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© 2006 Palm, Inc. All worldwide rights reserved. Intermediate Housekeeping Digging Deeper
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Agenda for Intermediate Housekeeping Soft Buttons –Find –Calculator –Brightness –World Clock Preferences Palm Desktop Software Synchronization –HotSync™ synchronization –Controlling synchronization Test your knowledge!
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. To facilitate the group environment, please turn off all cell phones and pagers during our session. Thank you!
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Soft buttons
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Soft buttons Overview of the soft buttons and the Task Bar.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. In Basic Skills you learned about these Soft Buttons* Letter view of keyboard Number view of keyboard Home Menu *For the Tungsten E2 handhelds
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. In this module you'll learn about the remaining Soft Buttons* ClockBrightness Star Find *For the Tungsten E2 handhelds
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Tungsten T|X and LifeDrive Task Bar
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. The Tungsten T|X and LifeDrive have a Task Bar* *Usually visible unless an application turns it off temporarily
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Find button
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Find is available at any time LifeDriveT|XTungsten E2
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Enter search text…Tap found item … then tap OK Find looks in (almost) all applications* Tap Find More to continue search *except some third-party applications Find first searches the open application
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Calculator
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Calculator Open Calculator. See recent calculations.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. You can use the Calculator at any time Use your fingers or the stylus Tap Calc icon in the Launcher
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Calculator — Advanced Mode Specialized buttons Select Advanced Mode from the Options menu
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Calculator — Advanced Type The calculator can be specialized to many areas of mathematics and science
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Brightness
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap Brightness icon Adjust screen Brightness Drag slider or use Left and Right on the Navigator E2Icon at this position adjusts Brightness LifeDrive & T5Tap Time in the Task Bar to adjust brightness
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World Clock
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. All current smartphones and handhelds have a built-in World Clock World Clock is a simple travel alarm clock The alarm can be set to go off in the next 24 hours You can set the alarm sound and volume You can see 3 world times
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap Clock icon Display the Current Time at any time using a soft button Time shows for two seconds Available on the E2 and some older handhelds.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap Go to Clock Or tap the World Clock inside the Launcher Then open the full World Clock application
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. World Clock has an alarm that you can set within the next 24 hours Tap dotted box Tap alarm time Tap OK
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Select Display Options… Make choices Tap OK Set Display Options Variations
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. These settings are independent of the Sounds & Alerts settings inside the Prefs application Select Alarm Preferences… Make choices Tap OK Set Alarm Preferences
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. You can add custom locations Tap location Select Edit List… Tap Add
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Choose a location and set preferences Tap location Enter city name and set preferences Tap OK Write or type the first letter of a city to scroll quickly to that letter
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap Select Time shows for two seconds Even when your handheld is off you can display the Current Time Tap Go to Clock to open the full application Available on the T|X and some older handhelds.
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Prefs overview
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Prefs overview Open Prefs applications. Review key general preferences.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Prefs are like control panels for PCs Select panelTap Prefs icon
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. On some handhelds a scroll bar will appear in this area. Prefs has three sections
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Each handheld has slightly different versions of Prefs LifeDriveTungsten T|XTungsten E2
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Prefs: General
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Prefs: General Preferences that affect all applications.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Date & Time
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Calibrate the screen when you notice that it is difficult to tap exactly on something Digitizer Use the Digitizer to realign the screen to the position of your stylus
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Formats
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Power
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Sounds & Alerts
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Writing Area Tungsten T|X and LifeDrive users should tap the On-screen Writing icon in the Task Bar
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap the box to temporarily disable On-Screen Writing On-Screen Writing is ON Writing Area
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap the box to temporarily disable On-Screen Writing Writing Area If On-Screen Writing is ON, some applications such as Note Pad require the user to hold the stylus down for one moment prior to drawing or writing. Otherwise, you will see the pen stroke for Graffiti 2.
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Palm Desktop Software
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Palm ® Desktop Software Tour the Palm Desktop for Windows. Tour the Palm Desktop for Mac OS.
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Windows version
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Select Palm Desktop from the Start menu Double-click palm.exe inside the Palm folder Double-click the Palm Desktop shortcut on the desktop PC:Three ways to open the Palm Desktop software for Windows
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. PC:Palm Desktop software for Windows Switch between users with this pop-up menu Switch between built-in applications with these buttons Drag a name onto the Calendar to create an appointment Set up HotSync™ and define users
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. PC:Palm Desktop software for Windows Switch between Calendar views with these tabs
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Select Options… from the Tools menu Click checkbox Require password to access the Palm Desktop data Click OK to accept changes PC:Password protect your data inside the desktop software
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Mac OS version
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Mac OS X or Mac OS 9 Double-click the Palm Desktop application inside the Palm folder Mac:Two ways to open the Palm ® Desktop software for Mac OS Mac OS 9 Select Switch to Palm Desktop from the Instant Palm menu
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Mac:Palm Desktop software for Mac OS Switch between applications with these buttons (or create new items) Drag a name onto the Calendar to create an appointment Switch between Calendar views with these tabs
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Mac:Palm Desktop software for Mac OS Switch between users with this pop-up menu Set up HotSync™ and define users
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Synchronization
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HotSync™ synchronization
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. HotSync™ synchronization Start a synchronization session. Locate your data on your computer. Decide which ports to "listen" to.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. HotSync = handheld to computer mirroring Desktop softwareHandheld
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Your data is safely stored in two places Desktop softwareHandheld Calendar Contacts To Do Memo E-mail in mail client Other… Calendar Contacts To Do Memo E-mail in mail client Other… HotSync conduits synchronize data
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Setting up for desktop synchronizing Synchronizing cradle/cable Desktop software CD PC or Macintosh* *May require adapters for older desktops: MacPac (serial), USB Kit or the DB-25 adapter (for PC)
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. BEFORE installing desktop software Read the “Read Me” directions!!! Check for an existing Palm desktop application and user data If you find any user data, make a copy!!! The most common problem is the existence of more than one Palm desktop application and redundant data sets. Troubleshooting Tip
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. To synchronize, place handheld in cradle and push the HotSync™ button or… Use a cradle with older handhelds. Current model handhelds and smartphones ship with cables in place of cradles.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Multi Connector Tungsten E2,T|X, Life Drive and others. Zire 21, Zire31, and Zire 72 Mini USB … connect cable to mini-USB port or Multi Connector then…
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Tap Star button … tap the Star button Synchronization starts Available on the E2. Use the HotSync application if the Star button has been remapped to another application.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Where is my user data? Windows Program Files \ Palm \ Mac OS X Users : : Documents : Palm : Users : Mac OS 9 Documents : Palm : Users :
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Creating HotSync names When performing a HotSync operation for the first time you will be asked to create a NAME for your handheld. Make sure that your HotSync name is unique from any other user who might be performing a HotSync operation on the same machine.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. PC:HotSync ™ software setup Choose Local Set COM port settings
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Click Connection Settings Mac:HotSync ™ software setup Adjust settings
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Controlling synchronization
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Controlling synchronization Control whether the handheld or the computer has the master copy.
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. …or from the HotSync™ icon in the system tray. Select Custom… from the HotSync™ menu… PC: Controlling synchronization via the Custom dialog
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. PC:Use Custom to control synchronization Double-click conduit name Set preferences then click OK
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Mac: Controlling synchronization via the Conduit Settings dialog Select Conduit Settings… from the HotSync menu Set preferences then click OK Launch HotSync Manager application Usually found in the Palm folder inside the Applications folder
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Mac: Use Conduit Settings to control synchronization Double-click conduit name Set preferences then click OK
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Test your knowledge
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Test Your Knowledge! 1.Where do you go to recalibrate your screen? 2.What do you need in order to synchronize with a desktop or laptop computer? 3.How can you open the Custom or Conduit Settings dialog box? 4.How would you synchronize just your Contacts?
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© 2006 Palm, Inc. Test Your Knowledge! 5.What is the quickest way to create an appointment with someone when you are using Palm desktop software? 6.How many applications can you install during one HotSync™ synchronization? 7.Can five people share the same desktop software? What is most important?
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