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Visor Handheld
User Guide
Macintosh Edition
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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, Palm OS, Graffiti, and HotSync are registered trademarks, and the HotSync logo, Palm, and the Palm Comput- ing Platform logo, are trademarks of Palm, Inc., or its subsidiaries.
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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 .................
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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 ..........
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Sorting lists of records ........................................................................74 Making records private ......................................................................75 Hiding and masking private records ...........................................75 Attaching notes....................................................................................77 Choosing fonts .....................................................................................78 Chapter 6: Applica
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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 .........
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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 operati
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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.............
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About This Guide Welcome to the Visor™ 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: ■ 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 functiona
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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 Palm™ 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 det
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System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following requirements: Minimum requirements ■ 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) Optional e
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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
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Visor components Locating front panel controls Screen Contrast Graffiti writing area control Power button, Backlight control Application buttons Microphone Scroll buttons Visor Displays the applications and information stored in handheld your Visor handheld. It is touch-sensitive and screen 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. Application Activ
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Contrast Displays the contrast control screen where you can Control adjust the appearance of the screen for the clearest screen display. Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your handheld, you may need to adjust the contrast. To adjust the contrast, drag the slider or tap the arrows to increase or decrease the contrast. To fine tune the contrast, press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld. Power Turns your Visor handheld o
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Protective cover The cover protects the Visor handheld screen when it is not in use. To remove the cover: 1. Unclip the top of the cover from your handheld. 2. Lift the cover off your handheld. To reattach the cover: 1. Insert the pegs on the bottom of the cover into the holes on the bottom of your handheld. 2. Gently press the top of the cover onto your handheld until it clicks into place. Unclip top edge to remove cover Align pegs to replace cover Page 8 Introduction to Your Visor Handhe
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Locating back panel components Springboard expansion slot IR port protector Reset button Stylus Battery door USB and serial connector Springboard Slides in and out of the Springboard expansion expansion slot slot. You can replace the slot protector with a protector Springboard expansion module to add features to your handheld. 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. IR port
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Installing the batteries To use your Visor handheld, you must install two AAA alkaline batteries. The batteries fit behind the battery door on the back of the handheld. See “Battery considerations” in Appendix A for more information. To install the batteries: 1. Press the latch on the battery door and lift the battery door away from your handheld. 2. Install the two AAA alkaline batteries supplied with your handheld into the battery compartment. Note: A diagram in the interior of the batter
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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
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Elements of the handheld interface Menu Pick list bar Check box Command Icons buttons Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar. Command Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens. Icons Tap the icons to open applications , menus , Calculator , and to find text anywhere in your data . abc With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate th
