Psion Revo Palmtop Computer Instructions Manual

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Agenda
Lists and things to do
You can use a “to-do list” to note down tasks or
items you want to remember. Initially you have two
to-do lists, but you can add more lists.
You can give each entry on a to-do list a due date,
and assign priorities to entries to control the order
they appear in the Agenda views.
To-do entries are marked with a circled ‘T’ symbol
( 
 ).
Adding a to-do
To create a to-do entry:1.Move to the To-do view and just start typing, or
use Create new entry from the Entry menu.
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Creating a new to-do list
You can create new to-do lists so that you can
categorise the things you want to remember, e.g. you
can keep a private to-do list and a work to-do list.
Each to-do list is displayed on a “page” in the To-do
view. Move between the to-do list pages by tapping
on the “dog ears” 
 in the bottom corners, or using
the left and right arrow keys. Tap on the to-do list
heading (at the top of the page) to select a different
to-do list.
1.Create a new to-do list using the command...

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Information from other programs
Use the Paste command to insert text, copied in
other programs, straight in as an Agenda entry. For
example, copy some text in Word using the Copy
command, then move to the position in Agenda you
wish the entry to appear and select Paste.
Attaching Word documents to entries
You can attach a Word document as a “note” to any
Agenda entry, e.g. a list of things you want to discuss
at a meeting. To do this:
1.Highlight the entry to which you want to attach
the...

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Customising Agenda
To change the view that you see when you open an
Agenda file, select General preferences from the
Tools menu.
To change the way a particular view looks, switch to
the view and select View preferences from the Tools
menu:
·Select which type of entry to add if you select an
empty day or time slot and just start typing, press
Enter or tap on an empty slot.
·Select which types of entry you want to show in
the Day, and Week views.
·If you want to change the times shown in the day...

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“Tidying” an Agenda file
You should tidy the Agenda on a regular basis to stop
the file from getting too large. To do this:
1.Select the Tidy/archive file command from the
More commands on the File menu.
2.Select whether you want to copy or move old
entries to a new file, or delete them. If you move
or copy them to a new file, you must specify the
name and location of the new file. If you copy
them to a new file, the entries are not removed
from the current Agenda file.
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Synchronising with a PC Scheduler
You can synchronise the Agenda with the PC agenda
on your PC using PsiWin, to ensure that both
agendas are kept in step with each other.Note: For details of how to synchronise your diaries,
see to the ‘PsiWin’ chapter and PsiWin on-line help.
Synchronising entries with a PC scheduler
You can specify whether you want to synchronise
individual entries with your PC agenda. Entries that
aren’t synchronised are marked with a 
, private
entries are marked with a
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Email & SMS
Email & SMS
Read this first
Before you can send and receive messages you will
require:
·For email messages: an email account; a modem
and telephone connection, or a supported
mobile phone with built-in modem.How do I set up my Internet and email accounts?
See the chapter ‘eSetup - email & Internet setup’ for
information on using eSetup to configure your Internet
and email accounts.
·For SMS messages: a supported mobile phone
and an appropriate SMS account with a
telephone network.How do I...

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Using Email
When you open Email, you will see the “Folders”
view which displays your mailboxes, folders and
messages. The “Local” folders (on the left) are stored
on your Revo, so you can create and view messages
in these folders when you aren’t connected.
If you have set up an email account, a “Remote”
mailbox icon 
 will be displayed (with the name
you gave your account) below the Local folders.When people send email messages to you, they will
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Local folders
When you open Email, the following Local folders are
displayed:
Inbox: contains your incoming messages when
you transfer them from your Remote mailbox
(for email) or mobile phone (for SMS).Outbox: contains outgoing messages which you
can send when you next connect to your
Remote mailbox or mobile phone.Draft: contains unfinished messages you are still
writing.Sent: contains copies of messages you have sent.You can use the Local folders in the same way as you
use folders in...