Little Palm Book : A Gentle Guide to Palm III, IIIX, V and VII Devices

by Collins, Corbin

• ISBN13: 9780201699548
• ISBN10: 0201699540
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

The handheld Palm III launched a new era in computing, winning millions of devoted fans who wouldn't dream of going anywhere without their Palm to keep track of their schedules, store addresses and phone numbers, make to-do lists, jot down memos, and send and receive email. But learning any new device, even such a small one, can cause anxiety in a novice user. The Little Palm Book is a friendly, reassuring introduction to Palm computing that skips the confusing jargon found in so many other books.Using simple explanations and informative illustrations, the book guides you through the basics of using a Palm computer, shows you how to maximize the power of the built-in applications, and gives you a brief introduction to some of the more advanced Palm features. It covers all the models, including the Palm VII, with its built-in wireless connectivity and Palm.Net online service and its Web Clipping feature, which delivers content from dozens of providers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xv
Introduction	xix
PART 1 Palm Basics	1	(58)
Getting Acquainted	3	(22)
What Kind Did You Get?	3	(6)
Palm III	4	(1)
Palm IIIe	4	(1)
Palm IIIx	5	(1)
Palm V	6	(1)
Palm VII	7	(1)
Other ``Palm'' devices	8	(1)
A Trip Around Your Palm	9	(8)
Power/backlight button	10	(1)
Application buttons	10	(1)
Scroll button	11	(1)
Printed icons	11	(3)
The screen	14	(1)
Graffiti area	15	(1)
Serial port	16	(1)
IR port	16	(1)
Contrast wheel	17	(1)
Reset button	17	(1)
What Comes with Your Palm	17	(8)
The HotSync cradle	18	(1)
The stylus	19	(1)
The cover	19	(1)
The documentation	20	(1)
The software	20	(2)
The batteries	22	(1)
Charging the Palm V battery	23	(2)
Setting Up Your Palm	25	(20)
The Stylus Is Your New Mouse	26	(1)
The Setup Process	26	(4)
The Applications Screen: Home Base	30	(7)
Categories	31	(1)
Home base menus	32	(1)
App menu	32	(5)
Menus within programs	37	(1)
Setting Your Preferences	37	(5)
General	37	(1)
Buttons	38	(2)
Digitizer	40	(1)
Formats	40	(1)
Modem	41	(1)
Network	41	(1)
Owner	41	(1)
ShortCuts	42	(1)
Wireless	42	(1)
Resetting Your Palm	42	(3)
Soft reset	43	(1)
Semisoft reset	43	(1)
Hard reset	44	(1)
Graffiti and the Onscreen Keyboards	45	(14)
Learning Graffiti	46	(10)
Letters	48	(2)
Capitals	50	(1)
Numbers	51	(1)
Punctuation	51	(3)
Graffiti tips	54	(1)
Graffiti ShortCuts	54	(1)
Giraffe	55	(1)
The Onscreen Keyboards	56	(3)
PART 2 The Built-In Palm Applications	59	(64)
Date Book	61	(18)
Date Book Basics	61	(2)
The three views	62	(1)
The power of Find	63	(1)
Entering Events	63	(10)
Rescheduling an event	65	(2)
Simultaneous events	67	(1)
Setting an alarm for an event	67	(2)
Repeating events	69	(1)
Attaching notes	70	(1)
Private events	71	(2)
Deleting an event	73	(1)
Menus, Options, and Preferences	73	(6)
Edit menu	74	(1)
Purging events	74	(1)
Beaming events	74	(1)
Options menu	75	(4)
Address Book	79	(12)
Creating Your Business Card	81	(4)
Address entry details	82	(2)
Designating your entry as your business card	84	(1)
Beaming your business card to other palms	84	(1)
Managing Your Entries	85	(3)
Categories	86	(1)
Navigation	86	(2)
Menus and Options	88	(3)
Edit menu	88	(1)
Options menu	88	(3)
To Do List	91	(8)
Entering Tasks	92	(2)
Completing tasks	92	(1)
Priorities	93	(1)
To Do Preferences	94	(1)
Sorting	94	(1)
What to Show onscreen	94	(1)
Item Details	95	(2)
Due dates	96	(1)
Category	96	(1)
Marking items Private	97	(1)
Menus	97	(2)
Purging	98	(1)
Phone lookup, beaming, and attaching notes	98	(1)
Memo pad	99	(8)
Memo Pad Basics	100	(2)
Scrolling	101	(1)
Memo Details	102	(1)
Creating a New Memo	102	(2)
Categories	104	(1)
Memo Pad Menus	104	(3)
Menu List view menus	104	(2)
Memo view menus	106	(1)
Expense, Security, and Calculator	107	(16)
Expense	108	(6)
Expense basics	108	(1)
Filling in the details	109	(3)
Expense options and preferences	112	(1)
Exporting your expense report to Excel	113	(1)
Purging	114	(1)
Security	114	(6)
Hiding stuff with passwords	114	(3)
Hiding stuff without a password	117	(1)
If You forget Your password	118	(1)
Locking up your palm	119	(1)
Calculator	120	(3)
Using calculations in other programs	120	(1)
The M and C buttons	120	(3)
PART 3 Connecting with Your Computer	123	(70)
Windows HotSync and Palm Desktop	125	(24)
HotSync Basics	126	(1)
Local HotSync	126	(1)
Modern HotSync	126	(1)
HotSyncing after a hard reset	127	(1)
Cradles	127	(1)
Preparing to HotSync	127	(4)
Installing the software	128	(2)
Your first HotSync	130	(1)
HotSync Manager	131	(3)
Setup	132	(1)
Conduits: changing HotSync actions	133	(1)
File Link	134	(1)
Palm Desktop	134	(2)
Palm Desktop tips	136	(1)
Date Book	136	(3)
Views	137	(1)
Navigation	138	(1)
Creating an event	139	(1)
Address Book	139	(3)
Adding and editing entries	140	(1)
Address Book tips	141	(1)
Dragging addresses into Word, Excel, or the Clipboard	141	(1)
To Do List	142	(2)
Editing and creating to Do items	142	(1)
Changing what to Do List displays	143	(1)
Dragging tasks into Word, Excel, and the Clipboard	144	(1)
Memo Pad	144	(5)
Memo Pad basics	145	(1)
Creating and editing memos	146	(1)
Importing files from Word and other applications	147	(1)
Dragging memos into Word and the Clipboard	148	(1)
Mac HotSync and Palm Desktop	149	(28)
HotSync Basics	150	(1)
Local HotSync	150	(1)
Modern HotSync	150	(1)
Hotsyncing after a hard reset	151	(1)
Cradles	151	(1)
Getting Ready to Hotsync	151	(4)
Installing the Macpac 2 software	152	(2)
HotSyncing for the first time	154	(1)
HotSync Manager	155	(2)
Palm Desktop	157	(4)
Instant Palm Desktop	159	(1)
Printing	160	(1)
Calendar	161	(3)
Adding an appointment	161	(1)
The three Calendar views	162	(2)
Contacts	164	(4)
Editing a Contact entry	165	(1)
Adding a new Contact	166	(1)
Sorting Contacts and filters	167	(1)
Tasks	168	(3)
Creating and editing a new Task	169	(2)
Notes	171	(2)
Creating and editing Notes	172	(1)
Expense	173	(4)
Add-On Software	177	(16)
Downloading Software from the Web	178	(3)
Installing a Downloaded Palm Program	181	(1)
Installing a Program in Windows Palm Desktop	181	(1)
Installing a program in Mac Palm Desktop	182	(1)
Some Cool Palm
Add-On Programs	182	(2)
System extensions	184	(1)
Productivity enhancers	185	(3)
Travel	188	(2)
Fun and games	190	(3)
PART 4 Connecting with the Net	193	(60)
Modems and Getting Online	195	(10)
Palm Modem Basics	196	(2)
Setting up Your Palm Modem	198	(5)
Modem HotSync	203	(2)
Email	205	(18)
Palm Email via HotSync	206	(11)
Setting up Mail for HotSyncing	207	(1)
HotSyncing your email	208	(1)
HotSync options	208	(2)
Reading email in Palm Mail	210	(2)
Replying to and forwarding an email	212	(2)
Sending a new email in Palm Mail	214	(2)
Creating a signature	216	(1)
Purging	216	(1)
Showing more onscreen	216	(1)
Palm Email via the Internet	217	(6)
HandMail as an example	218	(5)
Surfing the Web	223	(14)
ProxiWeb	224	(5)
Exploring ProxiWeb	225	(2)
Some neat ProxiWeb features	227	(2)
Palmscape	229	(1)
AvantGo	230	(7)
Setting up AvantGo	231	(2)
AvantGo on your Palm	233	(2)
AvantGo tips	235	(2)
Palm VII and Palm.Net	237	(16)
Activating the Wireless Service	239	(2)
Using the Palm Query Applications	241	(10)
ABC News	241	(1)
Activate	242	(1)
Diagnostics	242	(1)
E*Trade	242	(1)
ESPN	243	(1)
iMessenger	244	(1)
MapQuest	245	(1)
Palm.Net	246	(1)
Yahoo People Search	246	(1)
Travelocity	247	(1)
Weather	247	(1)
Wsj.com	248	(1)
Other PQAs on the Palm VII CD-ROM	249	(1)
Wireless preferences	250	(1)
Final Palm VII Thoughts	251	(2)
Appendix Palm Resources	253	(4)
Official	253	(1)
User groups	253	(1)
Palms and accessories	254	(1)
Screen protectors	254	(1)
Keyboards	254	(1)
Software	255	(1)
Downloadable books and literature	255	(1)
Books about the Palm	255	(1)
Magazines	256	(1)
Newsgroups	256	(1)
Random resources	256	(1)
Index	257