Sony Clie Peg N710c Handheld User Manual

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  Creating memos (Memo Pad)
You can use Memo Pad to make brief memos on your CLIE handheld. You
can also display TXT or CSV (Comma Separated Value) document files
created on your computer. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.”
Note
If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIE handheld.
Creating a new memo
A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can
store is limited only by the memory available on your Sony handheld.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the front panel.
Memo Pad starts up. Memo Pad opens to display the last Memo Pad
screen that you viewed.
Tip
Press the Memo Pad button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which
you have memos.
2Tap New.
A new memo is created.
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3Enter the text you want to appear in the memo.
To move down to a new line, tap the Enter key when using the software
keyboard or write 
 when using Graffiti writing.
4Tap Done or press the BACK button when you finish.
The first line of the memo is displayed.
Tips
• You can also create a new memo by beginning your memo in the Graffiti writing
area on the Memo screen. The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins
your new memo.
• While entering text, the text may overlap the Done or Details buttons. After you
finish entering the text, the overlap disappears.
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Reviewing memos
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo List. This makes it easy to
locate and review your memos.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the front panel.
Memo Pad starts and the Memo list is displayed.
2Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select the memo you want
to view.
If the desired memo is not displayed, rotate the Jog Dial navigator further
to scroll up or down the memo list.
3Press the Jog Dial navigator.
The content of the selected memo is displayed. If the memo text does not
fit on the screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to scroll the screen.
4Press the Jog Dial navigator.
The Memo list is displayed again.
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Viewing memos by category
Press the Jog Dial navigator when the memo list is displayed but
no memo is selected.
Each time you press the Jog Dial navigator, the display toggles through all
the available categories.
Selecting the desired category from the categories list
Tap the arrow V at the upper right corner of the screen to display the category list.
You can select the desired category from the list.
Sorting memos
You can change the order in which Memo Pad shows your memos.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the front panel.
Memo Pad starts and the Memo list is displayed.
2Tap the Menu  icon.
A menu of commands appears.
3Tap Options, and then tap Preferences.
The Memo Preferences dialog box appears.
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4Tap the desired order of the memos in the Sort by field.
•Manual: Sorts the memos manually.
•Alphabetic: Sorts the memos in numerical and then alphabetical
order.
5Tap OK.
To sort the memos manually
In step 4, select Manual to activate manual sorting.
Tap the memo you want to move in the Memo screen and drag it into the
desired location. The memo is placed where you released the stylus.
The memos are renumbered accordingly.
Note
A change in the order of the memos in Memo Pad does not affect their order in the
Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software. Consequently, the memo order in Memo Pad may
differ from that in the Palm Desktop for CLIE software.
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Editing memos
Deleting a memo
You can delete an unnecessary memo from Memo Pad.
1On the Memo Pad screen, tap the memo you want to delete.
The contents of the memo you tapped appears.
2Tap Details.
The Memo Details dialog box appears.
3Tap Delete.
The Delete Memo dialog box appears.
4Tap OK to delete the memo.
The selected record is deleted. To cancel deletion, tap Cancel.
Tip
If you select the “Save archive copy on PC” check box, the deleted memo will be
saved onto the Palm Desktop for CLIE software on your computer during the
next HotSync
® operation.
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Categorizing a memo
You can categorize your memo. In step 3 of “Deleting a memo,” tap the
arrow V next to Category to display the list of available categories and
then tap the desired category for the memo.
Making a memo private
You can hide a memo that you mark as private. If you define a
password for your CLIE handheld, you must enter it to display private
records.
1On the Memo Pad screen, tap the memo you want to
mark as private.
2Tap Details.
The Memo Details dialog box appears.
3Tap and select the Private check box.
4Tap OK.
The memo is marked as private. For details on hiding or masking
private events, see “Protecting your data (Security)” on page 102.
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Using the Memo Pad menus
This section explains the menu commands specific to Memo Pad. For
the Edit menu, see “Using the Edit menu” on page 110. The Record
and Options menus differ depending on the screen displayed.
Record menus
Beam CategorySends all the memos in the currently selected category to
another Sony handheld via the infrared communications port.
New MemoCreates a new memo.
Delete MemoDeletes the current memo. The Delete Memo dialog box
appears.
Note
By default, the memos that you delete are restored and saved in
Palm Desktop for CLIE software on your computer at the next
HotSync operation. To delete the memos completely, deselect
the check box (
) for “Save archive copy on PC” in the
Delete Memo dialog box.
Beam MemoSends the current memo to another Sony handheld via the
infrared communications port.
The Options menus
FontYou can select a desired font in the Select Font dialog box.
Phone LookupPhone Number Lookup screen appears. If there is an Address
Book entry, you can look up the phone number of the selected
memo.
PreferencesSpecifies how the memos are displayed. The Memo
Preferences screen appears.
SecurityHides the current memo unless the password is entered. You
can select the view option among Show Records, Mask
Records, or Hide Records.
About Memo PadShows the version information for Memo Pad.
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 Managing expenses (Expense)
You can use Expense for many disbursement purposes such as recording
expenditures for business trips and personal expenses. A record in Expense
is called an “item.”
Recording a new Expense item
Expense allows you to record the date, Expense type, and the amount you
spent. You can sort Expense items into categories or add other information
to an item.
1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Expense and then
press the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Expense 
 icon on
the Application Launcher screen.
The Expense screen appears.
2Tap New.
New Expense item is created.
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3Enter the amount of the expense.
4Tap –Expense Type– and select an Expense type from the
drop-down list box.
The item you entered in Step 4 is saved when you select an Expense Type.
Note
If you do not select an Expense type, the entered data will not be saved.
Tip
You can also create a new Expense item on the Expense screen by writing on the
number side of the Graffiti
® writing area. The first number you write begins your new
Expense item.
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