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If you do not have access to a CD drive for your computer, you can download Palm Desktop software from www.palmOne.com/support/intl. v. 1.1 Zire™ 31 Handheld ii Table of Contents About This Guide .................................................................xiv What’s in this guide? .................................................................................xiv Step-by-step instructions................................................................... xiv Links...................................................................................................... xv Sidebars.......................................................................................................xv Tips for viewing this guide in Adobe Acrobat Reader............................xvi Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Handheld and Your Computer ..................................................................1 What’s in the box? ........................................................................................2 System requirements ...................................................................................2 Step 1: Charging your handheld..................................................................4 What you should know about your handheld’s battery..................... 5 Step 2: Turning on your handheld for the first time ..................................6 Step 3: Installing your software...................................................................7 Step 4: Connecting your handheld to your computer ...............................8 Switching to another desktop software application ................................10 Using Profiles ..............................................................................................11 Creating a user profile .........................................................................12 Synchronizing with a user profile ......................................................14 Related topics..............................................................................................17 Chapter 2: Exploring Your Handheld....................................18 Locating the controls on your handheld...................................................19 Front panel controls ............................................................................ 19 Top panel controls............................................................................... 20 Side and back panel controls ............................................................. 21 What’s on the screen? ................................................................................22 Input area ............................................................................................. 22 Application controls ............................................................................ 23 Zire™ 31 Handheld iii What software is on my handheld?...........................................................25 What’s on the CD? ......................................................................................26 Related topics..............................................................................................28 Chapter 3: Moving Around in Applications.........................29 Opening applications..................................................................................30 Using the application buttons ............................................................ 30 Using the Home screen....................................................................... 30 Switching between applications ........................................................ 31 Using menus ..............................................................................................31 Using the Command stroke................................................................ 32 Using the 5-way navigator .........................................................................33 Moving around the Home screen ...................................................... 34 Moving around list screens ................................................................ 35 Moving around record screens .......................................................... 35 Moving around dialog boxes ............................................................. 36 Moving around pick lists..................................................................... 37 Finding information ...................................................................................38 Related topics..............................................................................................39 Chapter 4: Entering Information...........................................40 How can I enter information? ....................................................................41 Entering information with Graffiti 2 writing .............................................41 Writing Graffiti 2 characters ...............................................................42 Graffiti 2 alphabet................................................................................ 44 Graffiti 2 numbers ............................................................................... 45 Writing Graffiti 2 symbols and other special characters ..................50 Writing Graffiti 2 ShortCuts ................................................................52 Entering information with the onscreen keyboard ..................................54 Entering information with your computer................................................56 Importing information from other applications .......................................60 Restoring archived items on your computer............................................62 Entering info from Contacts into another application .............................63 Editing information.....................................................................................65 Selecting information.......................................................................... 65 Zire™ 31 Handheld iv Copying and pasting information ......................................................66 Deleting information ...........................................................................67 Related topics..............................................................................................68 Chapter 5: Synchronizing Your Handheld with Your Computer...............................................................69 Why synchronize information?..................................................................70 What information is synchronized?...........................................................71 How do I synchronize? ..............................................................................72 Synchronizing with a cable .................................................................73 Synchronizing using the IR port .........................................................74 Synchronizing over a network ............................................................78 Synchronizing by dialing in to a network ..........................................78 Synchronizing by connecting to a computer on the network ..........83 Customizing your synchronization settings .............................................86 Choosing how your computer responds to synchronization requests .............................................................86 Setting synchronization options ........................................................88 Choosing whether application information is updated ....................89 Synchronizing with an external file...........................................................95 Related topics..............................................................................................96 Chapter 6: Expanding Your Handheld..................................97