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Chapter 7 Page 129
Chapter 7
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Treo™ 90
handheld.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing Preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Preferences icon .
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.
Buttons Assign different applications to many of the buttons and icons on your
handheld and the HotSync
®
cable.
Connection Configure your handheld to communicate with other devices.
Date & Time Set the current date and time, the time zone, and daylight savings setting.
Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your handheld.
Formats Set the country default and the formats for dates, times, calendar, and
numbers.
General Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off interval, the Beam Receive
feature, and the system, alarm, and game sounds.
Network Configure your handheld for use with a wireless data network.
Owner Assign your name, phone number, and other owner information to your
handheld.
Phone Assign a Connection profile and phone driver to use when communicating
with a cell phone via IR or a special cable. These settings are used by the Palm
SMS application and the dialing feature in the Contacts application.
ShortCuts Define a list of abbreviations.