Palm Tungsten W - Manual (Page 55)

Choosing application preferences
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Menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent Command stroke, which is similar to
the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. For information
on using menu commands see
“Displaying online tips” in Chapter 3 .
Choosing application preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences
dialog box.
To change preferences for an application:
1. Open an application.
2. Press Command Stroke + R.
– Alternately, press Function + Menu , and then select Preferences on
the Options menu.
NOTE Not all applications have a Preferences command.
3. Make changes to the settings.
4. Press Function + Enter , or tap OK.
Performing common tasks
The tasks described in this section use the term records to refer to an individual item
in any of the applications: a single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do
List item, Memo Pad memo, Note Pad note, or Expense item.
Creating records
You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book, Address
Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Note Pad, and Expense.
To create a record:
1. Select the application in which you want to create a record.
2. Tap New.
3. In Date Book only: Select start and end times for your appointment, and press
Function
+ Enter , or tap OK.
4. Enter text for the record.
5. (Optional) Tap Details to select attributes for the record. (In Note Pad the
Details command is located on the Options menu.)
6. In Address Book, Note Pad, and Memo Pad only: Press Function
+ Enter , or tap Done.
There’s no need to save the record because your handheld saves it automatically.