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TM
Handbook for the Palm
TM
Tungsten T3 Handheld
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Copyright © 1998–2003 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Graffiti, HotSync, MultiMail, PalmModem, the Palm logo, and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm, Palm Powered, Tungsten, and VersaMail are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm, Inc. uses the Bluetooth and MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology trademarks under express license from their respective owners. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of t
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Contents Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Minimum requirements: Windows computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Minimum requirements: Mac computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Internet access requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 3: Entering Data on Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using the onscreen keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ® Using Graffiti 2 writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Writing in Graffiti 2 input areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Full-screen Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing files and add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing applications and files on a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Palm Quick Install tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Installing applications and files on a Mac computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 7: Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Creating a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Displaying additional contact fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Selecting field types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Changing Contact details . . . . . . .
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Contents Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Chapter 12: Using Phone Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 What can you do with a phone connection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Setting up a phone connection . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 15: Using Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Creating tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Checking off a task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Changing task
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Contents Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Configuring account settings in HotSync Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Setting synchronization options and account settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Synchronizing an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Using SSL with the conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Chapter 17:
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Contents Communicating with other users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Beaming a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 E-mailing a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Bookmarking your favorite pages .
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Contents ® Chapter 20: Performing HotSync Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Conducting cradle/cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Performing a cradle/cable HotSync operation: Windows computers . . . 274 Performing a direct
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Contents Color Theme Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Editing connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Creating Bluetooth connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Date & Time Preferences . . . . . . . .
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Contents Sounds & Alerts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 System Sound, Game Sound, and Alarm Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Alarm LED and Alarm Vibrate settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Caring for your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1 ™ ™ Setting Up Your Palm Tungsten T3 Handheld Your new Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 handheld enables you to stay organized and on time by keeping your appointments, contact information, and tasks in one place. You can easily capture your thoughts with the voice recorder and view digital pictures. System requirements To install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system must meet the requirements described in this section. Minimum requirements: Windows computers The minimum req
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Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 Handheld Minimum requirements: Mac computers The minimum requirements for Mac computers are as follows: ■ Mac computer with a PowerPC processor ■ Mac OS 9, version 9.1 or later or Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 through 10.2.6 ■ 25MB available hard disk space ■ Monitor that supports screen resolution of 800 x 600 or better ■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive ■ Mouse ■ One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately and compatible with Mac
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® Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle to the computer ® Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle to the computer IMPORTANT Windows NT users cannot use a USB cradle/cable and port. You must use a cradle with a serial port connection (sold separately). a. Locate the USB icon and ports on your computer. b. Plug the USB connector into a USB port on your computer. c. Connect the adapter cable to the back of the cradle. NOTE Your adapter may connect to the back of the USB connector, not to the cradle its
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Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 Handheld Step 4: Run Palm Setup Wizard a. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. b. Follow the onscreen instructions, which guide you through installing Palm ® Desktop software, performing your first HotSync operation, and registering your handheld. NOTE You need administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software on some operating systems. Congratulations! You’ve set up your handheld, installed Palm Desktop so
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Congratulations! Performing a daily HotSync operation Performing a daily HotSync operation keeps your information current and protects your data. Place your handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync button. Tip: You can also perform a HotSync operation using Bluetooth communication. For more information, see “Performing a Bluetooth HotSync operation” in Chapter 20. If you encounter a problem during a HotSync operation, see “HotSync problems” in Appendix B. 5
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