How to Add an Alarm for a Palm Calendar Appointment

Keeping your appointments in your Palm handheld is great ' especially if you check your Palm device on a regular basis. For those of you who don't, Palm has added an alarm feature to remind you of upcoming appointments. This assumes you are using a Palm III or later device.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Palm Handheld Organizers

Customizing the Sound of Your Alarm

1. Tap the Prefs icon, then choose General. Select a volume for your alarm by choosing a level from the Alarm Sound pull-down menu.

2. Press the Date Book button.

3. Tap the Menu icon, then Preferences from the Options menu.

4. Tap Alarm Preset if you want all your new appointments to have alarms on by default.

5. Choose a sound from the Alarm Sound pull-down menu. Test the different options to find one you like best.

6. Choose an option from the Remind Me pull-down menu if you want the alarm to go off more than once (like a snooze) until you respond to it.

7. Choose an option from the Play Every pull-down menu for the frequency of the reminders.

8. Tap OK to close the Preferences box.

Assigning an Alarm to an Event

9. Select an appointment, then tap Details.

10. Check Alarm to turn the alarm on for the event.

11. Select a time for the first reminder alarm to go off. For example, you may want a reminder 15 minutes before an upcoming appointment.

12. Tap OK to close the Event Details box.

Tips & Warnings

• Set the alarm for at least an hour before an appointment if you need to travel to it.