.
Important:You incur a cost for any data that is downloaded to your 
handheld or sent to the Palm.Net server. 
Reviewing current queries and clippings: Back arrow
Your handheld stores the queries and clippings of your current 
session so that you can review them. Use the Back arrow to review the...