Killer Palm Tricks, and Other Stuff You Never Knew Palms Could Do
by Larry Becker, Palm Aficionado
THESE Notes by Chuck Horner [added comments]

DATEBOOK
From the Main Menu enter D or tap on the DATEBOOK icon or press the DATEBOOK button
Enter text and it will create and un-timed event.
Enter numbers and it will create a timed event.
[This bypasses the extra tap of the NEW virtual button or a line on the date.]
To add time to an un-timed event, tap the TIME diamond icon on the left. Begin writing numbers without having to tap on the numbers. Write A for a.m. or P for p.m.
MENU> OPTIONS> FONT
3, 4, more font options depending on the resolution of the screen.
[HandEra330 has the most at this time with 8 fonts.]

PREFERENCES SCREEN
MENU> OPTIONS> PREFERENCES
Default:
ALARM PRESET is OFF
Larry prefers a 30 minute ALARM PRESET
ALARM SOUND has 7 options
Source for more is Geek Sounds FREE from www.pdaplanning.com and click “software”
REMIND ME default is 3. Larry prefers 10 times.
PLAY EVERY - MINUTE

VIEWS
Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Agenda
Tape one of the VIEW icons in the bottom left corner, or
scroll through each by pressing the DATEBOOK button repeatedly.

WEEKLY VIEW
You can reveal what events are by tapping them.
You can TAP, DRAG and DROP appointments to change the date and time.
Tap the date at the top of the weekly view to reveal the DAILY view of that date.

DAILY VIEW
Change the time by tapping the appointment, then tap the DETAILS virtual button.
To create a REPEATING appointment:
tap the event> DETAILS> REPEAT
then select day, week, month, year.
Repeat by MONTH allows you to select by DATE or by DAY of the month.
[ie. The 3rd Tuesday of the month.]
END ON: allows you to stop the repeating event on a selected date.

To create a repeating event every other day
Change EVERY: to 2 DAY(s)
3 days, 45 days ...

You may also select Every week on Mon, Tue, or additional days of every week.

In the DAILY view, you can skip to the next week by tapping the right arrow in the top right corner.
In the DAILY view, you can skip to the previous week by tapping the left arrow between the reverse video date and the MTWTFSS boxes at the top.

REPEATED EVENTS ICON is the double box to the right of the event.
PHONE LOOKUP
Create an appointment
Beginning writing the name of someone
Tap MENU> OPTIONS> PHONE LOOKUP
This will add their name and phone number.
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BUILT IN SECURITY
There is a “Security” app in older units.
For newer OS 5 units PREFERENCE> SECURITY
PASSWORD> Enter a password:
>Hint:
OK
Verify your new password:
OK

Auto Lock Handheld:
Default is NEVER
Tap to change
Enter your password
Automatically lock handheld:
-Never
-On power off
-At a preset time
-After a preset delay
OR
Manually by tapping
“Lock & Turn Off”
“Off & Lock”
When you turn on power, the unit asks for a password.

Current Privacy:
-Show Records
-Mask Records
-Hide Records

Select an appointment.
DETAILS> PRIVATE tap the check box
OK
MENU> OPTIONS> SECURITY> Show Records change to MASK or HIDE
OK
OK
Mask blocks appointment with gray bar
Hide makes the appointment invisible.

TO QUICKLY TURN OFF AND LOCK
PREFS> BUTTONS> PEN
(in OS 5+ you tap “more” instead of “Pen”
Default for pen is Graffiti Help
Change PEN to
-Backlight
-Keyboard
-Graffiti Help
-Turn Off & Lock OK
-Beam Data

HINT will show if you fail to enter the proper password.

BEAMING
Rules
- Palm to Palm
- Only one direction at a time.
- Buffer asks you to accept beamed data.
- 4 Kinds of Beaming
1. Program
2. Program Data
3. Groups of program data [Catagory]
4. Business card
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BEAM PROGRAM DATA
Open the program ie.
Scroll to the program icon
Hardware buttons
Write first letter of the program
M for MEMO
FIRST open the memo you want to beam
MENU> BEAM MEMO
Be within 3 feet of the other unit with InfraRed ports facing each other.
[Some units have their IR port on top, others on the sides (HandSpring some Sony) and others in a top corner.]
“You do not have to be in any particular screen to receive a beam”

RECEIVING A BEAM
Goes to a buffer first until approved.
OS 3.5 has extra line to assign CATEGORY
Tap UNFILED> EDIT CATEGORIES to add or change a category even while receiving a beam
DONE

BEAMING A CATEGORY
MENU> BEAM CATEGORY

BEAMING PROGRAMS
MAIN MENU> MENU> BEAM
The OS will build a list of all the applications you have.
“Address DATA CAN be beamed from within the Address program itself.”
Quickly find the program you want to beam by entering the first letter of the program name.
Tap the name of the program you wish to beam.
Tap BEAM> DONE
“You do not have to be in any particular screen to receive a beam”
No category option for programs at this point.

BEAMING A BUSINESS CARD
Select your record
Address view screen
or Address Edit Screen
MENU> SELECT BUSINESS CARD
Yes
Small Business card icon appears at the top - middle.
On older Palms the icon is a Rolodex Card with beam lines.
TO BEAM:
Press and hold Address Button until the Palm beams your record.
You only get one “Business Card.”

“You can turn OFF your Beam Receive”
OS 5 - PREFS> POWER
Beam Receive
Exit by tapping DONE

OS 4 - PREFS> Drop down to GENERAL

Theoretically, beam receive OFF will save power.

SECRET TO TURN BEAM RECEIVE ON
In any text field
Shortcut
double tap to enter a period
then enter the letter “i”
Enables Beam Receive for about 5 seconds

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GRAFFITI HANDWRITING PROGRAM
Like a typing tutor.