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VisorTM Handheld User Guide Macintosh Edition Copyright Copyright © 2000 Handspring, Inc. All rights reserved. Portions copyright © 1998-2000 Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Handspring, Springboard, Visor, the Handspring logo, and the Springboard logo are trademarks of Handspring, Inc., and may be registered in some jurisdictions. Palm Computing, Graffiti, HotSync and Palm OS, are registered trademarks, and the HotSync logo, Palm, and the Palm Computing Platform logo, are trademarks of Palm, Inc., or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Disclaimer and limitation of liability Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook. Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss. Important: Please read the Handspring End User Software License Agreement before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the Handspring End User Software License Agreement. Software download available PalmTM Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from www.handspring.com. Page ii VisorTM Handheld User Guide Contents About This Guide ....................................................................................1 Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor Handheld .................................3 Getting to know your Visor handheld ...............................................3 What is a Visor handheld? ...............................................................3 System requirements ........................................................................4 Upgrade information ........................................................................4 Visor components .............................................................................6 Charging the battery .............................................................................9 Connecting the cradle .......................................................................9 Tapping and typing ............................................................................11 Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................11 Elements of the handheld interface ..............................................12 Opening applications .....................................................................13 Using menus ....................................................................................14 Four ways to enter data ..................................................................17 Customizing your handheld..............................................................21 Palm Desktop software ..................................................................22 Using your handheld with another PIM .....................................23 Installing a Springboard module ..................................................24 Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Visor Handheld .............................25 Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................25 Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................25 Graffiti tips .......................................................................................27 The Graffiti alphabet .......................................................................28 Writing capital letters .....................................................................29 Writing numbers .............................................................................29 Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................30 Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................30 Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................31 Writing accented characters ..........................................................32 Accent strokes ..................................................................................32 Additional non-English characters ...............................................32 Navigation strokes ..........................................................................33 Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................33 Using the onscreen keyboard ...........................................................34 Using your computer keyboard ........................................................35 Importing data .....................................................................................35 Using an external keyboard ...............................................................36 Contents Page iii Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications .............................................37 Using the Applications Launcher..................................................... 37 Selecting applications ..................................................................... 37 Switching between applications ................................................... 37 Categorizing applications .............................................................. 37 Changing the Applications Launcher display ............................ 39 Choosing preferences ......................................................................... 40 Installing and removing applications .............................................. 40 Installing add-on applications ...................................................... 40 Installing games .............................................................................. 42 Removing applications .................................................................. 43 Removing Palm Desktop software ............................................... 43 Security................................................................................................. 45 Assigning a password .................................................................... 45 Changing or deleting a password ................................................ 46 Locking your handheld ................................................................. 46 Recovering from a forgotten password ....................................... 47 Chapter 4: Overview of Basic Applications.........................................49 Date Book ............................................................................................. 50 Date Book Plus .................................................................................... 51 Address ................................................................................................ 52 To Do List............................................................................................. 53 Memo Pad ............................................................................................ 54 Calculator............................................................................................. 55 CityTime............................................................................................... 56 Expense................................................................................................. 57 Chapter 5: Common Tasks ....................................................................59 Creating records.................................................................................. 59 Editing records .................................................................................... 60 Entering text .................................................................................... 60 Edit menu ......................................................................................... 60 Deleting records .................................................................................. 62 Other ways to delete records ........................................................ 62 Purging records................................................................................... 63 Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations.................... 64 Performing a HotSync operation for the first time .................... 64 Categorizing records .......................................................................... 66 System-defined and user-defined categories ............................. 66 Finding records ................................................................................... 69 Looking up Address records ........................................................ 70 Using Find ....................................................................................... 71 Using Phone Lookup ...................................................................... 72 Page iv Visor Handheld User Guide Sorting lists of records ........................................................................74 Making records private ......................................................................75 Hiding and masking private records ...........................................75 Attaching notes ....................................................................................77 Choosing fonts .....................................................................................78 Chapter 6: Application Specific Tasks .................................................79 Date Book .............................................................................................80 Scheduling an event ........................................................................80 Rescheduling an event ...................................................................84 Setting an alarm for an event ........................................................84 Scheduling repeating or continuous events ................................85 Changing the Date Book view .......................................................88 Working in Week View ..................................................................88 Working in Month View ................................................................90 Working in Agenda view ...............................................................90 Spotting event conflicts ..................................................................91 Date Book menus ............................................................................92 Date Book Plus.....................................................................................95 Working in Week View with Text ................................................95 Working in Year View ....................................................................96 Working in List View .....................................................................97 Working with floating events ........................................................97 Working with To Do items ............................................................99 Using the Daily Journal ................................................................100 Using templates .............................................................................101 Using snooze alarms .....................................................................102 Selecting the default Date Book ..................................................102 Date Book Plus menus ..................................................................102 Address ...............................................................................................111 Creating an Address entry ...........................................................111 Duplicating an entry .....................................................................112 Selecting types of phone numbers ..............................................113 Changing Address Entry details .................................................113 Address menus ..............................................................................114 To Do List ...........................................................................................116 Setting priority ...............................................................................116 Checking off a To Do item ...........................................................117 Changing To Do item details .......................................................117 Setting a due date ..........................................................................118 To Do Show Options .....................................................................119 To Do List menus ..........................................................................120 Memo Pad...........................................................................................121 Reviewing memos .........................................................................121 Page v Memo Pad menus ......................................................................... 122 Calculator........................................................................................... 123 Selecting the Calculator mode .................................................... 123 Using the Basic Calculator buttons ............................................ 123 Displaying Recent Calculations .................................................. 124 Using the Advanced Calculator mode ...................................... 124 Using the Advanced Calculator buttons ................................... 125 Creating a custom view ............................................................... 134 Calculator menus .......................................................................... 135 CityTime............................................................................................. 136 Setting your home city ................................................................. 136 Selecting remote cities .................................................................. 137 Adding cities ................................................................................. 137 CityTime menus ............................................................................ 138 Expense............................................................................................... 139 Changing the date of an Expense item ...................................... 140 Entering receipt details ................................................................ 140 Customizing the Currency pick list ........................................... 141 Show Options ................................................................................ 143 Expense menus ............................................................................. 144 Chapter 7: Communicating Using Your Handheld............................145 Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk ........................ 145 Setting up Mail on the desktop ................................................... 146 Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application .................. 146 Opening the Mail application on your handheld .................... 146 Viewing e-mail items ................................................................... 146 Creating e-mail items ................................................................... 148 Looking up an address ................................................................ 150 Adding details to e-mail items ................................................... 151 Storing e-mail to be sent later ..................................................... 155 Editing unsent e-mail ................................................................... 155 Draft e-mail .................................................................................... 156 Filing e-mail ................................................................................... 157 Deleting e-mail .............................................................................. 158 Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder ................................ 158 Purging deleted e-mail ................................................................. 158 Message list options ..................................................................... 159 HotSync options ............................................................................ 161 Creating special filters ................................................................. 162 Truncating e-mail items ............................................................... 166 Mail menus .................................................................................... 167 Beaming information........................................................................ 168 Page vi Visor Handheld User Guide Chapter 8: Advanced HotSync® Operations ....................................171 Selecting HotSync setup options.....................................................171 Customizing HotSync application settings ...................................174 IR HotSync operations ......................................................................175 Preparing your computer for infrared communication ..........175 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication .176 Performing an IR HotSync operation .........................................177 Returning to cradle HotSync operations ...................................177 Conducting a HotSync operation via modem...............................178 Preparing your computer ............................................................178 Preparing your handheld .............................................................179 Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation .........181 Performing a HotSync operation via a modem ........................182 Creating a user profile ......................................................................183 Chapter 9: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld .........................185 Viewing preferences .........................................................................185 Buttons preferences...........................................................................186 Pen preferences ..............................................................................186 HotSync buttons preferences .......................................................188 Connection preferences ....................................................................188 Connection Types ..........................................................................189 Setting modem configurations ....................................................190 Digitizer preferences.........................................................................192 Formats preferences ..........................................................................193 Country default .............................................................................193 Time, date, week start, and numbers formats ...........................193 General preferences...........................................................................194 Auto-off delay ................................................................................194 System, alarm, and game sounds ...............................................194 Network preferences and TCP/IP software..................................195 Selecting a service .........................................................................195 Entering a user name ....................................................................196 Entering a password .....................................................................197 Selecting a connection ..................................................................198 Adding telephone settings ...........................................................198 Connecting to your service ..........................................................201 Creating additional service templates .......................................202 Adding detailed information to a service template .................202 Creating a login script ..................................................................205 Deleting a service template ..........................................................207 Network preferences menu commands .....................................207 TCP/IP troubleshooting ...............................................................208 Owner preferences ............................................................................209 Page vii ShortCuts preferences ...................................................................... 210 Creating a ShortCut ...................................................................... 210 Editing a ShortCut ........................................................................ 211 Deleting a ShortCut ...................................................................... 211 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld .........................................213 Caring for your handheld................................................................ 213 Battery considerations...................................................................... 214 Resetting your handheld ................................................................. 215 Performing a soft reset ................................................................. 215 Performing a warm reset ............................................................. 216 Performing a hard reset ............................................................... 216 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Tips.....................................................219 Operating problems.......................................................................... 219 Tapping and writing problems....................................................... 220 Application problems....................................................................... 221 HotSync problems ............................................................................ 222 Beaming problems ............................................................................ 226 Password problems .......................................................................... 227 Technical support ............................................................................. 228 Appendix C: Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts.......................229 Use of ^char ....................................................................................... 229 Carriage return and line feed .......................................................... 229 Literal characters............................................................................... 230 Warranty and Other Product Information .......................................231 Handspring, Inc. Limited Warranty .............................................. 231 Handspring, Inc. End User Software License Agreement .......... 234 GNU Library General Public License ........................................ 236 FCC Statement................................................................................... 243 Canadian RFI Statement .................................................................. 243 Acknowledgments............................................................................ 244 Index ....................................................................................................245 Page viii Visor Handheld User Guide About This Guide Welcome to the VisorTM handheld computer. This guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your Visor handheld and the applications that come with it. It walks you through: s s s s Locating all the parts of your handheld Viewing and entering data Using your handheld with your computer Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your Visor handheld, you can use the rest of this guide as a reference for less common tasks, for maintaining your Visor handheld, and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it. Page 1 Page 2 Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Visor handheld computer, how to use your Visor handheld for the first time, and how to use HotSync® technology to synchronize your Visor handheld and PalmTM Desktop software. Getting to know your Visor handheld What is a Visor handheld? With your Visor handheld, you will no longer have trouble getting to meetings and appointments on time, remembering people's names and personal details, or keeping track of all the items on your to do list. The Visor handheld can help you improve your track record in all these areas, both at work and at home. You can enter all your schedule details in Date Book Plus so you can view them by the day, week, month, year, or in list format; you can even set an alarm to remind you of important meetings. Keep all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in Address, so you can find them as soon as you need them. Add your tasks to To Do list, prioritize them so you don't overlook them, and assign them a due date. To make sure you don't lose any of this important information, you can synchronize your data with Palm Desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy. You can set different levels of security for your Visor handheld so unauthorized eyes cannot view your data. When you are out of the office, track your expenses for your expense reports. You can write, edit, and view your e-mail, and then synchronize your e-mail with your desktop E-Mail application when you return to your office. Chapter 1 Page 3 System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following requirements: Minimum requirements s MacOS 8.1 or later (for USB cradle) --or-MacOS 7.53 or later (for serial cradle) Apple Macintosh or compatible computer with a PowerPC processor 8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended 25 MB available hard disk space VGA monitor or better CD-ROM drive Mouse USB port (for USB cradle) Serial port (for serial cradle) s s s s s s s Optional equipment s s Modem (such as a SpringboardTM modem) Springboard expansion modules Upgrade information If you already own a Palm OS® handheld, Handspring recommends that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your Visor handheld into the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software. When you install the new version in the same folder as the previous version, all your data is preserved. If you use another personal information manager (PIM), you still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync Manager on your computer. You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your new handheld. To upgrade: 1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop software. This ensures that the latest information from your handheld is on your desktop computer. Page 4 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld 2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software, copy your user name folder, and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder. 3. Follow the installation instructions in "Installing Palm Desktop software" later in this chapter. Be sure to install the new software in the same folder as the old software. 4. To prepare for the first HotSync operation that synchronizes your new handheld with your new Palm Desktop software, open Palm Desktop software, open the HotSync menu, and then choose Conduit Settings. Note: Be sure your user name appears in the box at the top of the Custom Conduit Settings dialog box. If not, select your user name. 5. For all conduits, click Conduit Settings and select the option Macintosh overwrites handheld. Then click OK. See "Customizing HotSync application settings" in Chapter 8 for more information. 6. Place your new handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync button. If the User dialog box appears, select your user name. 7. Compare the applications on your old and new handhelds. 8. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old handheld to your Visor handheld, or install them from the original files. Each handheld must have a unique name After you complete the upgrade process described above, you have two handhelds with the same name. This is an undesirable situation. Each handheld must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results during HotSync operations and other complications. We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old handheld. See "Performing a hard reset" in Appendix A for details. A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld; it also erases the name and makes that handheld a clean slate, ready to receive a new name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old handheld, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give it a unique name. Chapter 1 Page 5 Visor components Locating front panel controls Stylus Screen Graffiti® writing area Application buttons Power button and brightness control LED Microphone Scroll buttons Stylus Slides in and out of the slot in the back panel of the handheld. To use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil. Displays the applications and information stored in your Visor handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus. The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to write Graffiti characters. Visor handheld screen Graffiti writing area Page 6 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld Power button and brightness control Turns your handheld on or off. If your Visor handheld is turned off, pressing the power button turns the unit on and returns you to the last screen you viewed. If your Visor handheld is turned on, pressing the power button turns the unit off. Holding the power button down for about two seconds opens the brightness control panel where you can adjust the appearance of the screen. To adjust the brightness, drag the slider or tap the arrows to increase or decrease the brightness. To fine tune the brightness, press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld. LED charge indicator Indicates the status of the battery as it charges. When your handheld is in the cradle, the LED blinks while the battery charges and stays on after the battery is charged. Activates the individual applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book Plus, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad. See "Buttons preferences" in Chapter 9 for details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your Visor handheld. Tip: If your Visor handheld is turned off, pressing any application button activates the handheld and opens the corresponding application. Application buttons Scroll buttons Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the Visor handheld screen. Pressing the bottom scroll button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the top scroll button scrolls up to view the information above the viewing area. Microphone For use with Springboard expansion modules that support this feature. Chapter 1 Page 7 Locating back panel components Springboard expansion slot protector IR port Reset button USB and serial connector Springboard expansion slot protector IR port Slides in and out of the Springboard expansion slot. You can replace the slot protector with a Springboard expansion module to add features to your handheld. Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm OS handhelds. See "Beaming information" in Chapter 7 for more information. You can also use the IR port to update the information between your handheld and computer using HotSync technology. See "IR HotSync operations" in Chapter 8 for details. Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button. The connector that connects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn connects to a USB port or serial port on your computer. This allows you to update the information between your handheld and computer using HotSync technology. Reset button USB and serial connector Page 8 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld Charging the battery To use your Visor handheld, you must connect the cradle and charge the battery. See "Battery considerations" in Appendix A for tips on extending the life of the battery. Connecting the cradle The cradle that comes with your Visor handheld enables you to charge your handheld battery and to synchronize the information on your Visor handheld with your Palm Desktop software using HotSync technology. Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses MacOS 8.0 or earlier, you need a serial cradle to connect to your computer. You can purchase a serial cradle from www.handspring.com. To connect the cradle: 1. Plug the AC adapter cable into the back of the cradle cable connector. 2. Plug the cradle cable connector into the USB port or serial port on your computer. USB cradle and port Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied with the computer. 3. Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet. Chapter 1 Page 9 Serial cradle and port To charge the battery: 1. Connect the cradle as described in the previous steps. 2. Place your handheld in the cradle. LED Note: The LED blinks while your handheld charges. When the LED stays on, your handheld is charged. It takes about 90 minutes to fully charge a drained battery. Introduction to Your Visor Handheld Page 10 Tapping and typing Tap with the stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action that gets things done on your handheld. The first time you start your Visor handheld, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform. Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the handheld screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to write on the handheld screen. With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to perform many operations, such as the following: s s s s s Open applications Choose menu commands Initiate a global Find operation Select options in dialog boxes Open the onscreen keyboards Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar. Chapter 1 Page 11 Elements of the handheld interface Menu bar Pick list Check box Icons Command buttons Menu bar Command buttons Icons A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar. Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens. Tap the icons to open applications Calculator . , menus , , and to find text anywhere in your data abc 123 Check box With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate the alphabetic keyboard. With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate the numeric keyboard. When a check mark appears in a check box, the corresponding option is active. If a check box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it removes the check mark. Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it. Pick list Page 12 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld