User Manual for Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2002 Acer Inc. or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved. Printed in Taiwan. Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds User Manual Original issue: August 2002 Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Graffiti, HotSync, and Palm OS are registered trademarks. HotSync, Palm, and the Palm logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other company's product names or trademarks are used herein for identification purpose only and belong to their respective companies. Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this User Manual or supplementary documents and publications. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Inc. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Acer and its subsidiaries makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Acer and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds User Manual. NOTES Record the device ID, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in the space provided below. The serial number and device ID are recorded on the label affixed to your Acer handheld. All correspondence concerning your unit should include the serial number, device ID, and purchase information. Acer s50 and s60 handhelds Device ID: _________________________________ S/N: _______________________________________ Purchase Date: ____________________________ Place of Purchase: _________________________ First things first Your guides First things first We would like to thank you for making Acer handheld your choice for your handheld needs. Your new sleek Acer handheld is packed with user-friendly applications and utilities designed to make organising work-related information and synchronising it with your personal activities a time-efficient task. We hope you enjoy using your Acer handheld as much as we enjoyed creating it for you. Your guides To help you use your handheld, we have designed a set of guides: · First off, the Just for Starters poster helps you get started with setting up your handheld. · This online Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds User Manual introduces you to the many ways your handheld can help you organise and manage both business and personal information so as to make your everyday activities a more productive and satisfying experience. This User Manual provides clear and comprehensive information about your handheld, so read it thoroughly. · The handy Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds Quick Guide useful for taking a quick reference glance on your handheld's basic functionalities. Keep it on your desktop or in your backpack for easy access. This Quick Guide is also available in PDF format on the Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds Installation CD. · A Graffiti® pocket reference card to remind you of the standard writing strokes of this powerful writing software. For more information about our products, services, and support information, please visit our web site at http://www.acer.com/. iii First things first Maintaining your Acer handheld Maintaining your Acer handheld This section provides information on the following: · Proper care and usage of your handheld · Resetting your handheld Proper care and usage of your handheld Your handheld's rugged and tough construction is designed to provide you with years of reliable and trouble-free service. Observing the following general maintenance procedures will help ensure this: 1 Take care not to scratch the screen of your handheld. Keep the screen clean. When working with your handheld, use the supplied stylus or plastic-tipped pens intended for use with touch-sensitive screens. Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the screen surface. Your handheld is not waterproof and should not be exposed to rain or moisture. Under extreme conditions, water may enter the circuitry through the front panel buttons. In general, treat your handheld as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronic device. Take care not to drop your handheld or subject it to any strong impact. Do not place your handheld in your back pocket; if you sit on it, you may damage it. Protect your handheld from temperature extremes. For example, do not leave your handheld on the dashboard of a car on a hot day or on a day when temperatures are below the freezing point. Also, keep it away from heaters and other sources of heat. Do not use or store your handheld in any location that is extremely dusty, damp or wet. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean your handheld. If the surface of the screen becomes soiled, clean it with a soft cloth moistened with diluted window-cleaning solution. 2 3 4 5 6 Battery considerations Please note the following considerations for the battery in your handheld. · Under normal conditions, your handheld battery should remain charged by placing it in the cradle for just a few minutes each day. You can conserve battery life by minimising the use of the backlight feature and changing the the Auto-off setting that automatically turns off the handheld after a period of inactivity. For more information on the Auto-off setting, refer to "Setting the Auto-off interval time" on page 247. · If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use, an alert appears on the handheld screen indicating low battery status. If this alert appears, perform a HotSync operation to back up your data; then leave your handheld in the cradle to recharge the unit. This will prevent accidental data loss. · If the battery drains to the point where your handheld does not operate, it stores your data safely for about a week. In this case, there is enough residual energy in the battery to store the data, but not enough to turn on your handheld. If your handheld does not turn on when you press the power button, you should recharge your unit immediately. · If your battery drains and you have the unit in an uncharged state for an extended period of time, you can lose all the data stored in it. iv First things first Assigning security options · There are no serviceable parts inside your handheld so do not attempt to open the unit. · If you ever dispose of your handheld, please dispose it without damaging the environment. Take your handheld to the nearest environmental recycling center. Assigning security options The Security application in your handheld lets you set options to protect entries from unauthorised users in a variety of ways: The security application lets you: · Mask or hide entries you have defined as private. ­ The Mask option displays a gray bar over private records. ­ The Hide option completely hides private records. · Assign a password to viewing options to enhance security. ­ Assigning a password requires you to enter a password before private entries can be viewed. ­ Not assigning a password lets you view private entries when you select Show Records from the Security dialog box. · Lock and turn off your handheld so that a password must be entered before you can use the device again. · Hide records that you have defined as private, with or without a password. ­ Without a password, private records are hidden until you set the Security application to display them. ­ With a password, you must enter the password to view the private entries. For more information on how to set these security features, refer to "Security" on page 16. v First things first Assigning security options vi Contents First things first Your guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintaining your Acer handheld . . . . Proper care and usage of your handheld Battery considerations . . . . . . . Assigning security options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii iii iv iv iv v 1 Entering data in your Acer handheld Entering data using Graffiti . . . . . . . . . The Graffiti alphabet . . . . . . . . . . The Graffiti numbers . . . . . . . . . . The Graffiti punctuation marks . . . . . . The Graffiti symbols and extended characters The Graffiti accented characters . . . . . The Graffiti non-English characters . . . . Graffiti navigation strokes . . . . . . . . Using Graffiti ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . Graffiti tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . Beaming data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 9 2 Managing your applications Using Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . Categorising applications . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . Displaying the last selected category of applications Setting preferences for applications . . . . . . . . Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying private records . . . . . . . . . . . Assigning and editing passwords . . . . . . . . Locking your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovering from a forgotten password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .11 .12 .13 .15 .15 .16 .20 .21 .23 .27 3 Working with your basic applications Common applications tasks . . . . . . . Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting text . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Edit menu . . . . . . . . Deleting records in your basic applications Purging records. . . . . . . . . . . . Categorising records . . . . . . . . . . System-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 .29 .29 .30 .30 .30 .31 .32 .34 .34 vii User-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding Address Book records . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Find option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Phone Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorting records in your basic applications . . . . . . . . . Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting information on an application . . . . . . . . . . Application-specific tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scheduling events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Address Book information to an event . . . . . Setting the alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting alarm options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Date Book view . . . . . . . . . . . . Date Book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Address Book entry . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting different types of phone numbers and addresses Duplicating an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Address Book entries . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorting Address Book entries . . . . . . . . . . . . Address Book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating To Do List items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting To Do List priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking off a To Do List item . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing To Do List items details . . . . . . . . . . Sorting To Do items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying completed and due items . . . . . . . . . To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating memos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorting memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying recent calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...