Palm M100 Handheld Instructions Manual

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Check boxWhen a check mark appears in a check box, the 
corresponding option is active. If a check box is 
empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box 
is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
Command 
buttonsTap a button to perform a command. Command 
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of 
application screens.
Next/
previous 
arrowsTap the left and right arrows to display the previous 
and next record; tap the up and down...

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Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application 
installed on your handheld. You can also open Date Book, Address 
Book, To Do List, and Note Pad with the application buttons on the 
front panel of your handheld.
Tip:
When you press an application button on the front panel, you 
have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even 
need to turn on your handheld first. 
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the...

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Using menus
Menus on your handheld are easy to use. Once you master them in 
one application, use them the same way in all the other applications. 
The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that 
application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing 
records” in Chapter 4. 
To open the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Address Book or Memo Pad).
2. Do one of the following:
Tap the Menu icon  . 
Tap on the inverted...

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Graffiti menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke, 
which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands 
on computers. The command letters appear to the right of the 
command names. 
Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area. When you 
draw the Command stroke, the Command toolbar appears just above 
the Graffiti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode.
 
The command toolbar displays context sensitive menu...

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Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an 
online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate 
questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the 
dialog box, or give you other useful information.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon  . 
2. After you review the tip, tap Done.
Entering data
There are several ways to enter data into your handheld:
nUsing the onscreen...

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After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other 
keyboards, including the international keyboard. See “Using the 
onscreen keyboard” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Note:
You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen 
keyboard. 
Graffiti writing
Your handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary 
system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write 
simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as...

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To open Memo Pad:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Memo Pad icon  . 
3. Tap New.
Note:
A blinking cursor appears on the first line of the new 
memo to indicate where new text will appear. 
 
See “Using Graffiti writing to enter data” in Chapter 2 for details.
Note Pad
The Note Pad application provides a place where you can write a 
quick note in your own handwriting directly on your handheld 
screen. Think of Note Pad as a virtual “sticky pad”...

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After the information is in Palm Desktop software, perform a HotSync 
operation to synchronize your handheld with your computer. See 
“Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for 
more information.
Importing data
If you already have data in a database on your computer, you can 
import it into Palm Desktop software. You can import data stored in 
computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or from 
another Palm OS handheld. When you import data, you...

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Setting the time and date
You make changes to the time and date in the Clock application.
To set the current time and date:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Clock icon .
3. Tap the Set Time & Date button.
4. Tap the hour box.
5. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
6. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.
7. Tap AM or PM.
Note:
Your handheld can also display the time in other formats. 
See “Formats...

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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your
Palm m100
™ Handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data into your Palm™ m100 
handheld by writing with the stylus in the Graffiti
® writing area, by 
using the onscreen keyboard, by using the Note Pad application, by 
using the computer keyboard, by using an external keyboard 
accessory, or by importing data from another application.
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
Chapter 1 introduced Graffiti writing and briefly described how to use 
it to...