Your Treo 680 is compatible with select TTY devices. You can connect a TTY/TDD machine to your Treo 680 through the headset jack, but you cannot use your headset jack with a headset while this mode is enabled. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device for connectivity information and to ensure that the TTY device supports digital wireless transmission.
CHAPTER 3 76 YOUR PHONE 0 Your phone is on and you are in a Cingular Wireless coverage area. If you are outside a coverage area, No Service or No Service—SOS Only appears instead. No Service means that there is no coverage at all and No Service—SOS Only means that you can call only emergency numbers, such as 911. When you turn off your phone, Phone Off appears. Your phone is on and a GPRS or EDGE data connection is active. You may not be able to receive calls when you are actively transmitting data.
This icon replaces the Bluetooth icon when your Treo 680 is connected to a Bluetooth hands-free device. This icon appears in dark blue when a call is in progress and in light blue when a call is not in progress. This icon replaces the Bluetooth icon when your Treo 680 is connected to your computer using a dial-up networking (DUN) connection. Your battery is partially drained. When the battery drains to 20% of its capacity, the icon changes from blue to red.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) A mobile connectivity technology that provides persistent data connections. (Additional charges may apply.) KEY TERM EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution) An enhanced version of GPRS that delivers data speeds that are up to three times faster than standard GPRS connections. (Additional charges may apply.) KEY TERM DID YOU KNOW? You can tap the Bluetooth icon to quickly turn Bluetooth wireless features on and off.
C H A PT ER 4 Your email and other messages You already know how efficient email and messaging are for staying in touch. Now your Palm® Treo™ 680 smart device brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can access the Cingular Wireless data network. You can send photos to your friends and family, or create Microsoft Word or Excel files and send them to your colleagues.
In this chapter Which email application should I use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 The VersaMail application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Xpress Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 GoodLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Which email application should I use? Your Treo 680 includes three email applications: the VersaMail® application (called Email in Applications View), the Xpress Mail application, and the GoodLink™ application (GetGood). You can also access web-based email, like Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail, from the web browser on your Treo. An email application is not an email provider. An email application just transfers messages from an account that you have already set up with a provider.
YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES CHAPTER 4 Then choose this app… I want to… Access Contacts on my device to address email messages ✔ ✔ ✔ Use the Cingular Xpress Mail website to check email from multiple email addresses, from any computer connected to the Internet Access email from up to three email accounts ✔ Access email from up to eight email accounts ✔ Work with email messages when I’m not connected to the Internet (for example, when I’m on a plane) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Access my corporate directory to add
Then choose this app… 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES I want to… Use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) while sending and receiving email Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) while sending and receiving messages NOTE To use GoodLink, your company must have a Good server installed (sold separately). The VersaMail application Before you can use VersaMail, you need to enter your email account settings. If you have multiple email accounts, you must enter settings for each email account.
YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES CHAPTER 4 Notes server, or a Microsoft MAPI server. 2 If your email provider is listed in the following table, then skip to Setting up VersaMail to work with common providers.
2 If prompted to select an initial setup option, select Continue. 3 Make up a name that describes this account and enter it in the Account Name field. For example, Work Email. 4 Select the Mail Service pick list, and then select your email provider, such as EarthLink, and then select Next. 6 Select the Password box, enter your email account password, select OK, and then select Next. 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 7 Select Next, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 5 Select the Protocol pick list, select POP or IMAP (based on the info you got from your system administrator or ISP), and then select Next. 8 Enter your email address and the names of the incoming and outgoing mail servers, and then select Next. 9 If your system administrator or ISP provided port numbers or security settings, select Advanced, and then enter those settings. TIP You can also select Advanced to set more options for incoming and outgoing messages.
3 Enter the subject and message text. VersaMail makes up to five attempts to send a message; if it is still not successful, an alert message appears and you must try to manually send the message again. DID YOU KNOW? To move between fields, press Up or Down on the 5-way. TIP 4 Select one of the following: Send: Connects and sends all messages immediately. If the message cannot be sent for any reason, the message is stored in your Outbox.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 3 From the Type pick list, select Photo/ Video. 3 From the Type pick list, select Sounds. TIP Ringtones that are copy-protected appear in the Sounds application with a lock icon. You can use these ringtones on your phone, but you cannot send them as attachments. 4 Select the ringtone you want, and then select Insert. 5 Select Done.
4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES Attaching other types of files 1 Create the message to which you want to attach the item. 2 On the New Message screen, select the red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner. 3 From the Type pick list, select the type of file to attach—for example, Address, Appointment, or Memo/Text. 4 Select the item you want from the list in the Type box. 3 If a large incoming message is truncated, select More . 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 1 From the Inbox or another folder, open the message you want to respond to. 2 In Message View, select Reply. Select whether to reply to just the sender or to reply to both the sender and all addressees on the message. 3 Enter your reply. 4 Select Send.
NOTE If there is no Done button, press Applications and select Email to return to the account’s Inbox. Deleting selected messages from the Inbox 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES When you delete a message from the Inbox, it moves to the Trash folder. Managing your messages The status icons that appear near the messages in your Inbox indicate the following: 0 The message is unread when the subject appears in bold. The message includes an attachment. The message includes a meeting invitation.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 3 Select the folder and a date range for the messages you want to delete. 4 Select OK. 5 If a confirmation dialog box appears, select OK to confirm deletion. To empty (or purge) the Trash folder, open the Message menu and select Empty Trash. TIP Switching accounts If you create more than one email account in VersaMail, you need to switch from account to account to get, send, and otherwise manage the messages in each account. 1 Press Menu .
1 Press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Preferences. 3 Select Auto Sync. 7 Select the days you want the schedule to be active. You can choose any number of days, but you can set up only one schedule for each email account. 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 8 Select OK, and then select Get Mail. After you set up a scheduled Auto Sync and select Get Mail, from then on, only new messages are retrieved during Auto Sync. TIP Selecting alert tones 4 Check the Auto-sync box.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 5 Select the Alert Sound pick list, and then select a sound. Your Treo plays a brief demo of the sound. 6 Select OK. Setting preferences for getting messages 1 From any mailbox screen, press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Preferences. 3 Select Incoming. Ask Every Time: Indicates if you want to see a dialog box for selecting subjects only or entire messages each time you retrieve email.
Download attachments: Automatically downloads files attached to email, except for attachments that exceed the maximum message size. Maximum message size: Sets the maximum size of an incoming email message. Enter the size in kilobytes (KB). The default is 5KB, but you can enter any size up to 2048KB [approximately 2 megabytes (MB)], including attachments. The maximum message size that you can retrieve is 60KB for the body text and approximately 5MB of total data for any attachments.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES When you create a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the VersaMail application, your email, calendar, and contact info sync directly with the Exchange Server; information does not sync with the desktop software application on your computer, such as Microsoft Outlook or Palm Desktop software. Other information that is stored on your computer, such as tasks and memos, continues to synchronize with your desktop software.
GoodLink Messaging You can install the optional GoodLink application for secure, real-time access to your Microsoft Outlook email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes. GoodLink offers real-time push synchronization of email and personal info; as messages are received on the server, they are automatically downloaded to your Treo 680. GoodLink also offers attachment viewing through the Documents application on your Treo 680 and integration with your corporate Global Address List (GAL).
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES NOTE Sending text messages to land line You can page someone to call you by sending them a blank text message. DID YOU KNOW? 1 Press Applications Messaging . and select phones may not be supported. 4 Enter your message or select QuickText to insert predefined phrases. To insert emoticons, select . 2 Select New. 3 Select the To field to address the message: • Press Center .
Creating and sending a multimedia message Slide A collection of text, pictures, videos, and sounds that are grouped together within a multimedia message. During playback, all the items within a particular slide appear on the same screen. If a multimedia message contains multiple slides, each slide can be viewed separately during playback. KEY TERM Multimedia messages consist of text, photos, videos, and sounds presented as one or more slides.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES Take new video: Capture a short video with the built-in camcorder and add it to the message (camera model only). 8 Enter a text message or caption. 9 Select Add slide to insert additional slides. 10 (Optional) Select Preview to view the message as the recipient will see it. 11 (Optional) Press Menu , and then select High Priority from the Compose menu to mark the message as urgent. 12 Select Send. You can send a contact or calendar entry.
The new message alert may include any of the following buttons: • OK: Dismisses the alert and places the message in your Inbox. • Reply: Opens Chat View, where you can reply with a text message. To send an MMS reply, select Add from Chat View. • Call Back: Dials the sender’s phone number. • Go To Msg: Opens the message so you can view its full contents. • Delete: Moves the message from your Inbox to the Deleted folder. When you receive a message, you can also press Send to call the sender.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES Viewing/playing a multimedia message 1 Press Applications Messaging . • To save a picture, press Menu , and select Save Picture from the Message menu. You can access saved pictures later by pressing Applications and selecting Pics&Videos . • To copy the text, use the stylus to highlight the text, then press Menu , select Edit, and then select Copy. • To stop playback of a message, select Play/Stop.
1 Press Applications Messaging . and select 1 Press Applications Messaging . and select 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 2 Select the folder list in the title bar and select the folder that contains the messages you want to delete. 3 Press Menu . 4 Select Purge from the Message menu. 5 Select the Purge pick list, and then select an option. 6 Select OK. 2 Select the folder list in the title bar and select the folder you want to sort. 3 Press Menu .
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES You can carry on multiple chats at the same time and easily switch between them, using the pick list at the top of the screen. To find a chat you had with someone, open your Messaging Inbox and select a chat session. 3 Enter your message. Pale gray text indicates that a message is pending or enroute. TIP TIP 4 Select Send. Customizing your Messaging settings 1 Press Applications Messaging .
4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES Create new messages as: Indicates whether text or multimedia messaging is the default format for a new message. Request Receipts (MMS only): Indicates whether you want to receive a confirmation when an outgoing MMS message is delivered. Confirm message deletions: Indicates whether you want deletion confirmation prompts to appear. Create chats from messages: Indicate when you want to group messages from the same person into a chat.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 6 Select the Network tab and set any of the following preferences for network connections. NOTE We recommend that you do not change the Network Configuration settings. 7 Select OK. Selecting Messaging alert tones Your Treo includes a silent alert that can vibrate even when the Ringer switch is set to Sound Off. DID YOU KNOW? Automatically collect MMS messages: Indicate whether you want to download multimedia messages automatically.
5 Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level. 6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select when you want your Treo 680 to vibrate. 7 Select the Message Tone pick list and select a tone for incoming message alerts for a message alert. 8 Check the boxes if you want to see onscreen alerts when a new message arrives and when a message you sent is received.
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C H A PT ER 5 Your connections to the web and wireless devices You use the web for many things: driving directions, shopping, news, web-based email. Now, with the Cingular Wireless network and the built-in web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere. The built-in Bluetooth® feature of your Palm® Treo™ 680 smart device helps you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices, so you can enjoy the convenience of cable-free connectivity.
In this chapter Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Connecting your computer to the Internet through your Treo . . . . . 119 Connections with Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Web browser The Blazer® web browser on your Treo provides quick and easy access to web pages. You can view most sites you use on your computer, including those with security and advanced features, such as JavaScript and frames. To browse the web, you must activate data services from Cingular Wireless. can also switch to Wide Page Mode if you like. 5 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES You can send email from a web page on your Treo. Email addresses appear as links on web pages.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 1 Press Applications and select Web to open the Blazer web browser. If necessary, select Yes to turn on your phone, and Yes to connect to the Internet. Follow a link to another web page: In Optimized Mode, highlight the link by pressing Left or Right and then press Center to go to the selected page. In Wide Page Mode, use the stylus to select a link.
Gets the latest version of the current web page. This is sometimes called refreshing the web page. 4 Change the entries in the Name and Description fields. 5 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 5 Select OK, and then select OK again. Opens a list where you can select Fast mode (no images or style sheets) or Normal mode (with images and style sheets). Creating a bookmark With bookmarks, you can instantly access a web page without entering the address every time.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES You can make Bookmarks View the default view when you open the browser. Open the Options menu and select Preferences. Select the Start With pick list and select Bookmarks. DID YOU KNOW? 1 Select the Bookmarks View icon. Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved page 1 In Bookmarks View, press Menu . 2 Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu. 3 Select the bookmark you want to edit or delete.
1 In Bookmarks View, press Menu . 2 Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu. 3 Enter a title for this page of bookmarks. 4 Use the stylus to drag and drop a bookmark into the desired slot. You can move a bookmark within the current page or move it to a different bookmark page by dragging and dropping it on one of the Bookmark Page icons at the bottom of the screen. 5 Select OK. example, if you download an MP3 file, you can listen to it later in the Pocket Tunes™ application.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 1 Go to the page with the link to the file you want to download. 2 Do one of the following: • In Optimized Mode, press Left or Right to highlight the link to the file, and then press Center . • In Wide Page Mode, tap the link with your stylus. 3 If prompted, select what you want to do with the file: Play, Save To Device, or Save To Card.
1 Use the stylus to highlight the text you want to copy. 2 Select Find Text on Page from the Page menu. 2 Press Menu 3 Enter the text you want to find. . 3 Select Edit, and then select Copy. 4 Go to the app in which you want to paste the text and position the cursor where you want to paste the text. 4 Check or uncheck the Wrap Search box to indicate whether you want the search to wrap from the end of the page to the beginning when the end is reached. 5 Press Menu 5 Select Find to start the search.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Home Page: Sets the page that appears when you select . your Treo. Some sites do not work properly if you select this option. Restore Default: Selects the original home page, if you changed it. Disable JavaScript: Bypasses JavaScript elements on the web pages you view. Show Address Bar: Sets whether the web address appears in Page View.
when you load a web page. If you select not to view images, you can still see any image by selecting the placeholder box on the web page. Lots of pretty graphics slowing you down? Browse the web faster by enabling the Don’t download images! option. TIP 5 Select Advanced and set any of the following preferences: Cache: Indicates how much memory is being used by your cache to store recent pages and history. To free up this memory, select Clear Cache.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES with Bluetooth wireless technology, you can set up your Treo 680 as a wireless modem using the built-in Bluetooth technology. 4 Select Trusted Devices. The following procedures describe the process of setting up your Treo 680 as a wireless modem using the built-in Bluetooth technology.
8 Enter the same passkey on your computer when prompted. 9 Select Done, and then select Done again to return to the Bluetooth screen. Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connection Follow the instructions from the manufacturer of your Bluetooth adapter to enable DUN.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES If you get a message asking whether you want your computer to remember the dial text for this connection, we recommend that you say yes. This avoids errors and the inconvenience of entering the dial text for every session. TIP 6 Look for a network connection icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen to verify that you are connected.
computer is enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology, you can also synchronize wirelessly or use your phone to connect your computer to the Internet. Requesting a connection with another Bluetooth device You can create a list of Bluetooth devices that you trust to communicate with your Treo. When communicating with trusted devices, your Treo skips the discovery process and creates a secure link as long as the device is within range.
YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES CHAPTER 5 6 Select Add Device. The Discovery icon appears, indicating that the discovery process is active. 7 Select the Show pick list and select Nearby devices. 8 If the device you want to add doesn’t appear on the Discovery Results list, make sure that the other device is ready to receive a connection request (see the device’s documentation), and then select Find More on your Treo to search again.
2 Select Bluetooth On. setting, remember to change it back to Hidden. 5 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Use the Visible option only when you need your Treo 680 to be accessible for an extended period of time. For short term accessibility, use the Temporary option. TIP 3 (Optional) Enter a device name that identifies your Treo 680 when it is discovered by other Bluetooth devices. NOTE Use the same device name for all your Bluetooth connections.
CHAPTER 5 126 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES up. In either case, you must use the same passkey on both your Treo and the other Bluetooth device. We recommend that where possible, you make up a passkey of 16 alphanumeric characters (letters and numerals only) to improve the security of your Treo. The longer the passkey, the more difficult it is for the passkey to be deciphered.
C H A PT ER 6 Your photos, videos, and music Do you have a wallet bulging with photos of friends, family, pets, and your most recent vacation? Are you tired of carrying both your MP3 player and your phone? Your Palm® Treo™ 680 smart device solves both problems. You can keep your favorite photos right on your Treo—videos, too. And there's no need to carry an expensive MP3 player; you can play music on your Treo.
In this chapter Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Pocket Tunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camera Your Treo 680 comes with an easy-to-use, built-in, VGA camera with 2x digital zoom (camera version only). You can use the camera to take and view pictures and videos and send them to your friends and family. To add a personal touch to your Treo, use your pictures as your wallpaper for the Main tab in the Phone application and as caller ID images. If your Treo 680 doesn’t have a built-in camera, the sections in this chapter about taking pictures and videos don’t apply to you.
YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC CHAPTER 6 The default camera resolution is VGA (640 x 480) and it also supports QVGA (320 x 240) resolution. To view these settings before you take a picture, press Menu. TIP 3 Find your subject in the screen on your Treo (the lens is on the back of your Treo). 4 (Optional) To get a close-up of your subject, press Up to select 2x. Press Down to return to 1x. 5 Press Center picture.
To add an audio caption later, open the picture and then select Audio Caption from the Photo menu. TIP You can personalize a picture. Open the Photo menu, select Draw on, and then use the drawing tools to add your own personal touch. When you save the picture, you can replace the original or save a copy. DID YOU KNOW? Recording a video You can store videos on your Treo 680 or on an expansion card. 1 Press Applications Camera . 2 Select Camcorder pictures in the PALM album on your Treo.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 4 Find your subject in the screen on your Treo (the lens is on the back of your Treo). 5 Press Center Opens a dialog box where you can select how you want to send the video: Messaging, Bluetooth, or Email. The receiving device must support the method you select and video messages. to start recording. 6 After you finish recording, press Center again to stop. Opens a dialog box where you can adjust the volume during playback.
6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 3 Set any of the following preferences: Effects: Sets the color palette for the current picture or video. You cannot change an item’s palette after you take the picture or video. Prompt sound: (Pictures only) Sets the sound that plays before you take the picture. Shutter sound: Determines whether a sound plays when you take a picture. Microphone: (Videos only) Turns the microphone on and off so that you can record videos with or without sound.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Internet. Your Treo 680 supports the following picture formats: • JPG • TIF • BMP • GIF 1 Press Applications Pics&Videos . 5 If the picture has a voice caption, select to hear it. 6 Tap the picture or press Center return to Thumbnail View. In Thumbnail View, you can group photos or videos to more easily locate them. Select one of the grouping options from the View menu. TIP and select 2 Select the album that contains the picture you want to see.
• ASF (with MPEG-4 video and IMA-ADPCM audio) • AVI (with MJPEG video and PCM audio) 1 Press Applications Pics&Videos . and select 2 Select the album that contains the video you want to see. 3 Select the video you want to view. Playback begins automatically. 4 Hold down Right or Left to seek within the current video, or press Right or Left to scroll to the next item in the album. 5 Press Center to return to Thumbnail View.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 3 Select the pictures or videos to send, or select Select All to send the entire album. (A + appears next to selected items.) DID YOU KNOW? You cannot send copyrighted pictures or videos that appear with a Lock icon in Thumbnail View or in the Picture list. 4 Select Send. 1 From the Album list, select the album that contains the picture(s) or video(s) you want to copy. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Copy to from the Photo (or Video) menu.
7 Select the Into album pick list and select the album you want to copy the selected items to. 8 Select Copy. You can also move pictures and videos between albums. Open the Photo (or Video) menu and select Move to. The remaining steps are the same as copying pictures, but use the Move commands instead of the Copy commands. TIP Organizing pictures and videos 1 Open the album you want to organize. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Album, and then select Add to album or Remove from album.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Adding a picture to a contact entry 5 Select Delete. 1 Display the picture you want to add to a contact. 6 Select Delete to confirm the deletion. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Options, and then select Save as Contact. 4 Select the contact you want to add this picture to. Rotating a picture 1 Display the picture you want to rotate. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Rotate from the Photo menu. 4 Select the orientation.
the Media icon. You can refer to the Palm Desktop Online Help for information about using the Palm Media desktop application. Pocket Tunes You can listen to music through the speaker on the back of your Treo 680 or through a stereo headset or headphones (stereo headphone adapter or 2.5mm stereo headphone or headset required, sold separately).
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 5 Click the Rip Music tab, click the Format pick list, and then select mp3. Click OK. 6 Click Tools, and then click Options. 7 Click the Devices tab, select Palm Handheld from the Devices list, and then click Properties. Uncheck box 9 Click OK, and then click OK again. Select your Treo 680 Click Properties You now have set up Windows Media Player to transfer MP3 files to the Pocket Tunes application on your Treo 680.
3 Click the Advanced button at the top of the window, and then click Importing. 4 Click the Import Using pop-up menu and select MP3 Encoder. 5 Click the Setting pop-up menu and select Good Quality. TIP Mac If you want greater control over the file size and sound quality of your MP3 files, select Custom from the Setting pop-up menu.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Mac: Drag and drop the MP3 files onto the Send To Handheld droplet in the Palm folder. Select your device name, the file name, and the destination (card). Click OK. Synchronize your Treo with your computer. Be patient; transferring music to an expansion card can take several minutes. WINDOWS ONLY 1 On your computer, open Windows Media Player. 2 Insert the music CD into your computer’s CD drive. 3 Select the Rip tab.
6 Transfer the MP3 files to your Treo 680 as described in Transferring MP3 files from your computer. Choose song: Displays a list of songs to choose from. 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Pause: Pauses playback. Listening to music on your Treo You can also press Space to pause and resume playback, as well as use the 5-way to navigate among songs or pause and resume playback. DID YOU KNOW? CAUTION Protect your hearing.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Pocket Tunes continues playing until it reaches the end of your list or until you select Pause . Music continues to play even if you switch to another application or turn off your screen. If you want to stop playing music when you exit Pocket Tunes, open the Background Prefs menu and uncheck the Enable background play box, and then select OK. 5 Select Add Song. Select the songs you want to include on the playlist.
5 Do any of the following: • • To delete a song from the playlist, select the song and then select Remove. To add a song, select Add Song, check a song’s box, and then select Done. • To move a song up or down one slot, select a song and then select Up or Down. 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 6 Select Save List. TIP To delete a playlist, select Manage Playlists from the Actions menu, select the playlist, and then select Delete List. Select Yes to confirm the deletion.
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C H A PT ER 7 Your personal information organizer Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm® Treo™ 680 smart device is all you need to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. You never lose your information, even if your battery is completely drained. All of your personal info is backed up each time you synchronize, and your info is kept private when you use the security features on your Treo.
In this chapter Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calendar list that are overdue or due today. If there’s room, Agenda View also lists events on future dates. Calendar is a powerful organizer application that helps you manage your schedule. You can view your calendar by day, week, or month, or as an agenda list that combines your Tasks list and email notifications with your appointments. Schedule repeating meetings or a block of vacation time by creating an event that repeats at an interval you specify.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER • Select Go To, and then select a date from the calendar. (Not available in Agenda View.) 5 Select the End Time box and enter the ending hour and minute for the event. Creating an event If you have several appointments to enter, it’s more efficient to use Palm® Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook on your computer and then synchronize your Treo 680 with your computer. For more information, see Synchronizing information—the basics.
4 Select OK. To automatically assign a time zone to your events, open the Options menu, select Preferences, and check the New events use time zones box. All your new events will be assigned to your local time zone (existing events aren’t affected), and you can change the time zone setting for individual events.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER 4 Enter a description for the event. A diamond appears next to the description of an untimed event. select Other to define a custom interval. 4 Select OK. Scheduling a repeating event This icon indicates a repeating event. To enter a birthday or anniversary, add this info to the person’s Contacts entry and it automatically appears in your Calendar. TIP To enter a holiday, create an untimed event.
Color-coding your schedule Changing or deleting an event Use color-coding to quickly spot various types of events. For example, make appointments with family green, coworkers blue, and friends red. Follow these steps to create a category and assign it a color code. 1 Select the event you want to edit or delete. 1 In Day View, select an event description or select an empty time slot. 2 Select Details.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Customizing display options for your calendar 1 Press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 Select the Default View pick list and select the view you want to see when you open Calendar. 4 Select Agenda and set any of the following options: Show Due Tasks: The tasks that are due today and the tasks that are overdue appear in Agenda View. Show Messages: The number of read and unread email messages displays in Agenda View.