Sony Peg N760c Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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Entering data in to your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
4Select the desired keyboard and tap the characters to enter
text and numbers.
You can use the onscreen keyboard in the same way as in the keyboard of
your computer. To enter capital letter, tap cap and then tap the charact\
er
button. To delete a character, tap  B.
5After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard
and place the text in the record.
Tab
Caps shift
Caps lock
Backspace
Tap here to...

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Entering data in to your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
Using your computer keyboard
If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboa\
rd,
you can use Palm™ Desktop for CLI É software or any other supported
personal information manager (PIM), such as Microsoft Outlook®, to enter
information. You can then perform a HotSync® operation to synchronize the
information on your computer with the information on your CLI É handheld.
All the main...

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Changing the frontlight level
You can turn the frontlight on the screen off or on or adjust the frontlight
level according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment
where you use your CLIÉ handheld.
Turning the frontlight off and on
Press and hold down the POWER button for more than two seconds to turn
the frontlight off or on.
Adjusting the frontlight level
Even with the frontlight on, you may need to further adjust the brightness...

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Resetting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
Under normal circumstances, you do not have to reset your CLIÉ handheld.
On rare occasions, however, your CLIÉ handheld may no longer respond to
buttons or the screen due to insufficient memory or other reasons.  In this
case, you need to perform a reset to get your CLIÉ handheld running again.
Performing a soft reset
A soft reset tells your CLIÉ handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over
again. All records and...

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Resetting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
Performing a hard reset
If the soft reset does not solve the problem, you need to perform a hard reset
to restart your CLIÉ handheld.
Note
With a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your CLIÉ handheld are
erased. Only perform a hard reset if a soft reset does not solve your problem.
If you save a backup of your CLIÉ handheld data on your computer, you can
restore any data previously synchronized with your...

Chapter 2
Using basic applications
This chapter describes how to do tasks that are specific or common to the basic
applications of your CLIÉ handheld: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad,
Expense, and Calculator.
Contents
 Managing schedules and events (Date Book) ..................... 27
 
Managing addresses and phone numbers
(Address Book) ................................................................... 47
 Managing tasks and things to do (To Do List) .................... 61
 Creating...

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 Managing schedules and events (Date Book)
Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any activity
associated with a date, or a date and time. A record in Date Book is called an
“event.”
Note
If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIÉ handheld.
Scheduling an event
Scheduling an event for the current date
1Press the Date Book  button on the front panel.
Date Book starts up. Today’s schedule is displayed with a list of...

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 Managing schedules and events (Date Book)
3Enter a description of the event.
You can enter a description or a note of up to 255 characters in length.
4If the event is one hour long, skip to step 7. If the event is
longer or shorter than one hour, tap the time of the event to
open the Set Time dialog box.
5Do one of the following to set the duration of the event:
•Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog box to
set the Start Time, and tap the End...

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 Managing schedules and events (Date Book)
Tip
You can open the Set Time dialog box (to select a start time) by writing a number on the
number side of the Graffiti writing area and making sure no event is selected.
To schedule an untimed event
In step 5, tap No Time. A new untimed event is displayed in the first line in
Date Book with a ♦ mark.
Scheduling a timed event for another date
1Press the Date Book  button on the front panel.
Date Book starts up.
2Do one of the...

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 Managing schedules and events (Date Book)
Tip
You can also use the scroll button on the front panel to move forward or backward one
day or one month at a time.
To schedule an untimed event
In step 3, tap New and then tap No Time. Then follow the steps for
“Scheduling an event for the current date.”
Tip
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...