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`vithout lugging
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`se everyone uses a PalmPilota little differently, many people want to
`sonalize the way theirs work. In this chapter, | show you someof the
`ways to make your PalmPilot work the waythat you do, by using the
`erence and security settings that are standard on the PalmPilot.
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`General Preferences
`
`- you start up your PalmPilotfor the veryfirst time, the General
`erences screen appears automatically as an invitation to set the time
`_ date accurately. You may also wantto reset the time,if you travel
`quently to different time zones.
`
`Ow these steps to access the General Preferences screen:
`
`|. Tap the Applications soft button.
`Thelist of applications appears on your screen.
`2. Tap the Prefs icon.
`The Preferences application launches, as shownin Figure 3-1.
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`Figure 3-1:
`The
`Preferences
`application
`enables you
`to make
`your
`PalmPilot
`your own.
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`~~ General
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`flute-off after: © 2 minutes
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`System Sound: © High
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`Game Sound: ¥ High
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`3. Tap the word in the upper-right corner of the screen.
`The Preferences program has eight options for setting up different
`types of preferences: Buttons, Digitizer, Formats, General, Modem,
`Network, Owner, and ShortCuts. The nameof the section that you're
`looking at appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. Thetriangle
`next to the name of the section means that you can tap the nameof the
`section to see a pull-downlist of the other available sections.
`. Choose General.
`
`The General Preferences screen appears.
`
`To change the individualsettings of the General Preferences screen, con-
`tinue with the following sections.
`
`Setting the time
`| like having my PalmPilot remind me of my appointments shortly before
`they occur, just to avoid missing anythingthatI’ve scheduled. But the
`PalmPilotis a bit like an alarm clock; alarms can’t go off at the right time if]
`don’t set the PalmPilot to the right time in the first place.
`
`Here’s how to set the time on your PalmPilot:
`1. With the General Preferences screen visible, tap the time shown in
`the Set Time box.
`The Set Time dialog box opens, showing the time for which the
`PalmPilot is currently set, along with a pair of triangles for changing the
`time. The top triangle sets the time later, and the bottom triangle sets
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`Tapthe hourin the Set Time dialog box.
`The hour is highlighted to show that you’ve selectedit.
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`Jap thetriangles repeatedly until the hour you want appears.
`Toe hour changes as you tap thetriangles.
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`Sel the minutes by following Steps 2 and 3 for each of the two min-
`ules boxes.
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`The minutes changeas youtap thetriangles.
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`Jep the AM or PM boxto choose the appropriate setting.
`The box that you tap is highlighted to show that you've pickedit.
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`| Tap OK.
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`_ The Set Time dialog box closes.
`
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`etting the date
`| use the calendar frequently or if you enterlots of tasks with due dates
`gned, you may want your PalmPilot to know what dayitis.
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`i je to showthe timein a different format than the standard 1:35 PM
`at, | show you how to changethe time format in the section “Setting
`tual Preferences”later in this chapter.
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`
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`low these steps to set the date on your PalmPilot:
`
`
`
`. With the General Preferences screen visible, tap the date shownin
`the Set Date box.
`The Set Date dialog box opens, as shownin Figure 3-3.
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`Figure 3-3:
`You can set
`the date
`on your
`PalmPilot
`by finding
`the current
`date ona
`calendar
`in the
`Set Date
`dialog box.
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`2. Tap oneofthe triangles on either side of the yearto set the current
`year.
`After youtap the triangle on the left, the year shown moves one year
`earlier. Tapping the triangle on the right moves the year shownto the
`next year. Keep tapping until the current year appears.
`. Tap the month that you want.
`The nameof the monththat you tapis highlighted to show that you've
`selected it, and a calendar for the month that you tap appears.
`. Tap the day of the month that you wantto set.
`The Set Date dialog box closes, and the date that you chose appearsin
`the Preferences screen.
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`After you’ve set the date, your PalmPilot remembers and keepstrack of the
`date automatically, unless you let the batteries go dead for a month or more.
`If you go around the world for 80 days and come home to a dead PalmPilot,
`just change the batteries and reset the date and time. For more on batteries,
`see Chapter 1.
`
`Setting the Auto-off interval
`Your PalmPilot goes a long way on a pair of AAA batteries; mine usually runs
`for the better part of a month before [ need to replace the batteries. One
`method that the PalmPilot uses to stretch battery life is to turn off automa
`cally, if you haven’t pressed a button for a few minutes. You don’t have many
`choices about how long the PalmPilot waits before shutting off, but here's
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`Chapter 3: Making Your PalmPilot Your Own
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`1. With the General Preferences screen visible, tap the triangle next to
`the words Auto-Off After.
`
`The pull-downlist of Auto-off intervals appears. You can choose either
`1-, 2-, or 3-minute Auto-off intervals, as shownin Figure 3-4.
`2. Choose the Auto-off interval that you want.
`Theinterval that you tap appears in the Auto-Off After box.
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`You don’t need to worry too much abouthaving the PalmPilot turn off too
`fast; you only needto press the green powerbutton to switch right back to
`the program that you were working on when the PalmPilot turnedoff.
`
`Setting the sound volume
`A tinylittle speaker that’s inside your PalmPilot makeslittle chirping sounds
`when youtap the screen and plays a squeakylittle fanfare when you run the
`HotSync program.If you think a PalmPilot should be seen and not heard,
`you can turn the soundoff. If you have a Palm Ill, you can also change the
`volume.
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`You have three volumesettings that you can adjust:
`
`System: System soundsare thosethat the Palm OS is programmed to
`makein certain events. For example, when you want to do something
`specific that your PalmPilot can’t do at that moment, you mayget an
`error beep,just like when your desktop PC protests one of your actions.
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`Alarm: An alarm sounds when you set a reminder for an appointment.
`You can also get some third-party PalmPilot programs that use the
`Game: Game sounds work only with games that are programmed to use
`them. Most games are more fun with sounds, but those game-like
`boinks and bleeps are a dead giveaway that you're not using your
`PalmPilot for serious work. If you plan to secretly play a shoot-em-up
`game on your PaimPilot at the weekly staff meeting, a good career move
`may be to turn off your game sounds.
`If your PalmPilot goes off when you're at the movies, you may get some dirty
`looks, so be a good sport and tum off the sounds when you go to the
`MegaMultiplex.
`Here’s how to adjust the volumefor all three types of sounds:
`tap the triangle next to
`1. With the General Preferences screen visible,
`the type of sound that you want to change.
`A pull-downlist of volume choices appears. Ona Palm Ill, you can
`chooseeither Off, Low, Medium, or High, as shownin Figure 3-5. Earlier
`PalmPilots offer only a check box so that you can turn the sound on
`or off.
`2. Choose the volume level that you want.
`The volumelevel that you tap appears in the System Sound box.
`The term PalmPilot volume is an oxymoronlike military intelligence OYjumbo
`shrimp. The minuscule speaker inside the PalmPilot case can only make
`sounds that Id describe as soit, softer, and softest. You may want to adjust
`the volume anyway, SO it’s good that you have a way to do so.
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`Figure 3-5:
`The Palm Ill
`has
`adjustable
`system
`sound
`volume.
`Earlier
`PalmPilots
`enable you
`only to turn
`sounds on
`and off.
`aa
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`1 appointment.
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`1. With the General Preferences screen visible, tap the triangle next to
`Beam Receive.
`
`The pull-downlist of choices appears.
`2. Choose either On or Off.
`
`The choice that you tap appears in the Beam Receive box.
`
`Turning off beam receiving doesn’t stop you from beaming items to others.
`If you've turned off beam receiving and you try to beam something, though,
`a dialog box opensupto ask youif you want to turn beam receiving back
`on. Switching beam receiving back on, in order to exchange business cards
`with another PalmPilot user, makes sense. You don’t want to be unsociable,
`do you?
`
`Setting Button Preferences
`
`You may use some programs more than others. As a result, you may want to
`assign a different program to one of the hard buttonsat the bottom of your
`PalmPilot case. Here’s how to switch the programs assigned te the Applica-
`tions buttons.
`
`Turning off beaming
`A Palm III can sendorreceiveall sorts of things by beaming, which is the
`rather neat process of sending data between Palm IIIs via an invisible light
`beam acrossthe air. (Sounds kind of magical, doesn’t it? To demystify
`beaming, see Chapter 9.) The Palm Il doesn’t distinguish between truly
`useful information and useless junk whenit sends stuff out over the air; it’s a
`little like television that way.If you'd like to avoid having unwanted junk
`beamedto your Palm Ill, you can elect not to receive beamed items by
`following these steps:
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`1. Tap the Applications soft button.
`Thelist of applications appears, showingiconsforall the programs
`installed on your PalmPilot.
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`2. Tap the Prefs icon.
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`The Preferences screen appears.
`3. Tap the word in the upper-right cornerof the screen.
`A pull-downlist of preferences options appears.
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`4. Choose Buttons.
`The Buttons Preferences screen appears anddisplaysfive icons, one
`for each of the buttons at the bottom of your PalmPilot and oneforthe
`Calculator soft button (the other soft buttons aren’t up for grabs). The
`name of the assigned program showsup next to eachicon.
`. Tap the triangle next to the button whose program you wish to
`change.
`A pull-downlistof all the applications installed on your PalmPilot
`appearsin alphabetical order,as shownin Figure 3-6. Your applications
`list may be long. Whenthelist gets too long to fit on the PalmPilot
`screen,little arrows appear at the top and bottom of the list to indicate
`that more programsareavailable. You canscroll up and downthelist
`by either tapping the arrowsat the top and bottom ofthelist, or by
`pressing the scroll up and downbuttons.
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`Figure 3-6: Geer©Buttons
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`6. Choose the nameof the application that you wantto assign to that
`button.
`The nameof the application that you tap appears in the Buttons
`Preferences screen next to the button to whichit’s assigned.
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`Now whenyoupressthat particular button, your PalmPilot runs the newly
`assigned program. All your programs still appear after you tap the Applica-
`tions soft button, but only the assigned programsrun from the hard buttons.
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`Setting Format Preferences
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`People express time and numbersdifferently in different places, so your
`PailmPilot has settings to suit a variety of local customs. Here’s how to
`change the way that dates and numbersappear:
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`| wish to
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`or grabs). The
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`PalmPilot
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`list to indicate
`downthelist
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`1.
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`Tap the Applications soft button.
`
`Thelist of applications appears, showingiconsforall the programs
`installed on your PalmPilot.
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`. Tap the Prefs icon.
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`The Preferences screen appears.
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`. Tap the word in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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`A pull-downlist of Preferences options appears.
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`. Tap Formats.
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`The Format Preferences screen appears.
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`. Tap the triangle next to Preset To.
`A pull-downlist of countries appears, as shownin Figure 3-7. When you
`choosea certain country, the date, time, and numberpresets appear
`for that country.
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`. Choose the country whose presets you wantto use.
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`The name of the country that you tap appears in the Preset To box, and
`all the numberformats on the Format Preferences screen change to the
`formats commonto the country that you chose.
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`lreland
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`italy
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`Japan
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`Luxembourg
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`Mexico
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`New Zealand
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`Spain
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`Week starts:
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`Numbers: * 1,000.00
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`7. If you wish to change an individual type of formatting, tap the
`triangle next to the example of that type.
`A pull-downlist of formatting choices appears. For example,if you
`choosethe UnitedStates, the entry in the Time box says HH:MM am/
`pm, which meansthatall time entries on your PalmPilot appear the
`way that people write them in the United States, for example, 11:13 am.
`If you want the time to appear the way they display time in Italy — for
`example, 11.13 — choose the entry named HH.MM.
`The format that you tap appears in the Format Preferences screen,as
`shownin Figure 3-8.
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`fears
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`Preset to: © United States
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`Sea
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`Figure 3-8:
`You can
`pick
`different
`types of
`time and
`number
`formatsin
`the Format
`Preferences
`screen
`as well.
`
`
`
`Changing your format preferences changes the way that numbers appearin
`all PalmPilot applications. If you want to use one format in one application
`and another format in a different application, you’re out of luck. One format
`per customer, please.
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`Using the Security Application
`
`If you keeplots of sensitive business data on your PalmPilot, it’s wise to take
`advantage of the security features that are already built in. You can hide
`items that you wantto protect from unauthorized eyes, and you can even
`assign a password to lock your PalmPilot from any unauthorizeduse.
`
`Follow these steps to access the Security screen:
`
`1. Tap the Applications soft button.
`Thelist of applications appears on your screen.
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`2. Tap Security.
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`The Security screen appears, as shownin Figure 3-9.
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`To changetheindividual settings in the Security Preferences screen, read
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`Setting your password
`Although you can keep confidential information on either a desktop com-
`puter or a PalmPilot, very few people misplace their desktop computersin
`airports or restaurants the way they can misplace their PalmPilots. That
`makes password-protecting your PalmPilotdata all the more important.
`Follow these steps to set a password:
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`1. With the Security Preferences screen visible, tap Unassigned in the
`Password box.
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`The Password dialog box opensagain, asking you to verify your password.
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`The Password dialog box opens.
`If the word Assigned appears, you already have a password. If you want
`to delete your password,see the section “Deleting a forgotten pass-
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`word,”later in this chapter.
`. Enter the password that you wantto set by using Graffiti (see
`Chapter 2 for more information about entering text).
`The passwordthat you enter appears in the Password dialog box, as
`shownin Figure 3-10. And don’t forget to remember your password.
`. Tap OK.
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`4, Re-enter the password that you entered in Step 4.
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`The password that you enter appears again in the Password dialog box.
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`By the way, did I mention that you should remember your password?
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`5. Tap OK.
`The Password dialog box closes, and the word Assigned appearsin the
`Password box.
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`Deleting a forgotten password
`It happens. You've been asked to supply 1,001 passwordsfor various
`systems, your PalmPilot is the 1,002nd, and you forgot your password. Of
`course, the easiest way to avoid this problem is simply to remember your
`password.Butif you can’t, you can delete the old password, as long as you
`can turn on the powerandgetto the Security application.
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`1. With the Security screen visible, tap the Forgotten Password button.
`The Delete Password dialog box opens, bearing a stern warning that all
`the items you’ve marked Private are removed until the next HotSync
`(see Figure 3-11).
`. If you wish to proceed, tap Yes.
`After a short pause, the word Unassigned appearsin the Password box.
`You can then reassign a new password — just try not to forgetit this
`time, okay? Geesh!
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`If you’ve locked down your PalmPilot by tapping Turn Off & Lock Device in
`the Security application and then forgotten your password, you're cooked.
`You can only get back into your PalmPilot by performing a Hard Reset,
`which wipes outall the data on your PalmPilot (see Chapter 1 for more
`information on resetting your PalmPilot). You can recoverall the items that
`you entered before your last HotSync by doing another HotSync. However,
`whatever you entered after the last HotSync but before youreset is gone for
`good. So, guess what you better do....
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`Remember your darn password!
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`It may not be Saving Private Ryan, but Hiding Private Items can be heroic stuff,
`too. The main reason to mark itemsprivate is so that you can hide them from
`the prying eyes of supervisors, paparazzi, and secret agents (or if you want
`to hide all the phone numbers of your Bond girls from Ms. Moneypenny —
`but I digress).
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`Follow these steps to hide private items:
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`1. With the Security screen visible, tap the Hide button next to the
`:
`words Private Records.
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`The Hide Records dialog box opens, telling you what happens when
`youhide records (see Figure 3-12).
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`Onevery cute feature in the PalmPilot world is the ShortCut. A ShortCutis
`really an automatic abbreviation. For example,if you write the words New
`York frequently, you may make a ShortCut named NY. Then, when you want
`to write New York, just enter the ShortCut symbolin Graffiti, which looks
`like a cursive, lowercase £, and enter the letters NY. The words New York
`appear automatically. For more about entering Graffiti ShortCuts, see
`Chapter 2.
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`2. Tap Hide.
`The Hide Records dialog box closes, and the Security screen reappears.
`The word Hide is highlighted, and your private items are hidden,as
`they should be!
`
`After you’ve hidden yourprivate items, you may want to make them appear
`again later. Just follow the preceding steps, but tap Show rather than Hide.If
`you've assigned a password, PalmPilot makes you enter your password
`before revealing your private items. You can mark any item private by
`tapping the Details button and then tapping the Private check box.
`
`Setting Up ShortCuts
`
`ShortCuts can save you lots of tapping and scratching when you wantto
`enter information. Personally, I like to use the time and date stamp
`ShortCuts to measure how longI’ve worked onprojects, especially when ’'m
`billing those projects by the hour. You can create or edit your own collection
`of ShortCutsin a jiffy.
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`The ShortCuts screen appears, listing all your current ShortCuts.
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`Read the following sectionsto figure out how to add, change, or delete your
`ShortCuts.
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`Adding a new ShortCut
`A collection of ShortCuts is already set up for your use when youfirst buy
`your PalmPilot. But to really get your money’s worth out of ShortCuts,
`create some ShortCuts of your own. Adding a new ShortCutis this simple:
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`1. With the ShortCuts screen visible, tap New.
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`The ShortCut Entry dialog box opens, as shownin Figure 3-13.
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`To access the ShortCuts screen, follow these steps:
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`1. Tap the Applications soft button.
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`The list of applications appears, showing iconsforall the programs
`installed on your PalmPilot.
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`2. Tap the Prefs icon.
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`The Preferences screen appears.
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`3. Tap the word in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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`A pull-downlist of Preferences options appears.
`4. Choose ShortCuts.
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`. Tap the first line of the ShortCut Text section.
`Aninsertion point appearsat the point that you tap.
`, Enter the text of your ShortCut by using either the on-screen key-
`board or Graffiti.
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`The text that you enter appears in the ShortCut Text section.
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`. Tap OK.
`Your new ShortCut appearsin thelist of ShortCuts.
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`Don’t use a periodas the first character of your ShortCut name. For some
`reason, ShortCuts whose namesstart with a period (Dot ShortCuts to
`PalmPilot programmers) do nothing useful for you and me, but they can do
`nasty things, such aseraseall your data or drain your batteries. Try to stick
`to names made up of letters and numbers whencreating your ShortCuts.
`Also, ShortCut names can’t contain spaces.
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`2. Use Graffiti to enter the ShortCut name that you want (see Chapter 2
`for more information about entering text).
`The text that you enter appears on the ShortCut Nameline.
`You can also use the on-screen keyboard to enter your ShortCut name,
`but be sure that you can enter the characters that you wantin Graffiti,
`because you can’t use ShortCuts from the on-screen keyboard, only
`from Graffiti.
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`Editing a ShortCut
`At somepoint, you may want to changeeither the nameor the contents ofa
`ShortCut.
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`Follow these steps to edit a ShortCut:
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`1. Tap the nameof the ShortCut that you wantto edit.
`The ShortCut that you tap is highlighted to show that you’ve selected
`it, as shownin Figure 3-14.
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`2. Tap Edit.
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`The ShortCut Entry dialog box opens.
`3. Select the part of the ShortCut that you wantto replace.
`The text that you selectis highlighted to show that you'veselectedit.
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`(see Chapter 2 for more about entering text).
`The text that you enter replaces the text that you selected.
`5, Tap OK.
`The ShortCut Entry dialog box closes. .
`Now yourrevised ShortCut is ready to use at the drop of a stylus.
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`Deleting a ShortCut
`ou know how to delete a ShortCut. Just
`If you know howto edit a ShortCut, y
`n the section “Editing a ShortCut,”
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`Hacking Up Vour PalmPilot
`No,this isn’t the latest sequel to Halloween. In the PalmPilot universe, hacks
`are applications that you can install on your PalmPilotto add features or to
`make your PalmPilot behavedifferently than a normal PalmPilot. ’m not
`getting into hacks in any great degree here, but I do want you to know that
`they exist. PalmPilots are catching on in the corporate world in a big way,
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