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Palm® Pre™ for Dummies®

Name: Palm® Pre™ for Dummies®
Author: Chris Ziegler
ISBN: 9780470526897

by Chris Ziegler

October 2009

Beginner

332 pages

6h 59m

English

For Dummies

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Copyright
About the Author
Author's Acknowledgments
Publisher's Acknowledgments
Introduction
About This BookConventions Used in This BookThe Lay of the Land: How This Book Is OrganizedPart I: Introducing webOS and the Palm PrePart II: All About CommunicatingPart III: Organizing Your LifePart IV: Staying Connected and Playing with the PrePart V: The Part of TensIcons Used in This BookSo, What's Next?
I. Introducing webOS and the Palm Pre
1. Your Palm Pre: The Pre-fect Phone
1.1. How the Pre Came to Be1.2. The Truth behind webOS1.2.1. Linux-based1.2.2. Programmed like the Web1.2.3. Open to you, application developers, and the world1.2.4. Over-the-air (OTA) updates1.2.5. A revolutionary user interface1.2.6. Multitasking1.2.7. Synergy1.2.8. Data freedom1.2.9. Alerts1.3. Plugging In with Your Palm Profile1.4. The Sky's the Limit . . .1.5. . . . But It's Still a Limit
2. Meeting and Greeting Your Pre
2.1. Your Pre at a Glance2.1.1. Physical features2.1.2. The keyboard2.2. Charging Your Pre Battery2.3. Turning On Your Pre the First Time2.3.1. Setting up your Palm Profile2.4. Locking Your Phone2.4.1. Standard unlock2.4.2. Secure unlock
3. Getting Around Your Pre
3.1. Gestures: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking3.2. Opening Applications with Quick Launch and Launcher3.2.1. The Quick Launch toolbar3.2.1.1. Using Quick Launch anywhere3.2.1.2. Reorganizing the Quick Launch toolbar3.2.2. Launcher basics3.2.2.1. Browsing and opening applications3.2.2.2. Organizing applications3.2.2.3. Closing Launcher3.3. Card View: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Open Applications3.3.1. The lay of the land3.3.2. Activity cards3.3.2.1. Moving between cards and maximizing cards3.3.2.2. Closing cards3.3.2.3. Rearranging cards3.3.3. Changing your Card View background
II. All About Communicating

4. Making and Receiving Calls and Text Messages
4.1. Making Calls4.1.1. Using the phone dial pad4.1.2. Dialing from Launcher or Card View4.1.3. Using contact information4.1.4. Using speed dial4.1.5. Redialing the last number called4.1.6. Dialing a number from a Web page or message4.1.7. Using dialing shortcuts4.1.8. Using the keyboard to search for contacts in the phone dial pad4.2. Receiving Calls4.2.1. Handling incoming calls4.2.2. Setting ringtones4.2.3. Silencing the ringer4.3. While You're on the Phone4.3.1. Working with a second call4.3.2. Saving a caller's number to Contacts4.3.3. Switching to another app4.4. Working with Voicemail4.5. Text Messaging4.5.1. Starting a text conversation4.5.2. Continuing a text conversation4.5.3. Creating a multimedia message (MMS)4.5.4. Receiving text and multimedia messages4.5.5. Managing text messages4.5.6. About instant messaging
5. Using Email
5.1. Setting Up Email5.1.1. Common e-mail services5.1.2. Launching Email for the first time5.1.3. Adding e-mail accounts5.2. Reading and Managing Your E-Mail All in One Place5.2.1. One inbox to rule them all5.2.2. Individual accounts and favorites5.2.3. Reading an e-mail5.2.4. Handling attachments5.3. Composing and Sending E-Mail5.3.1. The parts of an e-mail5.3.2. Attaching things to your e-mail5.4. Setting Email Preferences
6. Staying in Touch with Instant Messaging
6.1. Getting Started with Messaging6.1.1. Creating an IM account6.1.2. Adding additional IM accounts6.2. Seeing Your Buddy List6.3. Managing Your Status6.3.1. Are you available?6.3.2. Custom messages6.4. Striking Up a Conversation6.4.1. Choosing a service to use for the conversation6.4.2. Go on — say something6.4.3. Managing conversations6.5. Instant Message Notifications6.6. Setting Preferences
III. Organizing Your Life
7. Searching for Anything and Everything
7.1. Performing a Universal Search7.1.1. Searching Contacts7.1.2. Searching for an application7.1.3. Searching Google7.1.4. Searching Google Maps7.1.5. Searching Wikipedia7.1.6. Searching Twitter7.2. Placing a Call to a Contact You Found with Universal Search7.3. Searching in Applications
8. Managing Your Contacts
8.1. Getting Started with Contacts8.1.1. Setting up your very first account8.1.2. Adding additional accounts8.2. Viewing Contacts8.2.1. Searching your contacts list8.2.2. Looking at a contact's details8.2.3. Synergy in action8.2.4. Linking and unlinking contacts manually8.3. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Contacts8.3.1. Adding a new contact8.3.2. Editing an existing contact8.3.3. Deleting a contact8.4. Making Contacts More Accessible8.4.1. Speed dial8.4.2. Adding a contact to Launcher8.5. Preferences & Accounts
9. Planning Your Day with Calendar
9.1. Starting Up Calendar9.1.1. Opening Calendar for the first time9.1.2. Creating your Calendar account9.1.3. Adding Calendar accounts9.2. Viewing Your Calendar9.2.1. Choosing the accounts and calendars you want to see9.2.2. Changing days, weeks, or months9.2.3. Day view9.2.3.1. Collapsing the view9.2.3.2. Viewing individual events9.2.4. Week view9.2.5. Month view9.3. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Calendar Entries9.3.1. Adding a calendar entry9.3.1.1. Changing the calendar to save this new entry9.3.1.2. Setting up a recurring event9.3.1.3. Setting up a reminder9.3.2. Modifying and deleting entries9.4. Configuring the Calendar Application
IV. Staying Connected and Playing with the Pre
10. Browsing the Web
10.1. Opening (the) Web (Application)10.2. Navigating to Pages and Searching10.2.1. Going places and finding things the easy way10.2.2. Seeing where you are10.3. Moving between Pages10.3.1. Forward, backward, and reload10.3.2. History10.3.2.1. Viewing the History page and navigating to recently viewed Web pages10.3.2.2. Clearing your browsing history10.3.3. Don't call 'em tabs: Managing cards10.4. Moving around the Page10.4.1. Scrolling and selecting links10.4.1.1. Scrolling around pages10.4.1.2. Navigating links on a page10.4.2. Zooming in and out10.4.3. Changing screen orientation10.5. Bookmarking Pages10.5.1. Adding a new bookmark10.5.2. Reorganizing and deleting bookmarks10.5.2.1. Reordering a bookmark10.5.2.2. Deleting a bookmark10.5.2.3. Changing a bookmark's details10.5.3. Adding Web pages to Launcher10.5.3.1. Adding a page to Launcher10.5.3.2. Removing pages from Launcher10.6. Sending Web Pages to Others10.7. Setting Web Preferences
11. Working with Photos and Videos
11.1. The Pre Camera11.2. Using Camera11.2.1. Setting the flash11.2.2. Taking a picture11.2.3. Seeing your pictures11.3. Viewing and Managing Photos11.3.1. Albums11.3.2. Working with individual images11.3.3. Deleting an image11.3.4. Using and sharing images11.3.5. Transferring images to and from your computer11.3.6. Adding and uploading to a photo-sharing account11.4. Watching Videos11.5. The YouTube App for Pre11.5.1. Lists of videos and searches11.5.2. Viewing a video's details11.5.3. Playing videos
12. Finding Your Way with the Pre
12.1. Getting Around with Sprint Navigation12.1.1. Searching for a business12.1.2. Searching for an airport12.1.3. Searching for an address12.1.4. Searching for a contact's address12.1.5. Searching for nearby places12.1.6. Other stuff you can do in Sprint Navigation12.2. Finding Your Way with Google Maps12.2.1. Using the Google Maps app12.2.2. Mapping while you work12.3. Third-Party Navigation Options12.3.1. Mobile by Citysearch12.3.2. WHERE12.3.3. GoodFood
13. Rocking Out: Music on the Pre
13.1. How the Pre Rocks the House13.2. Loading Music onto the Pre13.2.1. Media Sync: Using iTunes13.3. USB Drive: Managing the music files yourself13.4. Using the Music Application13.4.1. The Music Library screen13.4.2. The Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres, and Playlists screens13.4.2.1. Searching13.4.2.2. Track lists13.4.3. Viewing the Now Playing screen13.4.4. Keeping the music going
14. Relaxing with Your Pre
14.1. Listening to the Radio14.1.1. Using Sprint Radio14.1.2. Pandora14.1.3. Adding a radio station14.1.4. Pandora things you can do on the Web14.2. TV Goes Mobile14.3. Popcorn, Anyone?14.3.1. Using Sprint Movies14.3.2. Using Flixster14.3.3. Using Fandango14.4. Games and Your Pre14.5. Following NASCAR Racing
15. Managing Your Apps
15.1. Downloading and Installing New Apps15.2. Adding Stuff from Your Computer to Your Pre15.3. Working with Installed Apps15.3.1. Rearranging apps in Launcher15.3.2. Deleting apps15.3.3. Installing system updates15.3.4. Updating apps you downloaded15.4. Updating Your Palm Profile15.5. Safeguarding Your Pre Data15.6. When Things Go Wrong . . .15.6.1. Restarting your Pre15.6.2. Resetting your Pre
V. The Part of Tens
16. Ten (Or So) Helpful Applications
16.1. Getting in Sync: PocketMirror for Outlook and The Missing Sync16.2. Classic16.3. SplashID16.4. Tweed16.5. FlightView16.6. Express Stocks16.7. Out and About: GoodFood, WHERE, and Mobile by Citysearch16.8. Infopedia16.9. AccuWeather16.10. Fandango16.11. Pandora
17. Ten (Or So) Palm Pre Accessories
17.1. Palm Pre Spare Battery17.2. Spare Battery Charger17.3. Palm Pre Chargers17.4. Travel Chargers17.5. Vehicle Chargers17.6. International Power Charger17.7. Micro-USB Cable17.8. Cases for the Palm Pre17.9. Palm Pre Stereo Headset17.10. Bluetooth Headsets17.11. Bluetooth Hands-free Speakerphone

Overview

Everything you need to know to make the most of Palm's newest smartphone

Smartphones provide all sorts of communication options as well as the ability to manage your appointments and contacts. If you're new to smartphones, Palm Pre For Dummies gets you up and running easily. If you're a bit more savvy, you can delve deeper into more advanced elements, such as Synergy contact management and working with media.

The Palm Pre offers features that make it a top contender in the smartphone market. Its webOS system is designed for a touchscreen-based graphical user interface that facilitates many exciting new features.

Palm Pre is a new smartphone specifically engineered for a touchscreen device and loaded with features to maximize the user experience
This book helps you take advantage of GPS navigation, games on your phone, and media management
Begins with the basics: turning the phone on, making and receiving calls, and storing contacts
Covers applications for managing personal information and how Palm Synergy helps manage your communications
Shows you how to manage and synchronize e-mail accounts, use the calendar, take advantage of Web site resources, and install new webOS applications

Palm Pre For Dummies helps you take full advantage of this new feature-rich device.

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