Snap User Guide
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Do you find that you still use a pencil and paper to take meeting notes, setup
appointments, and make task lists, even though you have a Palm device? Do you
find that switching between many applications on your handheld device while
trying to talk on the phone is just too slow and difficult? So do we, which
is why we made Snap.
Snap gives you a place to "Snap" down information first, and organize
it later. Buttons along the right side make it easy to add information to the
address book, date book, task list, memo pad, or even to create an email. In
fact, depending on the button you press, Snap will try to interpret what you
wrote and organize it for you. Snap will make your handheld device even easier
and faster to use.
This user guide will give you details on each of Snap's functions and make
it even easier for you to use Snap.
Setting Up Snap
When you first start Snap, it will ask you whether you want to associate Snap
with the Memo button on your device. Since Snap is designed to be available
on the spur of the moment, it is most useful when mapped to one of the buttons
on your device, so you should answer yes to this question. Snap will remember
what your memo button was previously mapped to and make that application available
on your second press of the memo button. In other words, press the memo button
once, and you will get Snap. Press it twice, and you will get your memo application.
*On the Treo, there is no memo button. In the Palm OS Prefs,
select Buttons. On some Treo models, there is a side button, to which you could
map Snap. Alternatively, you can map Option+Calendar instead in the same location
in Prefs.
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To change these settings, choose Preferences from the menu by tapping
the menu button. The menu button is in the lower left corner of your
device's screen, next to the graffiti entry area.
Checking the "Associate..." checkbox will control whether
Snap is mapped to the memo button. You can select what application
is started the second time you press the memo button by choosing the
application from the "2nd Memo Button" popup list. |
Using Snap
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Snap is very easy to use. It has one text field on the screen. Simply
enter information into the field, and later organize it.
To change these settings, choose Preferences from the menu by tapping
the menu button. The menu button is in the lower left corner of your
device's screen, next to the graffiti entry area.
Checking the "Associate..." checkbox will control whether
Snap is mapped to the memo button. You can select what application is
started the second time you press the memo button by choosing the application
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To organize information, select the information by tapping and dragging over
it, and then tap on the buttons along the right side to send that information
to an application. If you do not select anything before tapping a button, all
the information in the Snap screen will be sent to that application.
You can quickly clear the screen by pressing the Clear button. If you accidentally
press the Clear button, you can recover what you cleared by choosing Undo from
the Edit menu.
Picking Dates and Times
Snap will attempt to interpret dates and times in whatever format you enter
them. However, if you prefer to use the standard date and time pickers, you
can get to them by tapping the date button or time button at the bottom of
the Snap screen.
The third button (lightning bolt) is an application shortcut tool. You can
add applications you commonly use so that they are right at your fingertips
while using Snap.
Useful Graffiti Strokes
While Snap will attempt to interpret the information you enter however you
enter it, there are some useful Graffiti strokes you can use to make Snap's
job easier. Learning these graffiti strokes will enable you to enter information
quickly into Snap, as well as all your other Palm applications. Of course,
if you can't remember them, you can always enter them using the popup keyboard
by choosing Keyboard from the Edit menu.
When entering addresses, Snap expects to see the information as if it was
on a letter or an envelope, with each line of information separated by a new
line. For example, you might write:
John Doe
1234 Maple Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
208-555-1234
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To create a new line on the Palm, start the graffiti stroke in the
upper right corner of the graffiti area and drag down to the lower left
corner. |
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When entering phone numbers, you may use a dash, or a period to separate
the numbers. To make a dash, tap once on the graffiti area, and then
stroke left to right. |
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To make a period, tap twice on the graffiti area. |
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Email addresses will have an "@" symbol in them. To create
this symbol, tap once, then write an "O" starting at the top
middle and drawing a circle. |
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When entering dates, you may separate the date, month and year using
periods, dashes or slashes. Periods and dashes are described in the paragraph
above. To make a slash, tap once on the graffiti area, then stroke from
the lower left corner to the upper right corner. |
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To enter a time, you may separate the hours from minutes using commas,
periods or colons. To make a comma, tap once then stroke from the middle
down to the lower left corner. |
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To make a colon, tap once, then stroke from the top-middle, down to
the bottom-middle, and back to the top-middle. |
"p" or "a" |
You can end a time with a "p" or "a" to specify
am or pm. |
Entering DateBook Items
To enter an event in the DateBook, simply enter the information related to
the event into the Snap screen, and press the Datebook icon on the right side.
Snap will attempt to interpret the dates and times and enter them into the
correct fields.
For example, if you enter:
Meeting at 4 on Mon.
You will see the following screen:
The date will be the date of the next Monday. Make any changes you want to
the event, then press the Add button. The event will be added to your datebook,
and Snap will immediately go to this event in your datebook so that you can
make further refinements to it.
Times can be entered in the following formats:
- 4
- 4:00
- 4.00
- 4p (a for a.m., p for p.m.)
- 4pm
Dates can be entered in the following formats, and will be interpreted based
on your international settings.
- 5/4
- Mon.
- Monday
- 5.4
- 5/4/02
Tip:
What if you would like to see if an appointment is available on a particular
day before entering the appointment? Simply make the appointment for a proposed
time and date, then press the Add button. Snap will take you to the Datebook
and highlight the item you just entered. You can then see if the appointment
conflicts with another appointment, and make adjustments as needed right in
the Datebook
Entering Address Book Items
While Snap will attempt to read address information in a variety of ways,
it most effectively interprets address and phone information when they are
entered like an address on a letter or business card, with a return entered
after each piece of information to create a new line.
For example, if you enter the following information:
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And then press the Address Book button on the right, you
will see the following screen.
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Snap interprets what you wrote and fills in the most commonly used fields
in the address book in its preview screen. From this screen, you can make changes
to the data before sending the data to the address book.
To send the data to the address book, press the Add button. You will then
be taken to the address book application so that you can make further refinements
to the item.
One easy way to make changes to the Snap data is to swap items by dragging
the title of one item on top of another. For example, if Snap mixed up the
last and first name, you can drag the word
"Last:" in the screen above on top of the word "First:" and
Snap will swap the last and first names.
Snap defaults phone numbers to being a work phone number. If the number is
a home number or a cell phone for instance, you can easily change it by tapping
on the arrow next to the word
"Work:".
An easy way to specify that a phone number is a home phone, or a mobile phone
is to put a letter indicating which type of entry it is immediately after the
number. For example, enter "123-4567h"
to specify that 123-4567 is a home number. Use the following letter codes to
specify what kind of phone number it is:
- H = Home
- W = Work
- F = Fax
- P = Pager
- M = Mobile
- O = Other
Tip:
What if you would like to add other fields to the address book entry? Fill
in as many fields as you can, and then press the Add button. Snap will take
you to the Address Book and highlight the item you just entered. You can then
add additional information to that entry as needed.
Sending an Email
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Select an area of the screen that you would like to email
to someone, and press the Email button.
Snap will look for any email address in what you selected and put
it into the To field. You can add or modify the information you see.
You can also look up email addresses from your built-in address book
by tapping the arrows next to each field. |
Tasks, Memos and Other Applications
You can send a list of items to the task list by selecting the list and pressing
the task list button. Snap will create a new task item for each line of the
selection, and will go to the first task created so you can make further edits.
Send the contents of Snap to a Memo by tapping the Memo button.
You can send the contents of Snap to a Doc file by choosing "Export to
Doc" from the Options menu.
SplashNotes and other Snap Enabled Applications
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Snap supports other Snap enabled applications. If Snap
detects a Snap enabled application is installed, a button will appear
in the lower right corner of the screen, denoted by the SplashNotes application
icon because a SplashNotes trial is installed with Snap.
Tapping this button will reveal a list of Snap enabled applications
to which you can send the contents of Snap.
For more information about SplashNotes, see our website. |
Button Preferences
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Choose Button Preferences to change the default applications
that will start after an item is sent to the database.
Note that you should only select an application that supports the
particular database you want to edit. For example, select ToDo PLUS
as the Task application, but not as the Mail application. If you pick
an application that does not support that particular kind of data,
you may crash your handheld device |
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