Palm Treo 700w - Using Your Today Screen

28 Using Your Treo 700w Smartphone
CHAPTER 2 Learning the Basics
Using your Today screen
Your Today screen is your home base. From your Today screen you can
quickly look up a contact, dial a phone number or speed dial button, see
your latest calendar appointments, see the number of unread email
messages, and even display a web page.
To access your Today screen, press Phone/Send .
• Title bar and status info: See “What are all those icons?” on
page 34 to learn about the icons that appear in this area.
• Dial Lookup field: Begin typing the name or number you want to
look up. See “Dialing by contact name” on page 37 for more info.
• Web search field: Enter a word you want to find on the Internet
and press Center to begin the search (data services connection
required).
• Speed dial entries: Select the picture or button you want to dial.
See “Defining speed dial buttons” on page 50 to create your own.
Tip
If you press Phone/
Send while a number
is highlighted, your
smartphone dials the
number. If a number
is highlighted,
deselect the number,
or use the Start menu
to access the Today
screen.
Tip
You can select a
picture for your
Today screen
background and
select which items
appear in the Today
screen. See “Today
screen settings” on
page 159 for details.
Did You Know
You can turbocharge
your Today screen by
purchasing third-
party plug-ins that
add even more
features.
Title bar and
status info
Dial Lookup field
Web search field
Speed dial
entries