Pcs Phone Samsung I500 User Guide

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Viewing Address Book Entries
1.Press the Address Book button .
2.
If you have assigned categories to your address entries, you can view 
the items by category. Tap the drop down arrow to display the 
different categories.
3.Use the navigation key to scroll up or down through the Address 
Book entries.
4.Once you find a desired entry, press  . The Address View screen 
is displayed.
Note: Pressing the Address Book button on the front of your phone repeatedly cycles through the different assigned categories.
5.Tap Edit to change the information or Done to return to the 
Address list.
Editing an Address Book Entry
At some point the information that is saved in your Address Book may 
need to be changed. The information can be updated at anytime by 
tapping the “Edit” button in the Address View screen. Information can 
also be added using the “Edit” button.
To update or add new information:
1.Press the Address Book button .
2.
Select the desired entry and press  .
3.The Address View screen is displayed for the entry.
4.Tap the Edit button.
5.Using the stylus, tap the text in the line to add or change the 
information. Using the Graffiti area or on-screen keyboard, change 
the desired information.
6.Tap the Details button to change the following options:

Show in List

Category

Special Ringer

Private 
						

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7.Tap Note to add a note to the entry.
8.Tap Done to exit.
Deleting an Entry
1.
Press the Address Book button .
2.
Select the desired entry and press  .
3.Tap Edit.
4.Tap Details.
5.Tap Delete.
6.Tap OK to confirm deletion.
7.The entry is removed from the Address Book.
Looking up an Address Book Entry
You can locate addresses quickly by using the Look Up line in the 
Address Book. 
To Look Up an Address
Tip: Entries can be sorted by name or company. You must type the correct 
info on the “Look Up” line based on the way you have chosen to sort the 
entries.
1.In the Address List screen, enter the first letter of the name or 
company you want on the 
Look Up line using Graffiti text or the 
on-screen keyboard.
2.The list automatically scrolls to the section of the Address Book that 
begins with the letter entered.
3.Tap the Address Book entry to view the name.
Sorting the Address Book
Entries can be sorted in the Address Book by company and last name, 
instead of by last name and first name. These settings do not modify the 
data stored in the Address Book, they just sort the information differently.
Sorting the Address Book Entries
1.
In the Address List screen, tap the Menu Launcher icon .
2.
Select Options and tap Preferences. 
						

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3.In the List By field, tap one of the following:

Last Name, First Name

Company, Last Name
4.Tap OK.
Beaming Address Book Entries
Using the Infrared (IR) port, you can exchange Address Book entries with 
other mobile devices. Once the Beam Receive feature is activated, you can 
beam any of the following:

Business Card - The business card is a specially designated entry 
containing information you normally exchange with business 
contacts. Your business card can be sent quickly using one-touch 
beaming.

Address Entry -You can select any entry in the Address Book and 
beam it to another IR mobile device.

Category of Address Entries - You can beam all entries in an 
Address Book category to another IR mobile device.
Creating a Business Card
1.
In the Address List, tap “New”.
2.Enter all the necessary business information in the spaces provided.
3.Tap the Menu Launcher icon.
4.
Select Record and tap Select Business Card to designate this entry 
as your business card.
5.Tap Ye s to confirm.
6.Tap Done to exit. 
Note: Notice that when the entry is opened, there is a new icon displayed at the top of the screen that identifies this record as your business card. 
						

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Beaming a Business Card
1.
In the Address List, tap the business card entry. The Address View 
screen is displayed.
Note: You can also press and hold the Address Book button on the front of your phone for about two seconds to beam your business card.
2.Tap the menu Launcher icon  .
3.Tap Record and select Beam Business Card.
4.Aim the top of your phone towards the other device’s IR port.
Beaming the Current Entry
1.
In the Address List, tap the desired entry.
2.Tap the menu Launcher icon .
3.Tap Record and select Beam Address.
Beaming the Current Category
1.
In the Address List, tap the drop down arrow and select the desired 
category.
2.Tap the menu Launcher icon .
3.Tap Record and select Beam Category.
Address Book Menu Options
There are different menu options associated with the Address Book. These 
menu choices may vary depending on which screen is open. To view the 
options, tap the Menu Launcher
 icon .
The menu choices available are:

Record

Edit

Options
Record Menu
The following choices are available in the Records menu.

Duplicate Address - Copies the current Address Book entry and 
creates a new Address Book entry. This saves time when entering 
multiple contacts with the same information. 
						

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Dial - Dials the phone number of the address book entry.

Beam Category - Beams the entire Address Book category.

Beam Business Card - Beams the business card to another user.
Edit Menu
The following choices are available in the “Edit” menu:

Undo - Performs an undo of the last command.

Cut - Cuts and deletes the selected information, but still saves in 
memory.

Copy - Copies the selected information and saves in memory.

Paste - Pastes the information stored in memory to the screen.

Select All - Highlights all selectable information on the screen.

Keyboard - Displays the on-screen keyboard.

Graffiti® Help - Displays the Graffiti help information file.
Options Menu
The following choices are available in the “Options” menu:

Font - Selects a different font size for the address book entries.

Preferences - Configures the way the Address Book displays 
information. The sort can be designated one of two ways. Also 
contains the “Remember Last Category” feature. This feature 
displays the last category used whenever the Address Book is opened.

Rename Custom Fields - Create your own names for the four 
custom fields. Your changes apply to the entire Address Book.

Security - Change the security options to show, hide, or mask 
private records.

About Address Book - Displays the address book software version. 
						

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Section 2H
Date Book
In This Section

Scheduling an Event

Setting an Alarm

Changing the Date Book View

Date Book Preferences
he Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any 
activity associated with a date or date and time. When you open the 
Date Book, the current date and a list of times for a standard business day 
are displayed.
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Scheduling Events
An entry in the Date Book is called an event. When you schedule an 
event, a description is displayed on the time line, and the duration is set 
to 1 hour by default. You can easily change the start time and duration 
for any event. 
You can schedule the following types of events in the Date Book:

Timed events, such as meetings, that have a specific date and a 
specific start and end time. 

Untimed events, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. 
These events occur on a particular date but have no specific start or 
end times; they appear at the top of the list of times marked with a 
diamond. You can schedule more than one untimed event on the 
same date. 

Repeating events, such as a weekly meeting that is held on the same 
day at the same time each week. 

Continuous events, such as a vacation or three-day conference.

All day events, which reflect the default length of the day as set by 
the user. 
Scheduling Timed Events
You can schedule timed events for the current date or for future dates. 
To schedule a timed event for the current date:
1.Press the Date Book button   on your phone to open the Date Book 
to today’s schedule. The current date and a list of times for a normal 
business day are displayed in “Day” view.
2.With the current day selected, tap the line next to the time that 
corresponds to the start of the event. 
						

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3.Enter a description of the event, up to 255 characters in length.
4.Set the event’s duration:

If the event is one hour long, skip to the end of this procedure.

If the event is longer or shorter than an hour, tap directly on the time 
to open the Set Time dialog box. 
Note: You can open the Set Time dialog box (to select a start time) by 
making sure no event is selected, and then writing a number on the 
number side of the Graffiti writing area.
5.Set the duration of the event in either of the following ways:

Tap the time columns in the Set Time dialog box to set the Start 
Time; Tap End Time; then tap the time columns to set the End Time.

Tap All Day if the event lasts all day. The default hours of a standard 
business day are set by the user, and may be changed using the 
Preferences command in the Date Book application.
6.Tap OK to confirm your selection and exit. 
						

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Scheduling a timed event for another date
1.
Choose one of the following options to select the Date: 

Tap the desired day of the week in the date bar at the top of the 
screen. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows 
to move to another week.
Or:

Tap “Go To” at the bottom of the screen to open the “Go To Date” 
dialog box. Select a date by tapping a day, month, and year in the 
calendar.
2.After selecting the desired date, follow the steps for scheduling an 
event for the current day.
Scheduling Untimed Events
You can schedule untimed events for any date. Untimed events are 
displayed at the top of the list of times screen marked with a diamond. 
Scheduling an untimed event 
1.Select the desired event date, as described in the previous procedure, 
“Scheduling timed event for another date.”
2.Tap New.
3.In the Set Time dialog box, tap No Time. 
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Note: You can create a new untimed event by making sure no event is 
selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti writing area. When you 
start writing, the untimed event is displayed at the top of the screen.
4.Enter a description of the event in the space provided.
5.Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Rescheduling an Event
You can easily change scheduled events in the Date Book.
Rescheduling
1.
From the Date Book screen, tap the event that you want to 
reschedule.
2.Tap Details to open the Event Details dialog box for the event.
3.Tap the Ti m e box. Select the new time.
4.Tap the Date box. Select the new date.
5.Tap OK to exit and return to the Date Book.