Basic PDA Functions
Using the Find Application
1.
Open
the program that contains the information you want to find (e.g. Datebook).
2.
Tap
the Find icon (magnifying glass on lower right of your PDA).
3.
In
the “Find” window, enter (via graffiti, onscreen keyboard, or attached
keyboard) the text you want to find.
a.
If
you used “Find” before, the last text you selected will be highlighted in
yellow in the “Find” window. When you enter new text, the new text will replace
the last.
b.
“Find”
is not case-sensitive. For example, searching for “lunch” and “Lunch” will
produce the same results.
a.
“Find”
locates any words that begin with the text you enter. For example, searching
for “med” finds “medicine” and “medical”, but not “paramedical”.
4.
The
“Find” window will display matches for the text you entered.
5.
When
you see a desired match, tap on it to view details.
6.
If a
large number of matches were found, more matches can be viewed by tapping the
“Find More” window.
7.
When
you have seen all the matches for your current program, “Find” will search
other programs on your PDA (such as DocAlert, SheetToGo, and DocumentsToGo).
References
Handbook for
the Palm IIIc Organizer.
(1998-1999). Palm Computing, Inc.
J. Herres (2000) Testers'
Network: a resource for quality assurance and testing. Lionbridge Technologies
Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.veritest.com/testers'network/PDAsAreTheyForYou.asp