4.26 Chapter 4 Using Basic ApplicationsMemo PadUSING THE MEMO PADThe Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in the Date Book, Address Book, orTo Do List.Use the Memo Pad to:• Take notes or write any kind of message on your connected organizer.• Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft ® Word when you synchronize using Palm ™ Desktopsoftware and HotSync® technology.• Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.• Write down phone numbers and other types of information. Later, you can copy and paste this information into otherapplications.To open the Memo Pad:1. Tap on the Applications Launcher (Home) icon.2. Then tap on the Memo Pad icon.Creating MemosA record in the Memo Pad is called a memo. A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can storeis limited only by the memory available on your handheld.When you create a new memo, you can add information to it from the Address Book application, such as a phone number oraddress, using the Phone Lookup option. See “Using Phone Lookup” in Chapter 5.To create a new memo:1. Open the Memo Pad as described above and tap New.TIP: You can also create a new memo by beginning to write in the text input area in the Memo List screen.The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new memo.2. Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Use the carriage return stroke to move down to new lines in thememo.3. Tap Done.You can categorize memos and sort them by categories. See “Categorizing Records” and “Sorting Records” in Chapter 5 for moreinformation.
