Palm M130 Handheld Instructions Manual

Handbook for
Palm
™ m100 Series
Handhelds 

Copyright
Copyright © 2001-2002 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Graffiti, HotSync, PalmModem, and Palm OS are 
registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. The HotSync logo, Palm Powered, Palm, and the Palm logo are 
trademarks of Palm, Inc. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of 
their respective owners.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook.
Palm, Inc. assumes no...

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

Contents
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Writing symbols and extended characters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Writing accented characters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Accent strokes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Additional non-English characters   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Navigation strokes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Reviewing card information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Renaming a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Formatting a card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Card Info menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Chapter 5: Using Your Basic...

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Chapter 6: Advanced HotSync® Operations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123
Selecting HotSync setup options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123
Customizing HotSync application settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128
IR HotSync operations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130
Preparing your computer for infrared communication  . . . . . . . . ....

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Connecting to your service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  156
Creating additional service templates   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  156
Adding detailed information to a service template   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  156
Login scripts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  159
Creating a login script on your handheld   . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  193 

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

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