User manual PALM M500

[. . . ] Handbook for Palm m500 Series Handhelds TM Page ii Handbook for PalmTM m500 Series Handhelds Copyright Copyright © 1998-2001 Palm, or its subsidiaries. Graffiti, HotSync, PalmConnect, and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and the HotSync logo, Palm, PalmModem, and the Palm logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm, Inc. and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook. [. . . ] If the printer font does not include the euro, a box prints instead of the euro symbol. You can work around this problem by sending a bitmap image of the euro to the printer or by not using the printer's built-in fonts (if allowed). Creating or printing an expense report Palm Desktop software makes it quick and easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. To create or print an expense report: 1. Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer. Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box. Note: If you launch Expense from the Start menu instead of Palm Desktop software, you must first choose your handheld user name. 3. Click the expense category that you want. Page 138 Using Your Basic Applications Click to select Categories Tip: You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories. To print the expenses associated with all of your Expense categories, select All in the Categories group. 4. If you want to define an end date for the expense report, enter the date in the End Date box. Note: If you do not specify an end date, all expense entries for the selected categories appear -- up to the date of the last HotSync operation. 5. Do one of the following: Click Print to display the expense report in the Print Preview window, and then click Print in the Microsoft Excel window to print your expense report. Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your expense data. You can enter information, make formatting changes, and save and print the file in the normal manner. Using expense report templates Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. When you use one of these templates, you can edit your expense data in Microsoft Excel. The templates have the extension . xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory on your computer. To see what a template looks like before you use it, open the template in Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2. xlt looks like this: Chapter 5 Page 139 If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can change these templates. See Appendix C for information on changing templates. To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template: 1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous procedure. Click Options. Page 140 Using Your Basic Applications Enter name and other information Choose expense template 3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report. Note: If you want to create your own custom expense template and have it appear in the Templates menu, see Appendix C for more information. 5. Click OK. Expense menus Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. [. . . ] See Mail Entering data 21­24 importing from other applications 39­41 problems with 237 using Graffiti writing 29­37 using Note Pad 38 using the computer keyboard 38 using the onscreen keyboard 37 Entries. See Address Book Eudora 144 Euro displaying on desktop computer 138 in Expense 135, 136 in Graffiti writing 35 in onscreen keyboard 22 printing 138 problems with 238 Events. See Date Book Excel, transferring Expense data to 137­141 Exchange 144 Exchanging data. See HotSync Exclamation marks in To Do List 121 Expansion adding hardware 9, 59 using cards 59­65 Page 268 Expansion Card applications 60 copying applications 61 deleting applications 62 formatting 64 inserting 59 removing 60 renaming 64 Expense adding Address Book data to records 89­90 categorizing records 83 conduit for synchronizing 178 creating records 73, 132 currency 134, 135 date of item 133 defining new currency 136 deleting records 75, 104 menus 141 notes for records 94­95 opening 72 overview 72 purging records 76­77 receipt details 134 reports in Excel 138­141, 249­258 sorting records 90 templates for reports 139 type 134, 142 vendor 135 External keyboard 25 F FCC Statement 261 Files, linking to external 195 Filing e-mail 156 Filters for e-mail 161­165 Finding applications, using Graffiti writing 18 e-mail addresses 150­151 information in applications 86­90 phone numbers 88­89 using the Find application 87 Folders for e-mail 158 Fonts 95, 96, 138 Index Formats preferences 203 Frozen handheld 236 G Games 205 General preferences alarm LED setting 205 alarm sounds 205 alarm vibrate setting 205 auto-off delay 204 system sounds 205 Glossary. 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