Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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Chapter 3
Managing Your
Applications
This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your 
Palm VII™ handheld, how to change application settings so they are 
personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize 
applications so you view them in related groups.
Using the Applications Launcher
To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon  .
Selecting applications
Your handheld is equipped with a variety of applications. All the 
applications installed on your handheld appear in the Applications 
Launcher. See “Opening applications” in Chapter 1 for details.
Switching between applications
When working in any application, tap the Applications icon   or 
press an application button on the front panel of your handheld to 
switch to another application. Your handheld automatically saves 
your work in the current application and displays it when you return 
to that application. 
Categorizing applications
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application 
icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can 
assign an application to a category and then display a single category 
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To categorize an application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Category.
4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.
Tip:To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the 
pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap 
OK to add the category. Tap OK.
5. Tap Done.
To display applications by category: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Do one of the following:
Tap the Applications icon repeatedly to cycle through all your 
categories.
Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and se-
lect the category you want to display.
Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an 
icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. 
You can also choose to view the same category of applications each 
time you open the Applications Launcher. 
						

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To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
5. Tap OK.
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
5. Tap OK.
Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the 
application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
Note:Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
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Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your 
handheld and how to remove Palm™ Desktop organizer software 
from your computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, 
Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, and Mail applications installed and 
ready to use.
Your handheld also contains several built-in web clipping 
applications; so after you activate the wireless communication service, 
you have immediate access to Internet information.
The CD-ROM containing Palm Desktop software also contains many 
more web clipping applications. You can transfer these to your 
computer at the same time that you install the software. These web 
clipping applications are stored in the Add-on folder, and you can add 
them to your handheld using the Install Tool.
You can also install additional applications on your handheld, such as 
games and other software, including more web clipping applications. 
Many third-party applications are available for your handheld. The 
web site 
http://www.palm.net has more information about these 
applications.
Note:Any game or application that you install on your handheld 
resides in RAM memory; you can delete it at any time. See 
“Removing applications” later in this chapter for more 
information.
With the Install Tool and HotSync
® technology, you can easily install 
software on your handheld.
To install add-on software on your handheld:
1. Using your desktop computer, copy or download the application 
you want to install into the Add-on folder in your Palm Desktop 
directory.
Note:If the software you download is compressed, you need to 
decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the 
application into another folder, you need to navigate to 
that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop. 
						

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3. Click Install.
Tip:You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by 
selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program 
group or by double-clicking any file with a PDB, PRC, 
PNC, or PQA file extension.
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to 
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5. Click Add. 
To see a list of just the web clipping applications that are on 
your computer, in Files of type, select the option for files with 
the PQA extension.
6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld.
7. Click Open.
Note:Review the list of applications you selected in the Install 
Tool dialog box. If you do not want to install an 
application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does 
not remove the application from your computer; it simply 
removes it from the list of applications to install.)
8. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you 
selected in step 6. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync 
operations” in Chapter 4 for details.
By default, web clipping applications appear on your handheld in the 
Palm.Net category of the Applications Launcher.
Installing games
The CD-ROM also includes several games that you can install with the 
Install Tool:
nGiraffe
nHardBall
nMineHunt
nPuzzle 
nSubHunt
During Install, these games are automatically copied to the \Add-on 
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Note:Giraffe is a fun, easy way for you to practice Graffiti® writing.
After you install and start a game, the instructions appear in the Game 
menu. Depending on the game, the Game menu may also contain 
commands to show high scores, to start a new game, or to set 
preferences for the game.
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer 
need an application you installed, you can remove applications 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 ROM portion of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Delete.
4. Tap the application that you want to remove.
5. Tap Delete.
6. Tap Yes.
7. Tap Done. 
						

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Removing Palm Desktop software
If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software, you can remove 
it from your computer. 
To remove Palm Desktop software: 
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control 
Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select Palm Desktop software.
4. Click Add/Remove.
Note:You need to install the HotSync Manager from the installation 
CD-ROM if you want to synchronize data with another PIM. 
In the Setup Type dialog box, select Custom; then deselect all 
options except the HotSync option.
Security
Your handheld comes with a Security application so that 
unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. 
See “Protection of your wireless transactions” in Chapter 5 for 
information about the security of the Palm.Net™ network.
In Security, you can do the following:
nLock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until 
you enter the correct password.
nMask all records that you mark as private so the information 
appears greyed out.
nHide all records that you mark as private so they do not appear on 
any screen. 
You can mask and hide private records with or without a password. 
Without a password, private records are hidden or masked until you 
set the Security application to show them. With a password, you must 
enter the password to view the private entries. See “Making records 
private” in Chapter 4 for information on making records private.
Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock 
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To assign a password:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Security icon.
3. Tap the Password box.
4. Enter a password. 
5. Tap OK. 
6. Enter the same password a second time, and tap OK.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or 
delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you 
can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
 
3. Tap OK.
4. Do one of the following:
Tap here
Tap here 
						

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To change the password, enter the new password, and tap OK.
To delete the password, tap Delete.
Locking your handheld
You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your 
password to operate it.
Important:If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact 
password to re-activate your handheld. If you forget the 
password, you need to perform a hard reset to resume 
using your handheld. Performing a hard reset deletes all 
the records in your handheld; however, you can restore 
all synchronized data at the next HotSync operation. See 
“Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A for information 
about how to perform a hard reset.
To lock your handheld with a password:
1. Perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the data between 
your handheld and your computer. See “Exchanging and updating 
data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for information on 
synchronizing your data.
2. Assign a password.
3. Tap Lock & Turn Off.
4. Tap Off & Lock.
5. To start your handheld, turn it on and then enter the password. 
Tap Lock & 
Turn Off