Sony Clie PEG-NR70V/U, PEG-NR70/U Handheld Operating Instructions

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 Managing tasks and things to do (To Do List)
Setting the due date for an item
You can associate a due date with any To Do List item. You can also sort the
items that appear in the list based on their due dates.
1On the To Do List screen, tap the text of the item whose due
date you want to set.
2Tap Details.
3Tap the arrow V next to Due Date, and tap a desired due
date from the drop-down list.
You can select one of the following options:
•Today: Assigns the current date.
•Tomorrow: Assigns the next day’s date.
•One week later: Assigns the date exactly one week from the current
date.
•No Date: Assigns no due date.
•Choose Date: Opens the Due Date screen, where you can choose any
date from the calendar.
4Tap OK.
Tip
If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Preferences dialog box, you can
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Deleting an item
You can delete items from To Do List.
1On the To Do List screen, tap the item you want to delete.
2Tap Details.
The To Do Item Details dialog box appears.
3Tap Delete.
The Delete To Do dialog box appears.
4Tap OK to delete the item.
The selected event is deleted. To cancel deletion, tap Cancel.
Tip
If you check the “Save archive copy on PC” check box, the deleted item will be
saved onto the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer during the next
HotSync
® operation. 
						

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Changing the appearance of To Do List
The To Do Preferences dialog box enables you to change the appearance of
To Do List.
1On the To Do List screen, tap Show.
The To Do Preferences dialog box appears.
2Change the To Do Preferences settings.
You can choose any of the following settings:
•Show Completed Items: Displays your completed items in To Do
List. If you turn off this setting, your To Do items disappear from the
list when you complete (check) them.
•Show Only Due Items: Shows only the items that are currently due,
past due, or have no due date specified. When this setting is active,
items that are not yet due do not appear in the list until their due date.
•Record Completion Date: Replaces the due date with the actual date
when you complete (check) the item. If you do not assign a due date
to an item, the completion date still records when you complete the
item.
•Show Due Dates: Displays the due dates associated with items in To
Do List and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain
incomplete after the due date passes.
•Show Priorities: Shows the priority setting for each item.
•Show Categories: Shows the category for each item.
3Tap OK. 
						

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Using the To Do List menus
This section describes the menu commands specific to To Do List. For the
Edit menu, see “Using the Edit menu” on page 104.
Record menus
Delete ItemDeletes the current To Do item. The Delete To Do dialog
box appears.
Attach NoteAdds a comment to the current To Do item. Choosing
this menu item opens up a screen for entering comments.
Delete NoteDeletes comments from the current To Do item. Choosing
this menu item opens up the Delete Note dialog box.
PurgeAllows you to delete any completed items from To Do
List. Run this command to save memory if you have
many completed To Do items in your CLIÉ handheld.
Note
By default, the items that you purge will be saved onto
the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer
during the next HotSync
® operation. To delete the items
completely, clear the check box () for “Save archive
copy on PC” in the Purge dialog box.
Beam ItemSends the current To Do item to another CLIÉ handheld
via the infrared communications port.
Beam CategorySends all the To Do items in the currently selected
category to another CLIÉ handheld via the infrared
communications port.
Options menus
FontYou can select a desired font in the Select Font dialog box.
Phone LookupThe Phone Number Lookup screen appears. If there is an
Address Book entry, you can look up the phone number
of the selected item.
SecurityHides the current item unless the password is entered.
You can select the view option among Show Records,
Mask Records, or Hide Records.
About To Do ListShows the version information for To Do List. 
						

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 Creating memos (Memo Pad)
You can use Memo Pad to create brief memos on your CLIÉ handheld. You can
also display TXT or CSV (Comma Separated Value) document files created on
your computer (page 130). A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.”
Note
If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIÉ handheld.
Creating a new memo
A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can
store is limited only by the memory available on your CLIÉ handheld.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the keyboard panel.
Memo Pad starts up. Memo Pad opens to display the last Memo Pad
screen that you viewed.
Tip
Press the Memo Pad button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which
you have memos.
2Tap New.
A new memo is created.
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3Enter the text you want to appear in the memo.
To move down to a new line, tap the Enter key when using the on-screen
keyboard, or write 
 when using Graffiti® writing.
4Tap Done or press the BACK button when you finish.
The first line of the memo is displayed.
Tips
•You can also create a new memo by beginning your memo in the Graffiti writing area
on the Memo screen. The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new
memo.
•While entering text, the text may overlap the Done or Details buttons. After you
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Reviewing memos
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo List. This makes it easy to
locate and review your memos.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the keyboard panel.
Memo Pad starts and the Memo List is displayed.
2Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select the memo you want
to view.
If the desired memo is not displayed, rotate the Jog Dial navigator further
to scroll up or down the memo list.
3Press the Jog Dial navigator.
The content of the selected memo is displayed. If the memo text does not
fit on the screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to scroll the screen.
4Press the Jog Dial navigator.
The Memo list is displayed again. 
						

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Viewing memos by category
Press the Jog Dial navigator when the memo list is displayed but
no memo is selected.
Each time you press the Jog Dial navigator, the display cycles through all the
available categories.
Selecting the desired category from the categories list
Tap the arrow V at the upper right corner of the screen to display the
category list. You can select the desired category from the list.
Sorting memos
You can change the order in which Memo Pad shows your memos.
1Press the Memo Pad  button on the keyboard panel.
Memo Pad starts and the Memo list is displayed.
2Tap the Menu  icon.
A menu of commands appears.
3Tap Options, and tap Preferences.
The Memo Preferences dialog box appears.
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4Tap the desired order of the memos in the Sort by field.
•Manual: Sorts the memos manually.
•Alphabetic: Sorts the memos in numerical and then alphabetical
order.
5Tap OK.
To sort the memos manually
In step 4, select Manual to activate manual sorting.
Tap the memo you want to move in the Memo screen, and drag it into the
desired location. The memo is placed where you release the stylus.
The memos are renumbered accordingly. 
						

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Editing memos
Deleting a memo
You can delete an unnecessary memo from Memo Pad.
1On the Memo Pad screen, tap the memo you want to delete.
The contents of the memo you tapped appears.
2Tap Details.
The Memo Details dialog box appears.
3Tap Delete.
The Delete Memo dialog box appears.
4Tap OK to delete the memo.
The selected record is deleted. To cancel deletion, tap Cancel.
Tip
If you select the “Save archive copy on PC” check box, the deleted memo will be
saved onto the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer during the next
HotSync
® operation.