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2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency 
you want to display on that line.
3. Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box.
4. Tap OK.
Defining a custom currency symbol
If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can 
create your own custom country and currency symbol. 
To define a custom currency symbol:
1. Tap the Menu icon  .
2. Tap Options, and then tap Custom Currencies.
3. Tap one of the four Country boxes.
4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to 
appear in Expense.
Tap Edit 
currencies
Tap a Country 
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5. Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box.
6. Tap OK.
Note:
If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default 
for all Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences 
dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency symbol 
only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the 
Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item.
Show Options
Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to 
your Expense items.
To open the Show Options dialog box:
1. In the Expense list, tap Show.
2. Select any of the options.
3. Tap OK.Sort by
Enables you to sort expense items by date or 
type.
Distance
Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles 
or kilometers.
Show currency
Shows or hides the currency symbol in the 
Expense list.
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Expense menus
Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense 
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described 
here.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu 
commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Preferences
nUse automatic fill. Lets you select an expense 
type by writing the first letter of an expense 
type in the Graffiti writing area. For example, 
if you write the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” 
expense type. Writing “T” and then “E” enters 
“Telephone” which is the first expense type 
beginning with the letters “TE.” 
nDefault currency. Sets the default currency 
symbol for Expense. 
About Expense
Shows version information for Expense. 
						

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Chapter 7
Communicating Using 
Your Handheld
The previous chapter described the features of your Visor™ handheld 
computer that help you stay organized. This chapter describes the 
features that help you stay connected.
nManaging desktop E-Mail: Using your handheld, you can read, reply 
to, compose, and delete e-mail from your desktop E-Mail 
application while you’re away from your desk. (Third-party 
synchronization software required, sold separately.)
nIR beaming: The infrared port located on the side of your handheld 
lets you send data from your handheld — including entire 
applications — to any other Palm OS
® handheld that’s close by and 
has an IR port. You can also use the infrared port to perform 
HotSync operations. See “IR HotSync operations” in Chapter 8 for 
details.
Managing desktop E-Mail 
away from your desk
Mail lets you manage the e-mail that you send and receive 
through the E-Mail application on your desktop computer. You 
can read, reply to, compose, and delete e-mail on your 
handheld. To send or receive e-mail, you must perform a 
HotSync
® operation either locally, using the handheld cradle or 
infrared port, or remotely using a modem. 
The key to Mail is that it truly synchronizes the mail in the Inbox of 
your desktop E-Mail application with the mail on your handheld. For 
example, if you delete e-mail items from Mail, your next HotSync 
operation also deletes the e-mail items from your desktop E-Mail 
application, so you never have to delete e-mail items twice. Similarly, 
if you read an e-mail item on your handheld and leave it in your 
Inbox, your next HotSync operation marks it as read in your desktop 
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In Mail, you can do the following:
nView, delete, file, and reply to incoming mail.
nCreate outgoing e-mail items and drafts of e-mail items.
nCreate simple or complex filters, which allow you to decide the 
type of e-mail that your handheld retrieves from your desktop 
E-mail application.
nUse your handheld in its cradle or with infrared communication 
to send and retrieve e-mail items from your desktop E-Mail 
application. (Third-party software required, sold separately.)
Setting up Mail on the desktop
Before you use Mail for the first time, make sure your desktop E-Mail 
application is up and running. You must also set up Palm™ Desktop 
software for use with your desktop E-Mail application. For 
information on using Mail with a Macintosh, visit the web site: 
www.handspring.com.
Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application
After you enable and configure Mail, you need to perform a HotSync 
operation to synchronize Mail with your desktop E-Mail application. 
For a complete explanation of HotSync technology, see Chapter 8.
Opening the Mail application on your handheld
To open Mail:
1. Tap the Applications icon  .
2. Tap the Mail icon  .
Viewing e-mail items
The Message list displays a list of your incoming e-mail items, who 
sent them, and the date they were received. E-mail items you’ve read 
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To open an e-mail item:
nTap an e-mail item to open it.
To close an e-mail item:
nTap Done to close the e-mail item.
Displaying full header information
By default, Mail displays abbreviated header information, which 
comprises only the From: and Subj: fields. The full header provides 
complete information about the sender, receiver, and copied 
recipients, in addition to the subject and date the e-mail item was 
created. Mail uses the header type you select for all your e-mail items.
To display full header information:
1. Open an e-mail item.
2. Tap the Complete Header icon.
Tip:
To redisplay the abbreviated header, tap the Abbreviated 
Header icon. 
Previously read
Recipient
Sender
Time and date sent
E-mail body SubjectHeader mode icons 
						

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Creating e-mail items
You create e-mail items with your handheld the same way you create 
e-mail with your desktop E-mail application: you identify the 
recipient(s) of the e-mail item, define a subject, and create the body of 
the e-mail item.
You create original e-mail items and replies in the New Message 
screen. All e-mail items must, at the very least, contain information in 
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To create an e-mail item:
1. Tap New.
Tip:
You can also create an e-mail item by tapping New from 
the Message menu.
2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient.
Note:
Enter the address as if you were entering it from your 
desktop E-Mail application. For example, network users 
sending an e-mail item to a user on the same network do 
not need to add Internet information, such as 
@mycorp.com.
3. To send a copy of this e-mail item to additional recipients, tap the 
CC: field, and then enter the e-mail addresses of the additional 
recipients, separating the addresses with a comma followed by a 
space.
4. Tap the Subj: field and enter a subject for your e-mail item. 
5. Tap the Body: field and enter the text of your e-mail item.
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Tip:
If the address, CC, subject, or body exceeds the capacity 
of the screen display, tap the name of the field (for 
example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Tap the Done 
button to return to the New Message screen.
To reply to an e-mail item:
1. Tap an e-mail item in the Message list to display it onscreen.
2. Tap Reply.
3. Select whom you want to receive the reply: Sender only, All 
recipients, or someone who didn’t see the original e-mail item 
(Forward).
4. Select whether you want to include original text or comment 
original text.
5. Tap OK.
6. Enter the text of your reply.
Tip:
You have several options including setting the priority. 
See “Adding details to e-mail items” later in this chapter.
7. Tap Send to place your reply in the Outbox.
Tap to return to New Message screen Tap the name of the field to open