Sony Clié PEG-N610c Operating Instructions

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This section explains how to perform tasks that you can do in most or all of
the basic applications.
Using the Application Launcher
This section explains how to switch between applications, how to change
application settings so they are customized to your work methods, and how
to categorize applications so you view them in related groups.
1To open the Application Launcher screen, tap the Home 
icon.
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To open applications in the “Memory Stick” media
To open an application in the “Memory Stick” media from the Application
Launcher screen, tap the arrow V in the upper-right corner of the
Application Launcher screen and select Card (or a category with the Card 
icon). Then, tap the icon of the application you want to open.
The Card 
 icon is displayed only when a “Memory Stick ” media is
inserted in the CLIE handheld.
Note
There are some...

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Tap the arrow V next to each application to select a category
from the drop-down list.
Tip
To create a new category for an application, tap Edit Categories from the drop-
down list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap OK to add the category.
Tap OK again.
5Tap Done.
To display applications by category
1Tap the Home  icon.
2Do one of the following:
• Tap the Home  icon repeatedly to cycle through all the categories.
• Tap the arrow V...

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Tap the arrow V next to View By and then tap List.
5Tap OK.
The applications are displayed in a list.
To open the Application Launcher screen to the last-opened category
or the last-used application
1Tap the Home  icon.
2Tap the Menu  icon.
The menu is displayed.
3Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
The Preferences screen is displayed.
4Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it or the
Remember Last Used App to select it.
5Tap...

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Categorizing records
You can categorize records in Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and
Expense applications for easy retrieval. (Date Book does not have
categories.) When you create a record, it is automatically assigned to the
currently displayed category. For example, if the All category is displayed,
the record is assigned to the Unfiled category. A record can remain unfiled
or it can be assigned to a category at any time.
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Moving a record into a category
1Tap the record that you want to categorize.
2Address Book only: Tap Edit.
The Address Edit screen appears.
3Tap Details.
The Address Entry Details dialog box appears.
4Tap the arrow V next to Category to display the list of
available categories.
5Tap the desired category for the item.
6Tap OK.
Displaying the category of records
1Tap the arrow V at the upper right corner of the screen.
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Defining a new category
1Tap the arrow V at the upper right corner of the screen.
A list of available categories appears.
2Tap Edit Categories.
The Edit Categories screen is displayed.
3Tap New.
The Edit Categories dialog box is displayed.
4Enter a new category name and then tap OK.
You can assign any of your entries to the new category. 

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Finding records
Your CLIE handheld lets you find information by entering text in the Find
option dialog box or searching for a phone number using the Phone Lookup
option. These two options are available for all the basic CLIE applications.
Each application offers ways to find information:
•Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad: Phone Lookup displays the Address
List screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a
record.
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3Tap OK.
Find searches for the text in records and notes and then displays the
results.
4Tap the text in the find result list that you want to review.
The application associated with the data automatically starts to display
the data.
To stop searching midway
Tap Stop. To resume the search, tap Find More.
Note
The Find option is not case sensitive; searching for “sony” also finds “Sony.”
Tip
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Using the Phone Lookup option
The Phone Lookup option lets you find a telephone number from the
Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list
to a record. For example, you can add a telephone number from the Address
list to an entry in Memo Pad.
1Display the record in which you want to insert a phone
number.
The record can be in Date Book, To Do List, or Memo Pad.
2Tap the Menu  icon.
The menu of the application...