Casio Mobile Address Book (Version 2.0US) User manual

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Mobile Calendar (Version 2.0US)
User's Guide
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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................3
Features..................................................................................................................3
To start up Mobile Calendar................................................................................4
Inputting Calendar Data.................................................................5
Inputting New Calendar Data..............................................................................5
Setting Up a Repeat Appointment......................................................................7
Making Reminder Settings..................................................................................8
Making Other Tab Settings..................................................................................9
Assigning Category Colors................................................................................10
Editing Appointments..........................................................................................11
Viewing Calendar Data ................................................................14
Daily View.............................................................................................................14
Daily Timetable View..........................................................................................16
Weekly View.........................................................................................................18
Weekly Timetable View......................................................................................20
Monthly View........................................................................................................21
3-Month View.......................................................................................................22
Making Mobile Calendar Settings....................................................................24
Searching for Data..............................................................................................28
Command Bar Items (Menus and Buttons) ...................................30
Menus....................................................................................................................30
Buttons...................................................................................................................31

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Introduction
Mobile Calendar is a schedule management application you can run on your Pocket PC.
Though it is similar to and uses the same data as your Pocket PC's built-in Calendar
application, it provides you with additional functions and more display versatility than
Calendar alone.
Features
lNew, improved screen format simplifies Calendar data input and editing
Appointment Input Screen
lCalendar data layouts that are more practical and easier to use
->
Calendar Screen Mobile Calendar Screen

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lA choice of six different views: Daily, Daily Timetable, Weekly, Weekly Timetable,
Monthly, and 3-Month Calendar
Daily View Weekly View
Monthly View 3-Month View
lEasy screen switching using Action control
lThe color of data on the Daily, Daily Timetable, Weekly, and Weekly Timetable
views depends on the category to which the data is assigned.
lQuick and easy holiday highlighting (in red)
lPowerful search functions help you find the information you want when you need it.
To start up Mobile Calendar
1. Turn on your Pocket PC.
2. Tap , Programs, and thenMobile Calendar.
lThis starts up Mobile Calendar and displays the DAILY view for today
(according to the date kept by your Pocket PC's clock).

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Inputting Calendar Data
You can use Mobile Calendar to input data into the Calendar database or to edit existing
Calendar database data.
Inputting New Calendar Data
Each Calendar record can contain an appointment time and description, as well as an
alarm time and other additional information. The following procedure describes only the
basic for new data input. Additional settings and data input are described elsewhere in
this section.
To input new Calendar data
1. Start up Mobile Calendar.
2. Tap New to display the General tab of the appointment input screen.
3. Input the date and description of the appointment on the General tab.
Times....................The upper time is the start time, while the lower time is the end time of
the appointment. You can specify a date using the calendar that
appears when you tap a date button, or you can input a date into
a box. You can specify a time by selecting one from the list that
appears when you tap a time button, or you can input a time into
a box.
Start time
End time

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Description.........Input a description of the appointment. You can also specify a
location by selecting one from the list of previously input descriptions
that appears when you tap the descriptions button.
Location...............Input the location of the appointment. You can also specify a location
by selecting one from the list of previously input locations that
appears when you tap the location button.
Reminder.............Check this box when you want an alarm to sound15 minutes before
the appointment start time. You can also specify how long before the
appointment you want the alarm to sound.
All Day Event.....Check this box for an appointment for which there is no time setting
(such as a birthday or anniversary.
4. Make the settings you want on the Repeat, Reminder, and Other tabs.
lYou can skip this step if you do not want to make settings for these tabs.
lThe following describes the types of settings you can make on these tabs.
Repeat.................Use this tab to set up an appointment that repeats once a week or
once a month. See "Setting Up a Repeat Appointment" on page 7 for
more information about this tab.
Reminder.............After you check the Reminder option in step 3, you can use the
settings on the Alarm tab to specify the alarm time. See "Making
Reminder Settings" on page 8 for more information about this tab.
Other....................Use this tab to add memo text to an appointment, to specify a
category, and to specify whether the appointment is public or
private. See "Making Other Tab Settings" on page 9 for more
information about this tab.
5. After everything is the way you want, tap OK to close the input screen.

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Setting Up a Repeat Appointment
You can use the Repeat tab to specify an appointment that repeats on the same day
of the week each week, on the same day of month each month, etc.
To edit a repeat pattern
1. On the Repeat tab, tap the button and then select the Edit Pattern item from
the list of options that appears.
lThis causes the dialog box shown below to appear.
2. Make the repeat pattern settings you want.
lThe settings you can make on this dialog box are the same as those for the
Pocket PC's built-in Calendar application. See Calendar online help for more
information.
This dialog box operates as a kind
of wizard. Make settings in
accordance with the instructions
that appear on the display.
Select the repeat type you want
here.
This shows the appointment data
in accordance with the repeat type
you select.

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Making Reminder Settings
Use the Reminder tab to change the alarm time.
Note
lNote that the settings you make here are valid only when the Reminder item on the
General tab is checked. See "Inputting New Calendar Data" on page 5 for more
information.
lUse the Pocket PC Sounds & Reminders feature to specify the notification type
(message display, flashing lamp, alarm sound), and the type of alarm sound (when
alarm sound is selected as the notification type). Tap , Settings, and then
Sounds & Reminders. On the dialog box that appears, tap the Reminders tab
and then make the settings you want. See online help for full details about how to
make settings.
This setting determines how long
before the appointment time the
alarm should sound. You can
specify a time from one minute to
99 weeks. The initial default setting
for this item is 15 minutes.

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Making Other Tab Settings
You can use the Other tab of the appointment input screen to add memo text to an
appointment, to specify a category, and to specify the record as public or private.
(1) If you want to input memo text, tap here to display the memo input screen.
You can handwrite or type memo text.
(2) Tap this button to display a list of categories, which you can use to assign a
category to the appointment.
(3) Use this box to select the method for making the appointment public. This
item is used only for synchronizing appointment data with Outlook running
on your computer and Outlook data is public and shared over the network.
See the documentation that comes with Outlook for more information.
(4) Check this box when you want to make the appointment private data.
Note
lEach of the category names in the list that appears when you tap the Categories
button has a category color next to it. The data in each category is displayed using
the applicable category color. You can control the color assigned to each category
using the dialog box that appears when you tap Tools - Color. See “Assigning
Category Colors” below for more information.
lSee the Calendar online help for information about other settings you can make on
the Other tab.
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Assigning Category Colors
The data in the Daily, Daily Timetable, Weekly, and Weekly Timetable view is
displayed in the color currently assigned to its category (category color). You can assign
any one of 14 different colors to each category.
To assign a color to a category
1. Tap Tools - Color.
lThis causes a dialog box like the one shown nearby to appear.
Color palette
These boxes
show the colors
assigned to
each category.
Color of data
items not
assigned to any
category
Color of data
items assigned
to multiple
categories
2. Tap the category to which you want to assign a color.
3. On the color palette, tap the color you want to assign to the category. This causes
the color of the box next to the category name to change to the color you select.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other categories, if you want.
5. When everything is the way you want, tap OK to apply the settings and close the
dialog box.

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Editing Appointments
This section describes how to use Mobile Calendar to edit and delete existing Calendar
database appointments. It also explains how to cut, copy, and paste existing data.
To edit an appointment
1. On the Daily View, tap the appointment you want to edit. This displays the
General tab of the appointment input screen.
2. Use the same procedure as those under "Inputting New Calendar Data" on page 5
to make the changes you want.
3. After everything is the way you want, tap OK to save the appointment and close
the appointment input screen.
Note
If the appointment you are editing is a repeat appointment (See "Setting Up a Repeat
Appointment" on page 7), tapping OK in step 3 causes the message shown below to
appear.
Tap Yes to apply your changes to all of the applicable repeat appointments, or No if
you want the edits applied to only one of the appointments. Tapping Cancel returns to
step 2 of the procedure without doing anything.
To delete an appointment
1. On the Daily View, tap and hold the appointment you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete.
lThis displays a confirmation message asking whether you really want to delete
the appointment.
3. Tap OK to delete the appointment or Cancel to cancel the delete operation without
deleting anything.

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Note
If the appointment you are deleting is a repeat appointment (See "Setting Up a
Repeat Appointment" on page 7), tapping Delete in step 2 causes the message
shown below to appear.
Tap Yes to delete all of the applicable repeat appointments, or No if you want to delete
only one of the appointments. Tapping Cancel returns to step 1 of the procedure
without doing anything.
Copying and Pasting an Appointment
Use the following procedure to copy an appointment and paste it to another date. This
makes it easy to input identical appointments on multiple days or to input appointments
are very similar.
Note
Copying a repeat appointment (see "Setting Up a Repeat Appointment" on page 7)
copies only the one single appointment that you select for copying.
1. On the Daily View, tap and hold the appointment you want to copy.
2. Tap Copy to copy the appointment to the clipboard.
3. Display the Daily View screen for the date where you want to paste the
appointment that is on the clipboard.
4. Tap Paste to paste the appointment data from the clipboard to the currently
displayed Daily View.
lYou could now use the procedures under " Editing Appointments " on page 10 if
you want.

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Cutting and Pasting an Appointment
Use the following procedure to cut an appointment from one date and paste it to another
date. This technique can be used to move data from one date to another.
Note
Cutting a repeat appointment (see "Setting Up a Repeat Appointment" on page 7) cuts
only the one single appointment that you select for copying.
1. On the Daily View, tap and hold the appointment you want to cut.
2. Tap Cut to cut the appointment and place it onto the clipboard.
3. Display the Daily View screen for the date where you want to paste the
appointment that is on the clipboard.
4. Tap Paste to paste the appointment data from the clipboard to the currently
displayed Daily View.
lYou could now use the procedures under " Editing Appointments " on page 10 if
you want.

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Viewing Calendar Data
Mobile Calendar lets you view your Contacts data using any one of six different views:
Daily, Daily Timetable, Weekly, Weekly Timetable, Monthly, or 3-Month. This section
tells you how to select and interpret each view.
Daily View
The Daily view appears first, with today's date selected in the calendar, whenever you
start up Mobile Calendar. It also appears whenever you tap on the toolbar.
lThe data area starts to scroll about one second after you select a date if the date
contains too much data to fit. Tap on the data area to stop the scrolling.
lAfter stopping auto scrolling, you can use the scroll bar to scroll up and down.
Dates that contain
appointment data are
indicated on the
calendar in bold.
The currently selected
date has a box around
it. This box is the date
cursor.
You can mark
dates as holidays.
See “Holidays”.
The starting day of
the week is in
accordance with
how you set up
First Day of
week with the
Tools menu.

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Daily View Operations
lTapping a date in the calendar selects that date and displays its Calendar data.
lRotate the ACTION control down to move the date cursor forward and up to move it
back.
lYou can also use the cursor button to move the date cursor. Right or down moves
forward, while left or up moves back.
lTap the button above the calendar to change to the previous month's
calendar, or to change to the next month's calendar.
lTapping the button above the calendar displays the Daily Timetable view.
lTap for the Weekly view, for the Monthly view, or for the 3-Month
view. These views all include the date where the date cursor is currently located in
the Daily view.
lA Note icon is shown on the Daily view when there is a note attached to the
appointment.
This icon indicates that there is a
note attached to the
appointment. Tapping the icon
displays the content of the note.
You can only view a note from
the Daily view. You cannot edit
it.

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Daily Timetable View
Tap the button on the Daily view toolbar to display the Daily Timetable view.
This view shows a graphic representation of your schedule for a specific date.
lTap to return to the Daily view.
Daily Timetable View Operations
lOperations you can perform with this view are basically the same as those for the
Daily view.
lYou can input a new appointment by dragging the start and end boundaries of the
appointment time and then tap New.
The timetable initially
shows from 8:00 am to
8:00 pm, but you can
use the scroll bar on the
bottom of the screen to
scroll left and right.
The calendar area is
the same as the
Daily view calendar.
Dragging a time boundary
causes the area between the
two boundaries to become
highlighted in light blue. Tapping
New creates a new
appointment with the start time
and the end time in accordance
with the boundary locations.
An all-day appointment
is indicated by "*".

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lTapping an appointment selects it, which is indicated by triangular handles at either
end.
Drag the handles to change the start
time and end time of the appointment.
You can also drag the appointment on
the screen to another day or time.
Switching the Time between 12-hour and 24-hour Formats
You can switch between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping using the Time tab on the
Pocket PC's regional settings ( - Settings - Regional Settings). The setting you
select affects the time and timetable displays (Daily Timetable and Weekly Timetable) of
Mobile Calendar as shown below.
lThe current time display examples below show what appears at 9:00am and
3:00pm.
Current Time Timetable
12-hour format 9:00A/3:00P 12, 1, 2, ... 11, 12, 1, 2, ... 10, 11
24-hour format 9:00/15:00 0, 1, 2, ... 11, 12, 13, 14, ... 22, 23

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Weekly View
Display the Weekly view by tapping on the toolbar of the Daily, Monthly, or 3-
Month view.
lScroll buttons appear if a date has more than two appointments scheduled. Use the
scroll buttons to scroll the data on the screen.
Weekly View Operations
lTapping a date selects it. You can also use the ACTION control and cursor button
to move the date cursor.
lTap the button to change to the previous week or to change to the
next week.
lTap an appointment's data to display an editing screen for that appointment.
lTap a date to display the Daily View for that date.
lTap for the Daily view, for the Monthly view, or for the 3-Month
view. These views all include the date where the date cursor is currently located in
the Daily view.
Indicates the week
number of the currently
selected date.
Date cursor, indicating
the currently selected
date.
The starting day of
the week is in
accordance with
how you set up
First Day of
week with the
Tools menu.

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lYou can drag data from one date and drop it into another date, as long as the
destination date is within the same week.
Selected data
Data being moved
Selected start and
end times

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Weekly Timetable View
Tap the button on the Weekly view toolbar to display the Weekly Timetable
view. This view shows a graphic representation of your schedule for a specific week.
lTap to return to the Weekly view.
Weekly Timetable View Operations
lOperations you can perform with this view are basically the same as those for the
Weekly view.
lYou can input a new appointment by dragging the start and end boundaries of the
appointment time and then tap New.
Dragging a time boundary
causes the area between the
two boundaries to become
highlighted in light blue. Tapping
New creates a new
appointment with the start time
and the end time in accordance
with the boundary locations.
Tapping an appointment selects
it, which is indicated by
triangular handles at either end.
lDrag the handles to change
the start time and end time of
the appointment.
lYou can also drag the
appointment on the screen to
another day or time.