Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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Installing Palm Desktop software
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm 
Desktop software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm 
Desktop software for information about how to use the software.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop 
software, please do the following before installing:
nTurn off your computer and connect the cradle to it. Do not put 
the handheld in the cradle yet; you do that later in the process.
nDo not...

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Using your handheld with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such 
as Microsoft Outlook, you still need to install Palm Desktop software 
in order to add HotSync Manager, connection software, and other 
features of Palm Desktop software to your computer. The connection 
software, called a conduit, lets you synchronize the data between your 
handheld and your PIM.
If the installation program detects that you have...

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To activate the Palm.Net service:
1. Read the brochure, Choosing a Palm.Net Service Plan, included in the 
handheld package, describing the monthly service plans. Decide 
on a plan. (You can switch plans at any time.)
2. Prepare to enter the following information: your name, firm, 
billing address, phone number, current desktop e-mail address, 
choice of service plan, and credit card information (or corporate 
account number).
During activation you are also asked to create a username...

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Web clipping
Your handheld includes special kinds of applications called web 
clipping applications. Web clipping applications take advantage of the 
wireless functionality of your handheld to give you access to 
information on the Internet. 
Web clipping applications give you access to a wide spectrum of 
practical Internet information: news and business headlines, travel 
information, stock quotes, sports scores, restaurant reviews, movie 
times, and...

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Tapping and typing
Tap with the stylus to get things done
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the 
stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action that 
gets things done on your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on 
the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. 
Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its 
touch-sensitive screen so that when you...

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Elements of the interface
Menu bar
A set of commands that are specific to the application. 
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Command 
buttonsTap a button to perform a command. Command 
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of 
application screens. A command button that initiates a 
wireless transaction always displays the over-the-air 
icon:
Icons
Tap the icons to open applications  , menus  , and 
Calculator  , and to find text in the data...

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Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application 
installed on your handheld. You can also open the four main 
applications — Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad 
— with the application buttons on the front panel of your handheld.
Tip:When you press an application button on the front panel, you 
have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even 
need to turn on your handheld first.  Scroll bar
Drag the slider, or tap the top...

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In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the 
Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and 
application category.
To open an application:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have 
many applications installed on your handheld, tap the scroll bar to 
see all of your applications. 
Tip:To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti 
character...

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To open an application that uses the antenna:
These applications use the antenna: 
nAll web clipping applications
niMessenger application
nApplications that support your use of the wireless features
1. Raise the antenna, located on the right side of your handheld.
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...

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Using menus
Menus on your handheld are easy to use. Once you master them in 
one application, you can use them the same way in all other 
applications. The menus of each application are illustrated in the 
section on that application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in 
“Editing records” in Chapter 4. 
To open the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Do one of the following:
Tap the Menu icon  . 
Tap the inverted title area at...