Palm M100 Handheld Instructions Manual

Handbook
for the 
Palm
™
 m100 Handheld 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2000 Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Graffiti, HotSync,
Palm, PalmConnect, and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsid-
iaries in one or more countries. The HotSync logo, the Palm logo, and the Palm m100
logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other product and brand names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Disclaimer and Limitation of...

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Contents
About This Book................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm™ m100 Handheld
Getting to know your Palm m100 handheld .....................................2
What is a Palm m100 handheld?  .....................................................2
System requirements  ........................................................................3
Palm m100 components...

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Using an external keyboard accessory............................................. 34
Importing data..................................................................................... 35
Importing data from a Windows computer  ............................... 35
Importing data from a Macintosh  ................................................ 36
Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications
Using the Applications...

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Choosing fonts  .................................................................................81
Application-specific tasks ..................................................................82
Date Book  .........................................................................................82
Address Book ...................................................................................96
To Do List...

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Entering a password  .................................................................... 152
Selecting a connection  .................................................................. 152
Adding telephone settings  .......................................................... 153
Connecting to your service .......................................................... 155
Creating additional service templates  ....................................... 156
Adding...

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About This Book
Welcome to the Palm™ m100 handheld. This handbook is designed to 
help you get up and running quickly. It describes all you need to know 
about how to use your Palm m100 handheld and the applications that 
come with it. 
It walks you through:
nLocating all the parts of your handheld
nViewing and entering data
nUsing your handheld with your computer
nPersonalizing your handheld with your own preference settings
After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your...

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Chapter 1
Introduction to Your 
Palm™ m100 Handheld
This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your 
Palm™ m100 handheld, how to use your handheld for the first time, 
and how to use HotSync
® technology to synchronize your handheld 
and Palm™ Desktop organizer software.
Getting to know your 
Palm m100 handheld
What is a Palm m100 handheld?
With your Palm m100 handheld, you will no longer have trouble 
getting to meetings and appointments on time, remembering people’s...

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System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system 
must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements: Windows
nIBM-compatible 486 computer or higher 
nWindows 95 or later
n16 MB RAM (64 MB recommended with Windows 2000)
n30 
MB available hard disk space
nVGA monitor or better (the Quick Tour requires a 256-color video 
display; for best results, use High Color: 16 bit)
nCD-ROM drive (you can also download the...

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Palm m100 components
Locating front panel controls
 
Power 
button/ 
Backlight 
controlTurns your handheld on or off and controls the 
backlight feature. If your handheld is turned off, 
pressing the power button turns the unit on and 
returns you to the last screen you viewed.
If your handheld is turned on, pressing the power 
button turns the unit off. Pressing the power button 
for about two seconds turns the backlight on or off.
Handheld 
screenDisplays the applications and...