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Handbook
for the
™
Palm IIIc Organizer
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Copyright Copyright © 1998-1999 Palm Computing, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Graffiti, HotSync, Palm Computing, PalmConnect, PalmModem, and Palm OS are reg- istered trademarks, and the HotSync logo, Palm, Palm III, Palm IIIc, and the Palm IIIc logo are trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm Computing, Inc. and its subs
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Contents About This Book ......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm IIIc™ Organizer Getting to know your Palm IIIc organizer.........................................3 What is a Palm IIIc organizer? ........................................................3 System requirements ........................................................................4 Upgrade Information ............................................
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Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications Using the Applications Launcher..................................................... 39 Selecting applications ..................................................................... 39 Switching between applications ................................................... 39 Categorizing applications .............................................................. 39 Changing the Applications Launcher display ............................ 40 Choosing preferences.....
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Calculator .......................................................................................101 Expense ...........................................................................................103 Chapter 5: Communicating Using Your Organizer Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk.........................115 Setting up Mail on the desktop ...................................................116 Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application ..................118 Opening the Mail appl
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Chapter 7: Setting Preferences for Your Organizer Viewing preferences......................................................................... 165 Buttons preferences .......................................................................... 166 Pen preferences ............................................................................. 166 HotSync buttons preferences ...................................................... 168 Digitizer preferences ...............................................
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Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems........................................................200 Operating problems ..........................................................................201 Tapping and writing problems .......................................................202 Application problems .......................................................................203 HotSync problems .........................................................................
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Page viii Handbook for the Palm IIIc™ Organizer
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About This Book Welcome to the Palm IIIc™ connected organizer. This handbook is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your organizer. It describes all you need to know about how to use your Palm IIIc organizer and the applications that come with it. It walks you through: ■ Locating all the parts of your organizer ■ Viewing and entering data ■ Using your organizer with your computer ■ Personalizing your organizer with your own preference settings After you become familiar with th
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Page 2 About This Book
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Your ™ Palm IIIc Organizer This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm IIIc™ connected organizer, how to use your organizer for the ® first time, and how to use HotSync technology to synchronize your organizer and Palm™ Desktop organizer software. Getting to know your Palm IIIc organizer What is a Palm IIIc organizer? With your Palm IIIc organizer, you will no longer have trouble getting to meetings and appointments on time, remembering peo
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System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following requirements: Minimum requirements ■ Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 ■ IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher ■ 8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended ■ 20 MB available hard disk space ■ VGA monitor or better ■ CD-ROM drive (you can also download the Palm Desktop software from http://www.palm.com, or order 3.5" diskettes from Palm Computing) ■ Mouse ® ■ One availab
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To upgrade: 1. Read the Getting Started guide for an overview of the complete installation process. 2. Synchronize your old organizer with your old Palm Desktop software. This ensures that the latest information from your organizer is on your desktop computer. 3. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software, copy the folder and all its contents, rename it (for example, Palm Backup), and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software
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A hard reset not only erases all data from the old organizer; it also erases the name and makes that organizer a clean slate, ready to receive a new name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old organizer, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give it a unique name. Palm IIIc components Locating front panel controls Battery charge light Screen Graffiti writing area Scroll button Power button/ Application buttons Brightness control Power Turns your organizer on or
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Organizer Displays the applications and information stored in screen your organizer. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus. ® Graffiti The area where you write letters and numbers using ® writing the Graffiti alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to area write Graffiti characters. Scroll Displays text and other information that extends button beyond the area of the organizer screen. Pressing the lower half of the scroll button scrolls down to view information below the viewing
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Protective flip cover The cover protects the organizer screen when it is not in use and helps reduce glare while you use your organizer. You can open the cover so that it is at an angle, open it fully, or remove it altogether by pulling the cover out of the holes on the sides of the organizer. To reattach the cover, reinsert the pegs in the holes. Page 8 Introduction to Your Palm IIIc™ Organizer
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Locating back panel components IR port Reset button Stylus Serial connector Stylus Slides in and out of the slot in the back panel of the organizer. To use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil. IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and ® receive data from other Palm Computing platform handhelds, and to perform HotSync operations. See “Beaming information” in Chapter 5 and “IR HotSync operations” in Chapter 6 for more information. Re
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Serial connector Connects your organizer to the cradle, which in turn connects to the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the wall current. This allows you to recharge your organizer as well as update the information between your organizer and computer using HotSync technology. Note: The cradle must be plugged into the serial (COM) port at the back of your computer. Your organizer requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device.
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An additional connection is made from the back of the cradle’s serial (COM) port connector to the AC adapter which plugs into any AC current outlet. AC adapter Recharging the battery Your organizer contains a Lithium-ion battery that is recharged each time you place the organizer in the cradle. Just place your organizer in the cradle for approximately four hours for an initial charge before you use it. Then place it in the cradle for minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capaci
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As the battery gets low, the battery icon indicates a low charge. Before the battery drains completely, perform a HotSync operation and then recharge the battery as soon as possible. If your organizer shuts down before recharging, you still have about a week to recharge the battery before you lose the data on your organizer. Viewing data while in the cradle You can set a preference so that you can continue to view data while your organizer is in the cradle and while the battery is being re
