Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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Conducting a HotSync operation 
via a network
When you use the network HotSync technology, you can take 
advantage of the LAN and WAN connectivity available in many office 
environments. The network HotSync technology enables you to 
perform a HotSync operation by dialing in to a network or by using a 
cradle that is connected to any computer on your LAN or WAN 
(provided that the computer connected to the cradle also has the 
network HotSync technology installed, your computer is on,...

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4. Click the Network tab and make sure your user name has a check 
mark next to it. If the check mark is not there, click the check box 
next to your user name.
5. Click OK.
6. Place your handheld in the cradle and perform a HotSync 
operation.
The HotSync operation records network information about 
your computer on your handheld. With this information, your 
handheld can locate your computer when you perform a 
HotSync operation over the network.
To prepare your...

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6. Tap OK.
7. Tap Select Service.
Note:See “Network preferences and TCP/IP software” in Chapter 8 
for information on creating a network connection.
8. Tap Service and select a service.
9. Tap Done.
10. Tap the Menu icon  . 
11. Tap Options, then tap Conduit Setup.
Follow the instructions in “Selecting the conduits for a modem 
HotSync operation” earlier in this chapter.
Tap here 
Tap here  

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Performing a network HotSync operation
After you prepare your computer and your handheld, and select your 
Conduit Setup options, you are ready to perform a network HotSync 
operation.
To perform a network Hotsync operation:
nTap the modem HotSync icon to begin the operation.
Using File Link
The File Link feature enables you to import Address Book and Memo 
Pad information onto your handheld from a separate external file such 
as a company phone list. HotSync...

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Creating a user profile
If you use the File Link feature to configure several Palm OS 
handhelds with specific information (such as a company phone list) 
before distributing them to their actual users, you can create a user 
profile to load the data into an handheld without associating that data 
with a user name. The User Profile feature is designed only for the 
first-time HotSync operation, before you assign a User ID to a 
particular handheld. 
To create a user profile:
1. Open...

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To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:
1. Place the new handheld in the cradle.
2. Press the HotSync button   on the cradle.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile you want to load on the handheld, and click OK.
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop 
software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld. 

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Chapter 8
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your handheld.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on 
the front panel of your handheld and the 
HotSync
® button on the cradle; identify an 
application to open whenever you raise the 
antenna; reassign the full-screen pen stroke 
command.
Digitizer
Calibrate the screen on your handheld....

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Viewing preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Preferences icon  . 
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.
Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different 
applications to the buttons on the front panel of your handheld and 
the HotSync button on the cradle. 
For example, if you find that you seldom...

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To identify the application that opens when you raise the antenna: 
1. Tap the pick list next to the Applications button.
2. Tap the application you want to open whenever you raise the 
antenna.
Tip:Tap Default to have the Wireless category of the Applications 
Launcher open when you raise the antenna. 
Pen preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment 
of the full-screen pen stroke. By default, the full-screen pen stroke 
activates Graffiti Help.
To...

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Graffiti Help: Opens a series of screens that show the complete 
Graffiti character set.
Turn Off & Lock: Turns off and locks the handheld. You must as-
sign a password to lock the handheld. When locked, you need 
to enter the password to use your handheld.
Beam Data: Beams the current record to another Palm OS® hand-
held equipped with an IR port.
3. Tap OK.
HotSync buttons preferences
The Button Preferences screen also enables you to associate different...