Contents
Welcome
What’s in the box?
Hardware
Documentation and software
What do I need to get started?
Setting up
Treo 680 overview
Front view
Back view
Top view
Inserting the SIM card and battery
Charging the battery
Maximizing battery life
Making your first call
Adjusting call volume
What’s my phone number?
Setting up your computer for synchronization
System requirements
Upgrading from another Palm OS® device
Installing the desktop synchronization software
Connecting your smartphone to your computer
Synchronizing information-the basics
Moving around on your Palm® Treo™ 680 smartphone
Moving around the screen
Highlighting and selecting items
Highlighting text
Accessing command buttons
Selecting menu items
Selecting options in a pick list
Using the keyboard
Entering lowercase and uppercase letters
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols
Entering other symbols and accented characters
Symbols and accented characters
Opening applications
Using the quick buttons
Using Applications View
Your phone
Turning your Treo 680 on and off
Waking up the screen and turning it off
Turning your phone on and off
Opening the Phone application
Making calls
Dialing using the onscreen Dial Pad
Dialing using the keyboard
Dialing by contact name
Dialing with a speed-dial favorite button
Dialing from a web page or message
Redialing a recently called number
Receiving calls
Using voicemail
Setting up voicemail
Voicemail notification
Listening to voicemail messages
What can I do when I’m on a call?
Ending a call
Switching applications during a call
Saving phone numbers
Making a second call
Receiving a second call (call waiting)
Making a conference call
Forwarding all calls
Forwarding calls under certain conditions
How many minutes have I used?
Entering names and phone numbers
Adding a contact
Viewing or changing contact information
Assigning a caller ID photo
Assigning a caller ID ringtone
Customizing Contacts
Deleting a contact
Creating a business card for beaming
Viewing your SIM Phonebook
Defining favorite buttons
Creating a speed-dial favorite button
Creating other types of favorite buttons
Editing a favorite button
Deleting a favorite button
Using a hands-free device
Using a wired headset
Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device
Using a Bluetooth hands-free device
Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device
Customizing phone settings
Selecting ringtones
Creating and managing ringtones
Selecting Phone alert tones
Adjusting call volume
Adjusting ringer volume
Barring calls
Customizing the Main tab in the Phone application
Setting your dialing preferences
Manually selecting the wireless network
Using TTY
What are all those icons?
Your email and other messages
Which email application should I use?
The VersaMail application
How do I get started?
Setting up VersaMail to work with common providers
Setting up VersaMail to work with other providers
Creating and sending messages
Adding attachments to your messages
Attaching photos and videos
Attaching ringtones
Attaching Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files
Attaching other types of files
Receiving and viewing messages
Replying to or forwarding messages
Viewing attachments
Managing your messages
Deleting selected messages from the Inbox
Deleting messages by date
Switching accounts
Customizing your email settings
Scheduling Auto Sync
Selecting alert tones
Setting preferences for getting messages
Attaching a signature to a message
Working with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Messaging
Creating and sending a text message
Creating and sending a multimedia message
Receiving messages
Using links in messages
Viewing/playing a multimedia message
Arranging your messages
Deleting messages
Chatting with Messaging
Customizing your Messaging settings
Selecting Messaging alert tones
What are all those icons?
Your connections to the web and wireless devices
Web browser
Viewing a web page
Creating a bookmark
Saving a page
Viewing bookmarks or saved pages
Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved page
Arranging bookmarks and saved pages
Downloading files from a web page
Streaming files from a web page
Copying text from a web page
Returning to recently viewed pages
Finding text on a web page
Customizing your web browser settings
Connecting your computer to the Internet through your Treo
Creating a partnership between your Treo and your computer
Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connection
Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth DUN connection
Terminating a Bluetooth DUN Internet session
Connections with Bluetooth devices
Requesting a connection with another Bluetooth device
Accepting a connection from another Bluetooth device
Your photos, videos, and music
Camera
Taking a picture
Recording a video
Customizing your Camera settings
Pictures & Videos
Viewing a picture
Viewing a video
Viewing a slide show
Sending pictures or videos
Copying a picture or video
Organizing pictures and videos
Saving a picture as wallpaper
Adding a picture to a contact entry
Rotating a picture
Deleting a picture or video
Viewing pictures and videos on your computer
Pocket Tunes
Setting up Windows Media Player for MP3
Setting up iTunes for MP3
Transferring MP3 files from your computer
Transferring music from a CD to your smartphone
Listening to music on your Treo
Creating a playlist
Editing a playlist
Your personal information organizer
Calendar
Displaying your calendar
Creating an event
Adding an alarm to an event
Creating an untimed event
Scheduling a repeating event
Color-coding your schedule
Changing or deleting an event
Customizing display options for your calendar
Selecting alarm tones
World Clock
Selecting cities
Adding cities
Setting an alarm
Tasks
Adding a task
Setting task priority, due date, and other details
Checking off a task
Organizing your tasks
Deleting a task
Customizing Tasks
Your memos and documents
Documents To Go Professional
Opening a document
Memos
Creating a memo
Deleting a memo
Voice Memo
Creating a voice memo
Listening to a voice memo
Your application and info management tools
Using Find
Viewing and using the alerts
Calculator
Switching between Basic and Advanced Calculator Modes
Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode
Installing applications
Installing bonus software from the CD
Installing applications from the Internet
Installing applications from a computer
Getting help with third-party applications
Removing applications
Manually deleting applications
Viewing application info
Sending information with Bluetooth wireless technology
Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection
Sending an app over a Bluetooth wireless connection
Receiving info over a Bluetooth wireless connection
Beaming information
Beaming an entry
Beaming an application
Receiving beamed information
Synchronizing information- advanced
Changing which applications sync
Setting up a Bluetooth connection for synchronization
Synchronizing over a Bluetooth connection
Synchronizing over an infrared connection
Using expansion cards
Inserting an expansion card
Removing an expansion card
Opening applications on an expansion card
Accessing items stored on an expansion card
Copying applications between an expansion card and your Treo
Viewing expansion card information
Renaming an expansion card
Formatting an expansion card
Your personal settings
System sound settings
Silencing sounds
Setting system volume levels
Display and appearance settings
Adjusting the brightness
Changing the screen font
Setting display formats
Aligning the screen to correct tapping problems
Changing the system color scheme
Applications settings
Arranging applications by category
Displaying applications by category
Changing Applications View
Reassigning buttons
Changing default applications
Locking your Treo and info
Locking your keyboard (Keyguard)
Locking your screen
Locking your phone (Phone Lock)
Locking your Treo
Working with private entries
Hiding or masking all private entries
Viewing all private records
Viewing private entries in a specific application
Security and Palm Desktop software (Windows)
Entering owner information
System settings
Setting the date and time
Optimizing power settings
Connecting to a VPN
Common questions
Upgrading
Desktop software installation
Resetting your Treo
Performing a soft reset
Performing a system reset
Performing a hard reset
Replacing the battery
Screen
The screen appears blank
The screen doesn’t respond accurately to taps or it activates wrong features
There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner
Synchronization
I can’t find my user folder
What is the backup folder?
Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt
Synchronization starts but stops without finishing
Synchronization finishes but info doesn’t appear where it should
I have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I sync
My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync
The text of my memos is truncated after I sync
Phone
Signal strength is weak
My Treo won’t connect to the mobile network
The other person hears an echo
I hear my own voice echo
My voice is too quiet on the other end
I hear static or interference
My phone seems to turn off by itself
My Treo makes or answers calls when it’s in a bag or pocket
Hands-free devices
I can’t make or receive calls using a Bluetooth hands-free device
I hear static or interference when using my Bluetooth hands-free device
Some features of my Bluetooth hands-free device don’t work with my Treo
Email
Messaging
I can’t tell if data services are available
I can’t send or receive text messages
I can’t send or receive multimedia messages
Web
I can’t tell if data services are available
My Treo won’t connect to the Internet
I can’t access a web page
It takes a long time for a web page to load
An image or map is too small on my screen
A secure site refuses to permit a transaction
My Bluetooth DUN connection isn’t working
Camera
Making room on your Treo
Third-party applications
I can’t exit a game or third-party application
Getting more help
Error messages
Where to learn more
For a quick introduction
While using your Treo
If you need more information
Terms
Regulatory information
Specifications
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