Security preferences

Want your handheld to be an open book? A top-secret dossier? A combination of the two? Use a password to protect your entire handheld with Auto Lock, or to block individual entries from prying eyes. Security settings are easy to change if you find them too tight or too loose.

A sample from a Calendar Day View with two masked entries. Masked entries are hidden by gray bars.

Security apps

Applications such as SplashID are available for purchase to help you keep track of all your passwords and credit card info . If you ever lose your purse or wallet, nothing is more helpful than a ( carefully protected) handheld full of secure info.

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To activate your handheld's password in Palm Desktop, see page 76.

Password first

Masking or hiding a private entry doesn't protect it until you've created a password. Create a password that's familiar enough to remember without writing down, but obscure enough to foil a determined intruder.

What happened to my info?

Do you remember creating an entry that you can't find now? Maybe you marked it private, and hid it. To display hidden info, go to Home > Prefs > Security > Current Privacy Level . Tap Show Private Records .

Create a password

	Go to Home > Prefs > Security . Tap the Password box. Follow the prompts.
	Enter a hint that'll help you remember your password if you forget it.

Set your level of privacy

First, you must create a password. From the Home screen, tap Prefs , select Security , and enter a password and a hint.
From the Current Privacy pick list, select Show, Mask, or Hide Private Records. Masking shows something is being hidden; hiding makes it completely invisible.
To apply the privacy option in Contacts, go to the Details dialog box for the entry and check the box marked Private .

Lock your handheld

Lock your handheld so others can't see any of its contents without entering its password. Select Home > Prefs > Security > Auto Lock . Lock your handheld when the power is off, at a certain time each day, or after a preset delay.

Create a hint

Create a hint when you create your password. The hint shows up in a message box when you enter your password incorrectly.

Icon to look for

Lock entries

Protect sensitive info in any of your major applications. Within an entry, tap Details . (Or, in Calendar or Contacts , select Edit > Details .) Check the box marked Private . Note that the entry will be masked if you've chosen Mask Private Records or hidden completely if you've first chosen Hide Private Records in the Security preferences.

Security tips

Never write your password in any application; instead, add a really good hint.
Be careful when you hide entries. Because they don't show up at all, they're easy to forget.

Delete or change your password

To delete or change your password, select Home > Prefs > Security . Tap Assigned ,enter your password, and then tap Unassign .

Communication preferences

Communication prefs offer advanced ways to connect your handheld to your PC, or connect to a GSM-enabled phone to check your email or surf the Internet (required hardware sold separately). If you work for a company with an IT staff, ask them about the right network settings to use.

Real Life: Beam to phone

Horace runs a summer camp. Each spring, he likes to remind the parents of the previous year's campers to reserve spots early. Instead of entering all 30 phone numbers manually, he beams the info in his "Parents" Contacts category to his IR-enabled mobile phone.

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For details on communication preferences involving phones, networks, and modems, see the Tungsten E Handbook (page xii).

Infrared technology

The infrared (IR) technology built into your Tungsten E handheld makes it possible to sendor beaminfo wirelessly to other IR-enabled devices, including many phones and computers. To learn more about what you can do with beaming, see chapter 9.

Connect to the web

With a little prep work in Home > Prefs > Connection and some extra software, you can connect your Tungsten E handheld to the web through your mobile phone. For step-by-step directions on making the connection, open the Tungsten E Handbook from the Help menu in Palm Desktop (see page xii).

Chapter 3: Did you discover how to...

Enter info with a few quick commands?… Find what's-her- name 's phone number?… Clear up space for a new game on an overcrowded handheld?… Use a password to protect your top-secret info?