Pcs Phone Handspring Treo 300 User Guide

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Entering Data
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©To Do List archive (.tda)
©Memo Pad archive (.mpa)
Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the 
archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm 
OS handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop 
information.
To import data:
1.
Open Palm Desktop software.
2.Click the application into which you want to import data.
3.If you are importing records containing a field with category names,...

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Managing 
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Managing Your Applications
his chapter explains how to switch between applications on your PCS 
Phone Handspring
® Treo™ 300, how to change application settings 
so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize 
applications so you view them in related groups.T 

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Using the Applications Launcher
Your phone is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications 
installed on your phone appear in the Applications Launcher. 
Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed 
on your phone. You can also open the four main applications — 
PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer
®, and Memo Pad— with the 
application buttons on the front panel of your phone.
Ti p :  When you press an...

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Switching between applications
When working in any application, press Option   and then press Menu 
, or press an application button on the front panel of your phone 
to switch to another application. Your phone automatically saves your 
work in the current application and displays it when you return to that 
application.
Categorizing applications
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application 
icons that appear...

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To display applications by category: 
1.
Press Option   and then press Menu   to access the 
Applications Launcher. 
2.Do one of the following:
nHold Option   and press Menu   repeatedly to cycle through 
all your categories.
nTap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the 
category you want to display.
Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an 
icon. As an alternative,...

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4.Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
5.Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
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...

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decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like zip 
decompression or how to unzip. This will lead you to various third-
party utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or 
downloaded file--not just add-ons for your phone. After you install the 
utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application files that you 
downloaded.
Note: Any applications that you install on your phone resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at...

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Ti p :  You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install 
To o l under Sprint on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file extension.
 
4.In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your 
phone.
5.Click Add. 
6.Select the application(s) that you want to install on your phone.
7.Click Open.
Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog 
box. If you...

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8.Click Done.
9.Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you 
selected in step 6. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.
Ti p :  You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the application’s icon.
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer 
need an application you installed, you can remove applications from 
your phone. You can remove only add-on applications, patches,...