Palm pre for dummies / by Chris Ziegler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziegler, Chris.

Series:

--For dummies.

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palm Pre (Smartphone).

Cell phone systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 fa

Contents:

Palm® PreTM FOR Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; The Lay of the Land: How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; So, What's Next?; Part I: Introducing webOS and the Palm Pre; Chapter 1: Your Palm Pre: The Pre-fect Phone; How the Pre Came to Be; The Truth behind webOS; Plugging In with Your Palm Profile; The Sky's the Limit . . .; . . . But It's Still a Limit; Chapter 2: Meeting and Greeting Your Pre; Your Pre at a Glance; Charging Your Pre Battery

Turning On Your Pre the First TimeLocking Your Phone; Chapter 3: Getting Around Your Pre; Gestures: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking; Opening Applications with Quick Launch and Launcher; Card View: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Open Applications; Part II: All About Communicating; Chapter 4: Making and Receiving Calls and Text Messages; Making Calls; Receiving Calls; While You're on the Phone; Working with Voicemail; Text Messaging; Chapter 5: Using Email; Setting Up Email; Reading and Managing Your E-Mail All in One Place; Composing and Sending E-Mail; Setting Email Preferences

Chapter 6: Staying in Touch with Instant MessagingGetting Started with Messaging; Seeing Your Buddy List; Managing Your Status; Striking Up a Conversation; Instant Message Notifications; Setting Preferences; Part III: Organizing Your Life; Chapter 7: Searching for Anything and Everything; Performing a Universal Search; Placing a Call to a Contact You Found with Universal Search; Searching in Applications; Chapter 8: Managing Your Contacts; Getting Started with Contacts; Viewing Contacts; Adding, Editing, and Deleting Contacts; Making Contacts More Accessible; Preferences & Accounts

Chapter 9: Planning Your Day with CalendarStarting Up Calendar; Viewing Your Calendar; Adding, Editing, and Deleting Calendar Entries; Configuring the Calendar Application; Part IV: Staying Connected and Playing with the Pre; Chapter 10: Browsing the Web; Opening (the) Web (Application); Navigating to Pages and Searching; Moving between Pages; Moving around the Page; Bookmarking Pages; Sending Web Pages to Others; Setting Web Preferences; Chapter 11: Working with Photos and Videos; The Pre Camera; Using Camera; Viewing and Managing Photos; Watching Videos; The YouTube App for Pre

Chapter 12: Finding Your Way with the PreGetting Around with Sprint Navigation; Finding Your Way with Google Maps; Third-Party Navigation Options; Chapter 13: Rocking Out: Music on the Pre; How the Pre Rocks the House; Loading Music onto the Pre; Using the Music Application; Chapter 14: Relaxing with Your Pre; Listening to the Radio; TV Goes Mobile; Popcorn, Anyone?; Games and Your Pre; Following NASCAR Racing; Chapter 15: Managing Your Apps; Downloading and Installing New Apps; Adding Stuff from Your Computer to Your Pre; Working with Installed Apps; Updating Your Palm Profile

Safeguarding Your Pre Data

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612331510

9780470585290

0470585293

9781282331518

1282331515

9780470585276

0470585277

OCLC:

608100677