Handspring Treo 270 User Guide

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Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you 
can choose to show a list of applications. You can also choose to view the same category of 
applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.
To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the Applications Launcher. 
2. Press Menu   again to open the menus. 
3. Under Options, select...

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Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application: 
1. Open an application.
2. Press Menu  . 
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove...

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Note: If the software you download is compressed, you need to decompress it into this 
folder. If you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate 
to that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
 
3. Click Install.
Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool under 
Handspring on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file 
extension.
 
4. In the User...

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6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your communicator.
7. Click Open.
Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box. If you do not 
want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does not remove 
the application from your computer; it simply removes it from the list of applications 
to install.)
8. Click Done.
9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you selected in...

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5. Tap Delete.
6. Hold Option   and press Return   twice to finish.
7. Check the Backup folder (under your user name folder in the Handspring or Palm folder) on 
your computer. If you find a PRC file for the application you just removed, delete the PRC file 
from the Backup folder.
Tip: If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purchased your 
Treo communicator, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. 
If you upgraded from a previous...

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Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you remove this software 
from your computer, you cannot synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm 
Desktop software on your computer.
To remove Palm Desktop software: 
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or Palm) and then Uninstall.
2. Click Yes to uninstall the software.
Security
Your communicator comes with a Security application...

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6. Enter the same password a second time.
7. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your communicator, you can change or delete it at any time. You 
must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
 
3. Hold Option   and press Return  .
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4. Do one of the following:
nTo change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option   and press 
Return .
nTo delete the password, tap Delete.
Locking your communicator
You can also lock your communicator so that you need to enter your password to operate it.
Important: If you lock your communicator, you must enter the exact password to re-activate 
your communicator. If you forget the password, you need to perform a hard reset to 
resume using your...

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Recovering from a forgotten password
If you did not activate the Off & Lock feature and you forget your password, you can delete the 
password from your communicator. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and 
files marked as Private.
Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password, your 
communicator restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync 
operation, but it does not restore the password.
To delete a...

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