Chapter3.Make your handheld uniquely your own

Chapter 3. Make your handheld uniquely your own

In this chapter

Protect info from being deleted
Find entries in a snap
Use categories to organize information
Make your handheld more secure

By mastering a few tricks and setting a few preferences, you can make your handheld as personal and secure as a fingerprint . This chapter shows you how to create categories that fit your way of doing things, how to find and delete stuff, and how to use the Prefs application to fully customize your handheld.

Establish ownership

	From the Home screen, tap Prefs and then tap Owner .
	Enter your name and phone number so someone who finds your handheld can contact you.
	Add a note saying something like, "If found, please contact me."

Mark your handheld

Telling one Tungsten E handheld from another can be difficult without looking inside it. To avoid mix-ups in meeting rooms and public places, tape your business card to the back of your handheld or its case. This also improves the odds of getting your handheld back quickly if you lose it.

Set categories

Categories are groups of similar items on your handheld. Categories help you find people faster, schedule your day more effectively, and, in general, make mountains of info more manageable. Use categories in specific applications to group related information, like people in your book club, meetings with a certain client, or memos related to the same hobby.

Cycle through categories

To cycle through categories on the Home screen, tap the Home icon repeatedly. In Contacts, press the application button.

Manage categories

Create new categories

In most applications, the category pick list is in the upper-right corner. Tap it, select Edit Categories , and tap the New button to make your own.

Delete or rename categories

Select Edit Categories . Tap a category and then tap Delete or Rename . When you delete a category, its entries move to the Unfiled category.

Merge categories

To merge the contents of one category with another, simply rename one or both of them. If they have the same name , their entries are automatically merged.

Beam a category: Beam categories of contacts to another handheld

	In Contacts, select a category from the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
	Tap the Menu icon. From the Record menu, select Beam Category .

To learn more about beaming with your Tungsten E handheld, see chapter 9.

Don't overdo it

If you create overly specific categories, they may turn out to be more trouble than they're worth. Check the contents of your categories every now and then, and consider deleting or merging categories that don't contain much.

Calendar categories

In Calendar, assign a color to each category. Events in each category will appear with that color in the various Calendar views. Tap an event and select Details . From the Category pick list, select Edit Categories . Tap the Edit button to change any category's color.

Create new categories

Many applications come with preset categories like Business and Personal, but you can change them to suit your needs.

Category limit

Most applications allow a maximum of 15 custom categories.

All and Unfiled

Two system-level categories, All and Unfiled, can't be altered . If you can't find something, check under the All category.

Go to

See chapters 5, 6, 10, 11, and 12 for more ideas and tips for using categories.

Assigning categories: Categories work the same way in most applications, but how you assign them varies

Home

Write or tap the Menu icon and choose Category . Make a selection from the pick list for each application on the Home screen.

Calendar

To make the category list appear, go to Options > Display Options . Check the Show Category List box. To assign categories, select an event, tap Details , and choose from the Category pick list.

Contacts

Select any contact, tap Edit , and tap Details . Choose a category from the pick list. Or just tap the pick list in the upper-right corner.