Sony Clie Peg N710c Handheld User Manual

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Using the Address Book menus
This section explains the menu commands specific to Address Book. For the
Edit menu, see “Using the Edit menu” on page 110. The Record and Options
menus differ depending on whether you are displaying the Address List
screen or the Address View screen.
Record menus
Duplicate AddressMakes a copy of the current record and displays the copy in Address
Edit so you can make changes to the copied record. The copy has the
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Options menus
FontYou can select a desired font in the Select Font dialog box .
Preferences Remember last category: Determines how Address Book appears
when you return to it from another application. If you select this check
box, Address Book shows the last category you selected. If you clear
it, Address Book displays All category.
Rename Custom FieldsThese custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen.
Rename them to identify the kind of information you...

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 Managing tasks and things to do
(To Do List)
A To Do List is a reminder of some task you have to complete. A record in
To Do List is called an “item.”
Note
If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIE
handheld.
Creating To Do List items
1Press the To Do List  button on the front panel.
To Do List opens and displays the category of items you last viewed.
Note
Press the To Do List application button repeatedly to cycle through the...

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Viewing To Do List items
You can check the items you recorded in To Do List.
1Press the To Do List  button on the front panel.
The To Do screen appears.
2Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select the To Do List item
that contains the note you want to view.
3Press the Jog Dial navigator.
The notes of the selected item are displayed. If the item does not fit on the
screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to scroll the screen.
4Press the Jog Dial navigator.
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Checking off a To Do List item
You can check off a To Do List item to remind you that you’ve completed it.
You can set To Do List to record the date that you complete the To Do item,
and you can choose to show or hide completed items. For details, see
“Changing the appearance of To Do List” on page 69.
1Press the To Do List  button on the front panel.
The To Do screen appears.
2Tap to select the check box on the left side of the item.
The check box changes to .
Managing...

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Working with To Do List
Setting the priority of an item
The priority setting for items lets you arrange the tasks in your To Do List
according to their importance or urgency. The default setting for To Do List
is to arrange items by priority and due date, with priority 1 items at the top.
If you have a number of items in your list, changing an item’s priority
setting may move its position in the list.
On the To Do List screen, tap the Priority number on the left side of...

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Setting the due date for an item
You can associate a due date with any To Do List item. You can also sort the
items that appear in the list based on their due date.
1On the To Do List screen, tap the text of the item whose due
date you want to set.
2Tap Details.
3Tap the arrow V next to Due Date and then tap a desired due
date from the drop-down list.
You can select one of the following options:
•Today: Assigns the current date.
•Tomorrow: Assigns the next day’s date....

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Deleting an item
You can delete items from To Do List.
1On the To Do List screen, tap the item you want to delete.
2Tap Details.
The To Do Item Details dialog box appears.
3Tap Delete.
The Delete To Do dialog box appears.
4Tap OK to delete the item.
The selected event is deleted. To cancel deletion, tap Cancel.
Tip
If you check the “Save archive copy on PC” check box, the deleted item will be
saved onto the Palm Desktop for CLIE software on your computer during the
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Changing the appearance of To Do List
The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of To
Do List.
1On the To Do List screen, tap Show.
The To Do Preferences screen appears.
2Change the Show Options settings.
You can choose any of the following settings:
•Show Completed Items: Displays your completed items in To Do
List. If you turn off this setting, your To Do items disappear from
the list when you complete (check) them.
•Show Only Due Items: Shows...

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Using the To Do List menus
This section explains the menu commands specific to To Do List. For the
Edit menu, see “Using the Edit menu” on page 110.
Record menus
Delete ItemDeletes the current To Do item. The Delete To Do dialog box appears.
Attach NoteAdds comments to the current To Do item. Choosing this menu item
opens up a screen for entering comments.
Delete NoteDeletes comments from the current To Do item. Choosing this menu
item opens up the Delete Note dialog...