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You can set your reminder to happen a number of minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) before the event.
You are reminded by a device alert (sound and on-screen message). Depending on what you set for the 
remind time, you’ll receive a reminder like the following before your event:
9To can also add a note to your event. Simply highlight the Notes box and type. Your note can be any length.
10Here’s an example of a filled-in event:
Copy an Existing Event
1From an Upcoming, Day, or Week view, scroll to highlight the event you want to duplicate, then press the 
wheel to open its Events Details screen.
2Press Menu   then select Duplicate Event. The screen appears to remain unchanged; however, you are 
really looking at a copy of the original event.
3Make your edits on the Event Details screen to reflect the details of your new event.
4When you’ve finished editing the screen, press Menu   then select Done .
Move an Event
If you have an event that occurs within a one-day time frame and the time for that event changes, you can 
adjust its time from either the Day or Week view:
1From the Day or Week view, scroll to highlight the event you want to move.
2Press Menu   then select Move Event.
3Scroll the wheel to position the event at the new time.
4Press the wheel to save the move. 
						

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Edit an Event
You can always edit an existing event by doing the following while in the Calendar application:
1From an Upcoming, Day, or Week view, scroll to highlight the event you want to edit, then press the wheel to 
open its Events Details screen.
2Make your edits on the Event Details screen as you wish. If you need to change a Repetition or Reminder, 
simply highlight the repetition or reminder line, and press to open the appropriate dialog box for editing.
3When you’ve finished editing the details, press Back . If you’ve changed a repeating event, you’ll be 
prompted to:
• Change this date
• Change this & future dates
• Change all dates
Select the appropriate action and select Save.
Discard an Event
You can always discard an existing event by doing the following while in the Calendar application:
1From an Upcoming, Day, or Week view, scroll to highlight the event you want to discard.
2Press Menu   then select Discard Event [].
3The event is moved to the Trash view. If you’ve discarded a repeating event, you’ll be prompted to:
• Discard this date
• Discard this & future dates
• Discard all dates
Select the appropriate action and press Save.
Ways to View Your Events
The Calendar application offers a number of convenient ways to view all your scheduled events. To go to a 
particular view within Calendar, press Menu   then select View... A menu appears, listing your view choices: 
Upcoming, Day, Week, Month, Year, or Trash.
A check mark always appears next to the view currently on your screen:
Notice that from anywhere in the Calendar application you can use the shortcuts shown above to switch views. 
For example, to switch from Upcoming to Month view, simply press   + 3.
To read more about each view, follow the link in the first column of the table below. 
						

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View What you see in this view What you can do from this view
Upcoming 
ViewA list of all scheduled events 
for the next five days.Navigate up/down the list by rotating the wheel up 
or down, or by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows.
Edit an event’s details by highlighting the event, then 
pressing the wheel.
Day ViewA list of all scheduled events 
(past and future), organized by 
day. One-hour time slots are 
shown down the left side of 
the screen.
Events are shown in shaded 
boxes, with their titles and 
time span (as space allows).Navigate up/down the list by rotating the wheel, or 
by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows. 
Use the menu to Go to Today, Next Day, or 
Previous Day.
Edit an event’s details by highlighting the event, then 
selecting the wheel.
Week ViewA table showing the current 
week. The days of the week, 
starting with Sunday, are 
shown as column headings 
and one-hour time slots are 
shown down the left side of 
the screen. 
Events are grey boxes, 
sometimes containing a partial 
title (depending on space).Navigate up/down the list by rotating the wheel, or 
by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows. 
Navigate among days in the week by pressing the D-
pad left/right arrows. You can scroll to previous or 
future weeks by continuing to use the arrow keys.
Use the menu to Go to Today, Next Week, or 
Previous Week.
Edit an event’s details by highlighting the event, then 
pressing the wheel.
Month ViewA table showing the current 
month, with the current day 
highlighted.Navigate between days by rotating the wheel. 
Navigate between months by pressing the D-pad 
left/right arrows.
Use the menu to Go to Today, Next Month, or 
Previous Month.
Edit an event’s details by highlighting the event, then 
pressing the wheel. The Day view appears. Press the 
wheel again to edit the event’s details. 
						

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Upcoming View
The Upcoming view shows you all your events scheduled for the next five days. 
To open the Upcoming Events view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu   then select 
Views... > Upcoming [ + 0].
Upcoming View Features
•In the Today section, you only see the events that have not expired, as of that minute.
• To open an Event Detail screen, use the wheel to highlight the event title, then press. At this point you can 
edit the details if you want. To dismiss the screen and return to the view, press Back . Year ViewA grid of the year, grouped by 
month, with the current month 
and day selected.Navigate between months by rotating the wheel, or 
by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows.
Use the menu to Go to Today, Next Year, or 
Previous Year.
Navigate within a month by first highlighting the 
month, then pressing the wheel. Now, with the 
month highlighted, you can move around days by 
rotating the wheel.
Open a specific Day view by first highlighting the 
month, then pressing the wheel, then highlighting 
the day and pressing. From there you can edit an 
event’s details. View What you see in this view What you can do from this view 
						

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• All-day events are shown with an event icon just to the left of the event name, like “Write Econ paper” in 
the example above.
Upcoming View Navigation Tips
• Use the wheel to scroll through the five days, backward and forward. You are constrained in your scrolling 
to the current day and four days forward.
Day View
The Day view shows you all the events you have scheduled for the current day, listed down the screen, starting 
with the earliest event at the top.
To open the Day view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu   and select Views... > 
Day [ + 1].
Day View Features
• The full day will not display on your screen (not enough room), so the Day view always opens with the 
events occurring at the current time centered on the screen.
• All-day events are shown at the top of the screen and will always stay in view, even when you scroll.
• If one or more events have overlapping times, the events will appear adjacent to each other, like the 
“Night class - Econ” and “Write mom” events in the example above.
• Hours of the day are listed down the left edge of the screen. PM hours are shown against a dark 
background; AM hours are shown against a light background.
Day View Navigation Tips
• Use the wheel to scroll up and down the day’s time slots.
• To go to the next or previous day’s view, instead of scrolling, you can always press Menu   then select 
Next Day [] or Previous Day []. 
						

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• But if you do keep scrolling up or down, you will enter the previous or next day’s time slots, and beyond.
Week View
The Week view shows you the events you’ve scheduled for the current week, with one exception: all-day events 
are not shown in this view. 
To open the Week view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu  and select Views... > Week 
[ + 2].
Week View Features
• The current day’s time slot lines are bold, like Jun 4 in the example above. 
• An event you’ve highlighted is shown with a black background.
• Events in the past (“expired events”) are shown in blocks with a white background.
• If you have overlapping events, they will appear adjacent to each other.
• To open an Event Details screen, highlight the event, then press. View or edit the event details. To dismiss/
save your edits to the Event Details screen, press Back .
Week View Navigation Tips
• Use the wheel to scroll up and down through the time slots; use the D-pad left/right arrows to advance 
back and forward through the days, even beyond the current week to the previous and next weeks. 
• You can always use the menu to go to Next Week [] or Previous Week []. 
						

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Month View
The Month view is designed to give you a sense of where you are in the month (the current day is highlighted in 
black).
To open the Month view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu   and select Views... > Month 
[ + 3].
Month View Features
• The current day block is shown highlighted in black.
• If you have at least one event scheduled for a given day, that day contains a little square icon in the lower-
right corner of the day block  .
• To drill down to an Event Details screen, highlight the day, then press to open the Day view. Make sure the 
event you want to open is highlighted, then press again. View or edit the event details. To dismiss the 
screen, press Back .
Month View Navigation Tips
• Use the wheel to scroll forward and backward through days.
• To scroll backward and forward through months, use the D-pad up/down arrows.
• You can always use the menu to go to Next Month [] or Previous Month []. 
						

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Year View
The Year view opens to the current year and lets you look forward and backward across months in one glance. 
This view is handy if you need to plan an event that is at least a month ahead, such as your summer vacation!
To open the Year view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu  and select Views... > Year 
[+4].
Year View Features
• The current month is shown highlighted in black.
• The current day is shown in a white circle.
• To drill down into a more focused view, first highlight the month you’re interested in, then press. Now you 
can rotate the wheel to highlight a specific day. Once you’ve highlighted the day you want, press the 
wheel. The Day view opens to your selected date. (From there you can view events.)
Year View Navigation Tips
• Use the wheel or D-pad up/down arrows to scroll from month to month.
• To move forward and backward among years, press Menu   and select either Next Year [] or 
Previous Year [].
Trash View
Whenever you discard an event by using the menu option or the DEL key [ ], your event is “saved” in the 
Trash, in case you want to retrieve it.
To retrieve an event:
1From your current view, press Menu   then select View... > Trash [ + T]. The Trash view opens.
2Scroll to highlight the event you want to retrieve.
3Press Menu   then select Retrieve Event. The event returns to its original time slot. 
						

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To empty the Calendar Trash:
1From your current view, press Menu   then select and select View... > Trash [ + T]. The Trash view 
opens.
2Press Menu  then select Empty Trash. After confirming your intent to discard your events permanently, a 
message appears on the screen stating “The Trash is empty.”
Go To a Specific Day
Regardless of where you are in a particular view, you can always return to the current day (“today”) by pressing 
Menu  then selecting Go to Today [ + H]. Your view remains the same, but the current day is highlighted.
If you want to go to a particular day:
1From your current view, press Menu   then select Go To... [ + D]. The Go to Date dialog box opens, from 
which you can select a date to view.
2Select Done and your current view jumps to highlight the day you specified. 
						

							Taking Photos
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13.  Taking Photos
Smile! You’re always ready to document a fun time with the Camera application. What’s more, you can instantly 
involve family or friends by sending them the photo via email. You can save up to 36 pictures in your Gallery for 
viewing either on your device or the Web.
Just put the camera into the headset/camera jack and you’re ready to start taking photos! Find out exactly how 
to use your device’s camera by reading the topics in this chapter:
Camera Splash Screen
To open the Camera application, first press Jump, then scroll to highlight the Camera icon in the left-hand “ring” 
of applications. You will see the Camera “splash” screen on the right side of the screen when you’ve highlighted 
the Camera application icon:
Two photos from your Gallery will display on the splash screen! You can store up to 36 photos in your Gallery. •Camera Splash Screen on page 140
•Keyboard Shortcuts
 on page 141
•Insert the Camera on page 141
•About Capture Modes on page 142
•Take a Photo on page 142•View Your Photo Gallery on page 143
•Email Photos on page 145
•Change the Name of a Photo on page 145
•Sort Photos on page 146
•Discard Photos on page 146