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Using the keyboard A B When using the keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the Treo smartphone with two hands and use the tips of both thumbs to press the keys, C as shown above. I D The keyboard backlight may not be visible in bright sunlight. H E A. Applications B. Menu C. Backspace D. Return E. Right Shift F. Alt G. Space H. Shift/Find I. Option G F Using the keyboard backlight The Treo smartphone includes a keyboard backlight for low light conditions. The backlight activates automatically when the screen turns on. It turns off automatically when the screen turns off and when an active call lasts longer than a minute. 22 :: Using the keyboard

Section	Page
using your Treo™ 650 smartphone by Palm	1
Contents	3
Welcome	5
If you read nothing else...	6
Read This Now: Getting Started	6
First Day: Learning the Basics	6
First Week: Using Phone, Web, Messaging, and Email	6
First Two Weeks: Using Organizer Features	6
First Month: Managing Applications	6
When You’re Ready: Customizing Your Treo smartphone	6
If Something Happens: Help	6
read this now: getting started	7
What you’ll need	8
Treo™ 650 smartphone overview	9
Hardware	9
Documentation and software	9
Smartphone handset features	10
Installing the battery	13
Charging the battery	14
Turning your phone on and off	16
Turning your phone on and off	16
Waking up the screen	16
Making your first call	17
Adjusting call volume	18
What’s my number?	18
first day: learning the basics	19
Moving around the Treo™ screen	20
Scrolling through screens	20
Highlighting items	21
Accessing command buttons	22
Selecting or activating items	22
Selecting menu items	23
Selecting options in a pick list	23
Using the keyboard	24
Using the keyboard backlight	24
Entering lowercase and uppercase letters	25
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on the keys	25
Entering other symbols and accented characters	25
Opening applications	28
Setting up your computer	30
System requirements	30
Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer	31
Installing the desktop synchronization software on your computer	32
Synchronizing contacts and other information	33
Synchronizing with the Palm® Desktop software	33
Battery life	35
Maximizing battery life	35
Where to learn more	36
For a quick introduction	36
While using your Treo smartphone	36
If you need more information	36
first week: using phone, web, and messaging	37
Phone overview	38
Accessing the Phone application	38
Dialing calls	41
Dialing using the onscreen Dial Pad	41
Dialing with the keyboard	41
Dialing by contact name	41
Dialing with a favorite button	42
Dialing from a web page or message	42
Redialing a recently called number	43
Receiving calls	44
To answer a call, do one of the following:	44
To ignore a call and send it to voicemail, do one of the following:	44
To silence the ringer while your phone is ringing, do one of the following:	45
Using voicemail	46
Setting up voicemail	46
Voicemail notification	46
Retrieving voicemail messages	47
Managing active calls	48
Ending a call	49
Returning to an active call from another application	50
Saving phone numbers	50
More ways to manage calls	51
Making a second call	51
Answering a second call (call waiting)	51
Making a conference call	52
Using Flash mode during an Active call	53
Viewing minutes usage	53
Choosing your privacy settings	53
Enabling TTY	54
Defining favorite buttons	56
Creating a favorite button	57
Creating other types of favorite buttons	58
Editing or deleting an existing favorite button	58
Using a phone headset	59
Headset specifications	60
Connecting to devices with Bluetooth® wireless technology	61
Connecting to a headset or car kit with Bluetooth wireless technology	61
Creating trusted pairs	63
Sending information over a Bluetooth wireless connection	64
Sending an application over a Bluetooth wireless connection	64
Receiving information over a Bluetooth wireless connection	65
Using dial-up networking on your Treo™ 650 smartphone	66
Creating a trusted pair between your smartphone and your computer	66
Setting up your computer for a DUN connection	67
Enabling DUN on your smartphone	68
Accessing the internet from your computer	68
Terminating an internet session	69
Sending and receiving email	70
Transferring settings from an existing account (Windows only)	70
Setting up an account on your computer: Common providers (Windows only)	71
Setting up an account on your computer: Other providers (Windows only)	72
Setting up an account on your phone	73
Creating and sending messages	74
Attaching photos and videos	75
Attaching ringtones	75
Attaching Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files	75
Attaching other types of files	76
Receiving and viewing messages	76
Replying to or forwarding messages	77
Viewing attachments	77
Managing your messages	78
Deleting selected messages from the Inbox	78
Deleting messages by date	79
Switching accounts	79
Customizing your email settings	79
Scheduling Auto Sync	80
Selecting alert tones	80
Setting preferences for getting messages	81
Attaching a signature to a message	82
Working with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync	82
Messaging	83
Creating and sending a text message	83
Receiving messages	84
Using links in messages	85
Managing your messages	85
Chatting with Messaging	86
Customizing your Messaging settings	86
Selecting alert tones	87
Browsing the web	89
Viewing a web page	89
Creating a bookmark	90
Saving a page	91
Viewing bookmarks or saved pages	91
Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved page	92
Arranging bookmarks and saved pages	92
Downloading files from a web page	92
Copying text from a web page	93
Using the History list	93
Finding text on a web page	93
Customizing your web browser settings	94
Manually disconnect the Internet connection	95
Taking photos and videos	96
Taking a photo	96
Recording a video	97
Viewing a photo	98
Viewing a video	98
Viewing a slide show	98
Sending a photo or video	98
Copying a photo or video	99
Organizing photos and videos	99
Saving a photo as wallpaper	99
Deleting a photo or video	100
Customizing your Camera settings	100
Viewing photos and videos on your computer	101
first two weeks: using organizer features	103
Managing contacts	104
Adding a contact	104
Viewing or changing contact information	105
Deleting a contact	105
Defining your business card	105
Calendar	106
Displaying your calendar	106
Creating an event	106
Adding an alarm reminder to an event	107
Creating an untimed event	108
Color-coding your schedule	108
Editing or deleting an event	109
Scheduling a repeating event	109
Customizing display options for your calendar	110
Selecting alarm tones	112
Tasks	113
Adding a task	113
Setting task priority, due date, and other details	114
Checking off a task	115
Organizing your tasks	115
Deleting a task	115
Customizing Tasks	116
Memos	117
Creating a memo	117
Deleting a memo	117
Listening to music	118
Transferring MP3 files from your computer	118
Transferring music from a CD to your phone	119
Listening to music on your Treo smartphone	121
Creating a playlist	122
Editing a playlist	123
World Clock	124
Setting your home city	124
Selecting remote cities	125
Adding cities	125
Setting an alarm	125
Calculator	126
Switching between Basic and Advanced Calculator Modes	126
Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode	126
Looking up contacts and other information	128
Looking up contacts	128
Using Find	129
Beaming information	130
Beaming a record	130
Beaming an application	131
Receiving beamed information	132
first month: managing applications	133
Installing applications	134
Installing applications from the Internet	134
Installing applications from a Windows computer	135
Installing applications from a Mac computer	135
Getting help with third-party applications	135
Removing applications	136
Viewing application info	137
Using expansion cards	138
Inserting and removing expansion cards	139
Opening applications on an expansion card	140
Copying applications to an expansion card or smartphone	140
Viewing expansion card information	141
Renaming an expansion card	142
Formatting an expansion card	142
when you’re ready: customizing your TreoTM smartphone	143
Phone settings	144
Selecting ringtones	144
Selecting Alert Volume and Vibrate settings	145
Adjusting call or music volume	145
Adjusting ringer volume	145
Assigning a caller ID photo	146
Assigning a caller ID ringtone	147
Selecting wallpaper for the Phone application	147
System sound settings	148
Setting the ringer switch	148
Setting system volume levels	148
Display and appearance	149
Adjusting the brightness	149
Changing the screen font	149
Aligning the screen	150
Changing the system color scheme	150
Applications settings	151
Arranging applications by category	151
Displaying applications by category	151
Selecting the applications display	152
Button settings	153
Setting Buttons Preferences	153
Setting default applications	153
Date and time settings	154
Setting the date and time	154
Setting date and time formats	155
Power Preferences	156
Locking your phone and info	157
Using Keyguard	157
Using Auto-Keyguard and touchscreen lockout	158
Using Phone Lock	158
To permanently unlock your device:	159
Using system password lock	159
Setting Owner Preferences	160
Working with private entries	161
Hiding or masking all private records	161
Viewing all private records	161
Viewing private entries in a specific application	162
Security and Palm® Desktop software (Windows)	162
Connecting to a virtual private network	162
if something happens: help	165
Upgrading from another Palm Powered™ device	166
What’s new on your Treo™ 650 smartphone	167
Trouble upgrading?	169
Trouble installing the desktop software?	171
Resetting your Treo™ 650 smartphone	172
Performing a soft reset	172
Performing a system reset	172
Performing a hard reset	173
Replacing the battery	174
Screen	176
The screen appears blank	176
The screen doesn’t respond accurately to taps or activates wrong features	176
Network connection	177
Signal strength is weak	177
Treo smartphone won’t connect to the mobile network	177
Treo smartphone hangs up when I hold it to my ear	177
Treo smartphone seems to turn off by itself	177
The smartphone makes or answers calls when it’s in a briefcase or pocket	178
I can’t tell if data services are available	178
The Treo 650 smartphone won’t connect to the Internet	178
I can’t send or receive text messages	179
I can’t make or receive calls using a hands-free device with Bluetooth® wireless technology	180
I hear static or interference when using my hands-free device	180
Some features of my hands-free device don’t work with my smartphone	180
Dial-up networking	181
My computer does not appear on the Trusted Devices screen	181
I get a message that there is an error creating a DUN connection with my smartphone	181
Synchronization	182
Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt	182
Synchronization starts but stops without finishing	183
Synchronization finishes but info doesn’t appear where it should	184
I have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I sync	185
My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync	185
Email	187
I have problems using my account	187
I have problems sending and receiving email	187
Auto Sync is not working	188
I have problems sending email	188
I have problems synchronizing messages on my phone with messages on my computer	188
My vCard or vCal email attachment isn’t forwarding correctly	189
After I get messages, either manually or through Auto Sync, messages disappear from my Inbox	189
I am using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, but the last seven days of email messages and Calendar events are not downloading to my phone	190
Web	191
I can’t access a page	191
An image or map displays too small on the screen	191
A secure site refuses to permit a transaction	191
Camera	192
The Camera preview image looks strange	192
Third-party applications	193
Getting more help	193
Error messages	194
Making room on your Treo™ 650 smartphone	195
Voice quality	196
Is the other person hearing an echo?	196
Are you hearing your own voice echo?	196
Is your voice too quiet on the other end?	196
Getting Additional Help	197
Glossary	199
FCC	201