Sony Peg N760c Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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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 CLIÉ 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 categories
in which you have items.
2Tap New.
A new To Do item is added to To Do List.
3Enter the text of the To Do item.
You can enter multiple lines of text.
4Tap anywhere onscreen to deselect the To Do List item.
The item is deselected and the new item is recorded to To Do List.
Tips
•If no To Do List item is currently selected, writing in the Graffiti writing area
automatically creates a new item.
•To display text that does not fit on the screen, tap the text line.
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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.
The To Do List box reappears.
Viewing To Do List items by category
Press the Jog Dial navigator when To Do List is displayed but no
To Do item is selected.
Each time you press the Jog Dial navigator, the display toggles through all
the available categories.
To select the desired category from the categories list
Tap the arrow V at the upper right corner of the screen to display the
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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 completed 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 67.
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 . 
						

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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 the item
and then tap the desired Priority number.
You can select the Priority numbers 1 through 5, with 1 being the most
important.
Tip
You can also set the priority from the To Do Item Details dialog box.
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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.
•One week later: Assigns the date exactly one week from the current
date.
•No Date: Assigns no due date.
•Choose Date: Opens the Due Date screen, where you can choose any
date from the calendar.
4Tap OK.
Tip
If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Preferences dialog box, you can
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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 CLIÉ software on your computer during the next
HotSync
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Changing the appearance of To Do List
The To Do Preferences dialog box enables you to control the appearance of
To Do List.
1On the To Do List screen, tap Show.
The To Do Preferences dialog box appears.
2Change the To Do Preferences 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 only the items that are currently due,
past due, or have no due date specified. When this setting is active,
items that are not yet due do not appear in the list until their due date.
•Record Completion Date: Replaces the due date with the actual date
when you complete (check) the item. If you do not assign a due date
to an item, the completion date still records when you complete the
item.
•Show Due Dates: Displays the due dates associated with items in To
Do List and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain
incomplete after the due date passes.
•Show Priorities: Shows the priority setting for each item.
•Show Categories: Shows the category for each item.
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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 108.
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 box.
PurgeAllows you to delete any completed items from To Do
List. Run this command to save memory if you find too
many recorded To Do items in your CLIÉ handheld.
Note
By default, the items that you purge will be saved onto
the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer
during the next HotSync operation. To delete the items
completely, deselect the check box (
) for “Save archive
copy on PC” in the Purge dialog box.
Beam ItemSends the current To Do item to another CLIÉ handheld
via the infrared communications port.
Beam CategorySends all the To Do items in the currently selected
category to another CLIÉ handheld via the infrared
communications port.
Options menus
FontYou can select a desired font in the Select Font dialog box.
Phone LookupThe Phone Number Lookup screen appears. If there is an
Address Book entry, you can look up the phone number
of the selected item.
SecurityHides the current item unless the password is entered.
You can select the view option among Show Records,
Mask Records, or Hide Records.
About To Do ListShows the version information for To Do List. 
						

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 Creating memos (Memo Pad)
You can use Memo Pad to make brief memos on your CLIÉ handheld. You
can also display TXT or CSV (Comma Separated Value) document files
created on your computer (page 134). A record in Memo Pad is called a
“memo.”
Note
If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIÉ 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 CLIÉ 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.