Palm Pilot Basics

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Palm Basics Part 1

Entering TextMemo PadTo Do List

DesktopDesktop On-screen keyboard.On-screen keyboard.

Graffiti®.Graffiti®.

Entering text

Portable KeyboardPortable Keyboard

Open a keyboard

TextText NumbersNumbers InternationalInternational

Tap box to switch views.Tap box to switch views.

Keyboard views

Activity: KeyboardOpen EmulatorOpen Memo >> New Type in:

Ideas for Palm UseReplace CalendarUse Reminders

DoneHome

Write inside Write inside this boxthis boxWrite inside Write inside this boxthis box

Graffiti®

Graffiti Tip:

Write your letters as big as you can

… … numbers numbers on the righton the right..… … numbers numbers on the righton the right..

Letters Letters on the left…on the left…

Graffiti®

Everything else on either sideEverything else on either side

Graffiti®

Activity: GraffitiMemo >> NewWrite the letters of the alphabetWrite the numbers 0 through 9

Memo PadA place to take notesAdd a memoDelete a memo

To Do ListAdding tasksDetailsShow

Activity: To Do ListAdd TaskDue: April 27, 2001Add a NoteSet the Priority

Review/ Q & A4 ways to enter text into the PDA?How do you open the Keyboard?What side do you write Graffiti text on?How do you delete a memo?How do you set the priority of a task?

Palm Basics Part 2

Address BookDate BookPreferences

Address BookAdding names and addressesDetails…Note

Activity: Address BookAdd your name and other information to address book

Date BookViewsChanging daysAdding appointments

Activities: Date BookSet an appointment April 19, 2023, 3pmAlarm 1 hour beforeInclude a note

Recurring Friday lunch appt: noon

PreferencesSet time and dateAuto offStay on in cradleSoundsBeam

Review/ Q & AHow do you add a name to the address book?How do you delete an address?How do you change the day in your date book?How do you add an appointment?How do you beam your address?

General SoftwareFinding ApplicationsMedical ApplicationsInstalling Applications

UnzipSync

Palm Communities

Finding Appswww.palmgear.comwww.zdnet.com/downloads/pilotsoftwarewww.download.comwww.memoware.comwww.palmcentral.compda.tucows.com/palmwww.chapura.com

Medical AppsEpocrates/QID (free)

http://www.epocrates.com/

5 Minute Clinical Consult ($65) http://www.skyscape.com/products/fmcc.htm

Code Doc ($300 YR or Demo:You will be limited to nine entries in the master log and the program will not save code data)

http://www.md-software.com/

More Medical AppsPatient Keeper ($35 or free 21 day demo)

http://www.patientkeeper.com

Think DB ($40 or free 15 day demo)

http://www.thinkingbytes.com

Med Calc (free)

http://medcalc.med-ia.net/

Installing AppsDownload app to a “known” locationIf compressed, decompress

(see 9 Steps to Unzip a File handout)

Double click on the *.prc fileClick DONEApp will be installed next time you sync

Communitieswww.avantgo.comwww.wesync.com

Review / Q&AWhat is a website where you can find palm applications?Where might you download a file to?How is a palm application installed?How do you delete an application from your palm?

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