Visor™ Handheld User Guide

Copyright

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Contents

About This Guide ..... 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor Handheld
Getting to know your Visor handheld ..... 3
What is a Visor handheld? ..... 3
System requirements ..... 4
Upgrade information ..... 5
Visor components ..... 6
Installing the batteries ..... 10
Tapping and typing ..... 11
Tap with the stylus to get things done ..... 11
Elements of the handheld interface ..... 12
Opening applications ..... 13
Using menus ..... 14
Three ways to enter data ..... 16
Customizing your handheld ..... 20
Palm Desktop software ..... 21
Connecting the cradle ..... 22
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook (Windows only) ..... 23
Using your handheld with another PIM ..... 23
Installing a Springboard module ..... 24
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Visor Handheld
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..... 25
Writing Graffiti characters ..... 25
Graffiti tips ..... 27
The Graffiti alphabet ..... 28
Writing capital letters ..... 29
Writing numbers ..... 29
Graffiti numbers ..... 30
Writing punctuation marks ..... 30
Writing symbols and extended characters ..... 31
Writing accented characters ..... 32
Accent strokes ..... 32
Additional non-English characters ..... 32
Navigation strokes ..... 33
Graffiti ShortCuts ..... 33
Using the onscreen keyboard ..... 34
Using your computer keyboard ..... 35
Importing data ..... 35

Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications
Using the Applications Launcher.....37
Selecting applications.....37
Switching between applications.....37
Categorizing applications.....37
Changing the Applications Launcher display.....38
Choosing preferences.....39
Installing and removing applications.....40
Installing add-on applications.....40
Installing games.....42
Removing applications.....43
Removing Palm Desktop software.....43
Security.....44
Assigning a password.....44
Changing or deleting a password.....45
Locking your handheld.....45
Recovering from a forgotten password.....46

Chapter 4: Overview of Basic Applications
Date Book.....48
Date Book Plus.....49
Address Book.....50
To Do List.....51
Memo Pad.....52
Calculator.....53
CityTime.....54
Expense.....55

Chapter 5: Common Tasks
Creating records.....57
Editing records.....58
Entering text.....58
Edit menu.....58
Deleting records.....60
Other ways to delete records.....60
Purging records.....61
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations.....62
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time.....62
Categorizing records.....64
System-defined and user-defined categories.....64
Finding records.....68
Looking up Address Book records.....68
Using Find.....69
Using Phone Lookup.....70

Sorting lists of records ..... 73
Making records private ..... 74
Hiding private records ..... 74
Attaching notes ..... 76
Choosing fonts ..... 77
Chapter 6: Application Specific Tasks
Date Book ..... 80
Scheduling an event ..... 80
Rescheduling an event ..... 84
Setting an alarm for an event ..... 84
Scheduling repeating or continuous events ..... 85
Changing the Date Book view ..... 87
Working in Week View ..... 87
Working in Month View ..... 89
Spotting event conflicts ..... 89
Date Book menus ..... 90
Date Book Plus ..... 93
Working in Week View with Text ..... 93
Working in Year View ..... 94
Working in List View ..... 95
Working with floating events ..... 95
Working with To Do List items ..... 97
Using the Daily Journal ..... 98
Using templates ..... 99
Using snooze alarms ..... 100
Selecting the default Date Book ..... 100
Date Book Plus menus ..... 100
Address Book ..... 110
Creating an Address Book entry ..... 110
Selecting types of phone numbers ..... 111
Changing Address Entry details ..... 112
Address Book menus ..... 113
To Do List ..... 115
Setting priority ..... 115
Checking off a To Do List item ..... 116
Changing To Do List item details ..... 116
Setting a due date ..... 117
To Do Show Options ..... 118
To Do List menus ..... 119
Memo Pad ..... 120
Reviewing memos ..... 121
Memo Pad menus ..... 121

Calculator.....123
Selecting the Calculator mode .....123
Using the Basic Calculator buttons .....123