Sony Clie Peg N710c Handheld User Manual

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Editing Expense items
Changing the display option
You can change display options of Expense items.
1On the Expense screen, tap Show.
The Show Options dialog box appears.
2Select the desired display mode option.
•Sort by: Tap the arrow V next to Sort by and then select Date or
Type to sort Expense items.
•Distance: Tap the arrow V and then select Miles or Kilometers so
that you can display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers.
•Show currency: Shows or hides the...

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Changing the date of an Expense item
The Expense item is initially displayed with the date when it is entered. If
you want to record a past payment date for an Expense item, you can
change the payment date of the item to the correct date.
1On the Expense screen, tap the Expense item whose date you
want to change.
The date is highlighted.
2Tap the date area of the selected Expense item.
The Date screen appears.
3Tap the desired date.
The date is changed.
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Entering receipt details for an Expense item
You can add details to an Expense item in the Receipt Details screen.
1On the Expense screen, tap the Expense item to which you
want to assign details.
2Tap Details.
The Receipt Details dialog box appears.
3Change the Receipt Details settings
You can choose any of the following options:
•Category: Specify the category of the Expense item. The Expense
has two sample categories named “New York” and “Paris” which
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•Attendees: Expense opens the Attendees screen which looks like a
memo screen of Memo Pad. In this screen, you can enter the names
of attendees and purposes of expenditures. To display the address
information in Address Book, tap Address Lookup.
4Tap OK.
Printing an Expense report
By performing a HotSync® operation to transfer your latest Expense data to
your computer, the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software makes it easy to print
from a printer connected to your computer....

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 Managing expenses (Expense)
•Prints currency: Enabled only when printing an Expense overview.
When you click this option, you can calculate the total amounts of a
single currency in a table. This is useful when your data includes
items in several currencies.
•Output comments: When you click this option, you can also print
comments attached to the Expense data.
5Click OK.
Printing starts.
Notes
• The unit of Travelling Distance is either km. (kilometers) or mi....

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4Tap the arrow V for each Currency and then tap the country
whose currency you want to display in the Currency list.
5Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box.
6Tap OK.
To change your default currency
You can change the currency displayed as the default in the Currency list.
1On the Expense screen, tap the Menu  icon.
The menu is displayed.
2Tap Options and then Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
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To create a new currency symbol
If the currency you want to use is not included in the Currency list, you can
create your own custom country and currency symbol.
1On the Expense screen, tap the Menu  icon.
The menu is displayed.
2Tap Options and then Custom Currencies.
The Custom Currencies dialog box appears.
3Tap one of the four country boxes.
The Currency Properties dialog box appears.
4Enter the name of the country and a currency symbol, and then
tap OK.
Tips
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Using the Expense menus
This section explains the menu commands specific to Expense. For the Edit
menu, see “Using the Edit menu” on page 110.
Record menus
Delete ItemDeletes the current Expense item. The Delete Expense dialog box
appears.
Note
By default, the items that you delete are restored and saved in Palm
Desktop for CLIE software on your computer at the next HotSync
operation. To delete the items completely, deselect the check box
(
) for “Save archive copy on...

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 Using Calculator (Calc)
Calculating with Calculator
Calculator lets you perform general mathematical functions, such as
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
1Do either of the following to start the Calculator:
•Tap the Calculator  icon.
•Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Calc and then press
the Jog Dial navigator.
•Tap the Calc 
 icon on the Application Launcher screen.
The Calculator screen appears.
2Perform calculations using Calculator.
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Using the Calculator buttons
Calculator has several buttons to help you perform calculations.
CEClears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while
entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to re-enter the
number without starting the calculation over.
CClears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a new calculation.
+/–Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value. If you want to...