Qualcomm pdQ User manual

QUALCOMM Incorporated, 6455 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego,
California 92121-2779 U.S.A.
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pdQ™ Applications
Handbook

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This computer peripheral complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is subject tothe following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This receiver
complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not
cause harmful interference.
Caution
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Contents
Chapter 1 Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Creating Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Working with Address Book Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Address Book Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Calculator Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3 Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Opening Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making a Call from Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tracking Your Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating an Expense Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Menus in Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4 Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scheduling Events in the Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Scheduling Repeating Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing the Date Book View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Date Book Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 5 Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Making Calls from the Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 6 Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Creating an Expense Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering Receipt Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Transferring Your Data to Microsoft Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Expense Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 7 HotSync Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
HotSync Technology and the HotSync Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting Up Your First HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Performing a Local HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting HotSync Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Customizing HotSync Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 8 Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Creating Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reviewing and Editing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Beaming a Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Deleting a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using Memo Pad Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Chapter 9 Modem Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Setting Up Modem Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Opening Modem Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exiting Modem Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tips and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapter 10 Palm Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Deciding Which E-mail Application to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Setting Up Palm Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Creating Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sending Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Managing the Message List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting HotSync Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Working with Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the Mail Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 11 pdQalert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Setting Up pdQalert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Receiving pdQalert Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Responding to pdQalert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Checking Messages with the Keypad Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 12 pdQbrowser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Getting Started with pdQbrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Maintaining pdQbrowser Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Working with Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Copying Text from a Web Site to Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Disconnecting from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 13 pdQmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Deciding Which E-Mail Application to Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting Up pdQmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Opening pdQmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Checking Your Incoming E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating and Sending E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Working with Mailboxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Organizing Your Incoming Messages Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setting or Adjusting pdQmail Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Disconnecting from the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 14 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
About Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selecting Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Changing Button Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the Digitizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Selecting Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Setting Modem Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Setting Network Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Recording Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Setting Phone Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Setting Registry Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Creating ShortCuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Changing the SideStrip Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chapter 15 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Setting Up Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Showing or Hiding Private Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Locking the pdQ Smartphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Restricting the pdQ Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 16 Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Adding Phone Numbers to the Speed Dial List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Making Calls Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Modifying Entries in the Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Removing Entries from the Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Chapter 17 To Do List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Creating To Do Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Setting Item Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Displaying Your To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the To Do List Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Appendix A Expense Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Customizing the Expense Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Appendix B Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
About Non-ASCII Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Use of ^ char . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Carriage Return and Line Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Literal Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Chapter 1
Address Book
Using the Palm™ Address Book, you can easily keep track of names,
addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, URLs, and other information
about your personal and business contacts.
With the Palm Address Book, you can...
Make a phone call, send e-mail, or openweb sites directly from the Address
List.
Enterup to five phonenumbers,e-mail addresses, orwebaddresses (URLs)
for eachcontact. Select which of these numbers appears in the Address List.
Attach a note to an Address Book entry for additional information.
Assign categories to your Address Book entries, so you can quickly sort and
view your entries in logical groups.
Define the contacts to include in the Speed Dial list.
In this chapter, you’ll find...
Creating Address Book Entries page 2
Working with Address Book Entries page 5
Using the Address Book Menus page 11

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Creating Address Book Entries
Creating Address Book Entries
An Address Book entry is the name, address, and phone information you are
keeping for a person or business. You can create these entries on the pdQ
smartphone, or you can use the Palm™ Desktop software to create them on
your computer and download them to your pdQ smartphone during a
HotSync®operation. For procedures, see “Chapter 7—HotSync Technology.”
Note: Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities that allow
you to load database files into the Address Book. Refer to the online
documentation supplied with the Palm Desktop for details.
To create a new Address Book entry:
1. Press the button to open the Address List.
2. From the Address List, tap New to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Enter the last name of a person you want to add to your Address Book.
You can write with the stylus or use the on-screen keyboard. The first
letter is capitalized automatically (except for numeric and e-mail
information). For details about entering text, see the pdQ Basics Handbook.
4. Move to the next line either by tapping it or by writing , the Next Field
Graffiti stroke.
5. Enter the person's first name on the First Name line.
6. Enter the rest of the information for this person or business.
Notice that you can enter e-mail addresses or web addresses (URLs) in any
of the five phone number fields. To add pauses, see “Entering Pauses” on
page 5.
7. Tap to move to the next page.
8. When you have finished, tap Done to return to the Address List screen.
Adding an Address Book Entry to the Speed Dial List
If you want the entry you are creating to appear in the Speed Dial list, follow
these steps. Contacts are always added to the Speed Dial list from the Address
Book so you only have to maintain the phone numbers in one place.
Tap New.

Chapter 1 Address Book 3
Creating Address Book Entries
Address Book
To add a phone number to the Speed Dial list:
1. In the Address List, locate the person or business you want to add to the
Speed Dial list. Tap the name in the left column.
Note: Be sure to tap the name in the left column, not the number in the
right column. Tapping the name opens the Address View screen
for editing information; tapping the number starts a phone call.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
A plus sign (+) appears to the right of numbers that have not been added
to the Speed Dial list.
3. Tap the plus sign beside the number you want to add. The Assign Speed
Dial Number dialog appears.
4. Tap the up arrow or the down arrow to select a specific Speed Dial
number. Tap Add.
5. In the confirmation dialog, tap Yes to add the number.
6. Tap Done.
7. If you want toverify that the number has been added to the Speed Dial list,
tap to open the Applications Launcher.
8. Tap to open Speed Dial. Your new entry is in the Speed Dial list.
Making a Call from the Address Book
After you create an Address Book entry, you can make a call from it directly.
If you have entered e-mail addresses or URLs in the Address Book, you can
also make direct connections to them if your service provider supports
over-the-air data.
Note: You cannot initiate conference calls from the Address Book. If your
service provider supports conference calls, you can initiate a
three-way call by entering the numbers directly on the keypad or the
Dialer.
Tap the
plus sign.

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To make a phone call from the Address Book:
1. If the pdQ smartphone is not already on, tap to turn it on.
2. If the number you want to call appears in the list, do the following:
a. Tap the phone icon beside the number you want to call.
b. In the confirmation dialog, tap Dial. To eliminate the confirmation
dialog when you make future calls from the Address Book, tap Do not
ask me again.
3. To choose a different phone number for a person or business in your
Address List, do the following:
a. Locate the entry and tap the number.
Be sure to tap the number, not the name or icon. A dialog shows all of
the numbers for that person or business.
b. Tap the number you want to call and tap Dial.
If you select an e-mail address or URL, the pdQ smartphone
recognizes these addresses and makes the appropriate connection.
4. When you have finished your call, tap End to hang up.
Tap the icon to call this number directly.
Tap the phone number to see all of the
available numbers, including e-mail addresses
or URLs, for this person or business.
If you select an e-mail address or a
URL, the Dial button changes to Email
or Browse.

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Working with Address Book Entries
In the Address Book, you can locate your entries quickly, edit them, display
them by name or company name, and group them by category. You can also
choose the type of information you want your entries to include and exchange
Address Book information with other pdQ smartphones or Palm organizers.
Editing an Address Book Entry
To edit an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to change.
Tap the name in theleftcolumn,notthephone number in the right column.
Tapping the phone number initiates a call.
2. Tap Edit. The Address Edit screen appears.
3. Tap any line (such as Address or City). Enter or change the information.
4. When you have finished, tap Done.
Entering Pauses
When you call automated systems, you often have to dial a series of numbers
with pauses between them (for example, when sending a page or entering a
password). You can place these pauses in the Address Book.
To enter pauses in a phone number:
1. Open the Address Edit screen for the appropriate person or business.
2. In the phone number, enter a percent sign(%) for a hard pauseor a comma
(,) for a timed pause wherever necessary.
Hard Pause
(%) When you call this number, the pdQ smartphone pauses at this point. It does not continue with the next set of numbers
until you tap Resume.
Timed Pause
(,) When you call this number, the pdQ smartphone pauses for two seconds before continuing with the next set of numbers.
You can enter as many commas as necessary to extend the
length of the pause.

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Looking Up an Address Book Entry
You can find entries in your Address Book quickly either by scrolling through
it or by using the Look Up line in the Address List screen.
To scroll through the Address Book:
Press the up and down buttons on the front panel of the pdQ smartphone.
In the Address List screen, you move up or down by a screen of entries.
In the Address View screen, you move to the previous or next entry.
To look up an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, enter the first letter of the name you want to find.
The list scrolls to the first entry beginning with that letter. If you write a
second letter, the list scrolls to the first entry beginning with those two
letters.
2. Tap any entry to view its contents.
Note: You can also look up entries in your Address Book with the pdQ
smartphone’s keypad closed. See “Chapter 3—Using Phone and
Messaging Features” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
Choosing and Displaying Phone Numbers
In your Address Book, you can keep up to five phone numbers, e-mail
addresses, or URLs for each entry. You can select the labels for these numbers
individually. For example, you might want to keep a fax number for one
person and a pager number for another. You can also choose which of these
numbers you want to see in the Address List for each entry.
To choose other types of phone numbers in an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to change.
Tap the namein the left column, not the phone numberin the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
Write thefirst letter or two in the Look Up line.

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3. Tap the beside the phone number you want to change.
4. From the list, tap the label (for example, Fax or Pager) you want to use.
5. If you want to select which phonenumber appears in the Address List, tap
Details to display the Address Entry Details dialog. If you don’t want to
change this setting, skip to step 8.
6. Tap the beside Show in List. Select a label to identify which phone
number appears in the Address List.
7. Tap OK.
8. Tap Done.
Assigning Address Categories
Categories can help you file your Address Book entries into groups for easy
review. For more information about creating and using categories, see “Using
Categories” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
To assign a category to an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name you want to assign to a category.
Tap the name in theleftcolumn,notthephone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit in the Address View screen to display the Address Edit screen.
3. In the Address Editscreen, tap the pick list in the upper-right corner. From
the list, tap the category you want to assign to this entry.
4. Tap Done.
Tap the arrow
to open the
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Marking an Address Book Entry as Private
You can mark any entry as private. When the security features are turned on,
private entries are not visible. You must enter a password to see them.
To mark an entry as private:
1. In the Address List, tap the name you want to mark as private.
Tap the namein the left column, not the phone numberin the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap Details to open the Address Entry Details dialog.
4. Tap the Private check box.
5. Tap OK.
6. In the confirmation dialog, tap OK.
7. Tap Done.
Sorting the Address List by Name or Company
You can sort the entries in the Address List screen by Company and Last
Name, rather than by Last Name and First Name.These settings do not change
your Address Book data in any way; they merely change the view.
To sort the entries in the Address List screen:
1. In the Address List, tap to open the Address Book menus.
2. Tap Options. In the Options menu, tap Preferences.
3. Tap the setting that you want for the Address List screen.
4. Tap OK.
The Address List is resorted based on your choice. Entries with no
company name are always sorted by last name.

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Beaming Address Book Entries to Other pdQ Smartphones
Using the infrared (IR) port, you can beam Address Book entries to other pdQ
smartphones or Palm organizers.
Note: To conserve power, your pdQ smartphone is delivered with the beam
feature turned off. To turn it on, see “Setting General Preferences” in
the pdQ Basics Handbook.
Once the beam feature is turned on, you can beam any of the following:
■Your business card—The business card is a specially designated entry
containing information you want to exchange with business contacts. You
can send your business card quickly with one-touch beaming.
■An address entry—You can select and beam any entry in your Address
Book.
■A category of address entries—You can beam all of the entries in a
category. For example, you can share a list of restaurants with a friend.
For more information on the IR port, see “Beaming Information to Other pdQ
Smartphones” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
To create a business card:
1. Inthe Address List,tapNew. Create an AddressBookentry containingthe
information you want on your business card.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Select Business Card from the Record menu. Tap Yes to accept this
entry as your business card.
4. Tap Done. Notice that in the Address View, the icon identifies this
record as your business card.
To beam a business card:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of your business card entry to display
the Address View screen.
Tap the name in theleftcolumn,notthephone number in the right column.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Business Card from the Record menu to beam your card.
You can also press for about two seconds to beam your card.
To beam the current entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of an entry you want to beam.
Tap the name in theleftcolumn,notthephone number in the right column.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Address from the Record menu to beam the current entry.
If you beam entries often, you can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam
the current entry. See “Pen Preferences” on page 135.

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To beam the current category:
1. In the Address List, tap the pick list in the upper-right corner. From the
list, select the category you want to beam.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Category from the Record menu.
Removing an Address Book Entry from the Speed Dial List
You can remove aphone number from the Speed Dial list without deleting the
entry entirely from the Address Book.
To remove an Address Book entry from the Speed Dial list:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to remove.
Tap the namein the left column, not the phone numberin the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap the Speed Dial number.
4. Tap Remove.
5. In the confirmation dialog, tap Yes to remove this number from the Speed
Dial list or No to keep it.
6. Tap Done.
Deleting an Address Book Entry
To delete an entry in the Address Book:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to delete.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap Details.
4. Tap Delete. Tap OK. The entry is removed from both the Address Book
and the Speed Dial list.
Tap Remove.

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Using the Address Book Menus
This section outlines menu commands specific to the Address Book. See
“Using Menus” in the pdQ Basics Handbook for information about menu
commands common to all applications.
Record Menu
The commands in the Record menu vary depending on which screen is open.
Delete Address Remove an Address Book entry. In the alert dialog, tap OK to
delete the entry. The entryis removed from the Address Book, but
a copy is sent to an archive file on your computer during your next
HotSync operation. To delete the entry completely, remove the
check mark from the Save archive copy on PC check box.
Attach Note Create a note for the current entry.
Delete Note Remove a note attached to an Address Book entry. In the alert
dialog, tap OK to delete the note or Cancel to keep the note.
Beam Address Beam the current AddressBook entry toanother pdQ smartphone
through the IR port.
Beam Category Beam all Address Book entries in the current category to another
pdQ smartphone through the IR port.
Select
Business Card Select the current Address Book entry as your business card. To beam your business card, use the Beam Business Card command.
Beam
Business Card Send the current business card to another pdQ smartphone through the IR port. You can also beam your business card by
holding down the Address Book button for at least two seconds.
If Address List is open If Address View is open

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Options Menu
The commands on the Option menu vary depending on which screen is open.
Font Choose a different font (text) style for your entries.
Preferences Set how you want the Address Book to list information.
Rememberlastcategory—If youselect this checkbox, the Address
Book shows the last category you used when you return to it from
another application. If you clear it, the Address Book shows the
entries for all categories.
List By—Sort address entries by last name or by company.
Rename
Custom Fields Create your own names for the four custom fields. Your changes apply to all of your Address Book entries.
About
Address Book Show version information for the Address Book application.
If Address List is open If Address View is open

Chapter 2
Calculator
Using the Calculator, you can quickly perform basic calculations. The
Calculator is designed to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division operations.
You can also store and retrieve values in the Calculator’s memory.
In this chapter, you’ll find...
Using the Calculator page 14
Using the Calculator Menus page 15

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Using the Calculator
To open and use the Calculator:
1. Open the keypad. Tap to open the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap to display the Calculator.
3. Use your fingers or the stylus to tap the Calculator buttons on the screen.
Using the Calculator Functions
Use the Calculator function keys to perform the following calculations.
Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake
while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. When you tap this
button, you can re-enter a number without starting over.
Clears the entire calculation and allows you to begin a fresh calculation.
Toggles the current number between a negative value and a positive value. If
you want to enter a negative number, enter the number first and then press the
+/- button.
Places the current number into Memory. Each new number you enter with the
M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory. The number that you
add can be either a calculated value or any number you enter by pressing the
number buttons. Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation
(or series of calculations); it merely places the value into memory until it is
recalled.
Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation.
Removes any value that is stored in the Calculator memory.