Table of Contents

Prologue: Getting Started with Pre

Touring Your Pre

Reviewing Your Pre’s External Controls and Features

Identifying Status Icons

Getting in Touch with Pre’s Touchscreen Gestures

Mastering Pre’s Keyboard

Tapping into Universal Search

Using this Book

1. Transferring Your Data, Docs, and Media to Pre

Copying Pictures, Audio, Video, and Documents to Pre

Using Your Palm Pre As a Thumb Drive

Understanding Pre’s Always-in-Sync Approach

Understanding Synergy

Adding Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks to Pre

Adding Data Using Online Accounts

Adding a Google Gmail Account

Transferring Your Data Using Palm Data Transfer Assistant

Backing Up and Preparing Your Data Before You Transfer to Pre

Backing Up Microsoft Outlook Data

Exporting Palm Desktop for Mac Data

Importing Palm Desktop Data into iCal and Address Book

Running Palm Data Transfer Assistant

2. Making, Receiving, and Managing Calls

Configuring Phone Settings

Setting Phone Ringtone and System Sounds

Adjusting Other Phone Preferences

Adjusting Screen Settings

Making Calls

Dialing with the Dial Pad

Finding and Calling Contacts

Dialing Contacts with Phone

Dialing Contacts from Launcher or Card View

Dialing with the Contacts App

Assigning and Dialing with Speed Dial Keys

Saving and Dialing with Launcher Favorites

Dialing with Call Log

Dialing from Messages and Web Pages

Handling Incoming Calls

Managing Calls

Entering Numbers During a Call

Making and Managing a Second Call

Sending Messages

Saving Caller Info

Using Apps While on a Call

Using a Wired or Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset

Managing Your Phone Account

3. Managing Contacts

Synergy

Adding Synergy Accounts

Adding Corporate Email on your Palm Pre

Using Contacts on Palm Pre

Searching for a Contact

Launching the Contacts Application

Adding Contacts

Adding a Contact Manually

Adding a Contact from an Email

Changing or Deleting Contacts

Deleting a Contact

Changing a Contact

4. Working with Date and Time, Calendar, To Do, and Memos

Date and Time

Setting Up the Date and Time

Tasks

Creating a Task List and Task

Marking a Task As Complete

Deleting Completed Tasks

Calendar

Viewing Your Calendars

Configuring the Calendar

Adding a New Event (Appointment)

Viewing an Event

Working with Google Maps

Adding Google Weather to Your Calendar

Event Reminder

Memos (Notes)

Creating a Memo

Emailing a Memo

5. Connecting to the Internet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Devices

Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks

Setting up a Wi-Fi Network Connection

The Web Browser

Using the Web Browser

Adding a Web Page to the Launcher

Browsing Multiple Web Pages at One Time

Sharing a Web Link

Accessing Your Browsing History

Configuring your Palm Pre Browser

Bluetooth

Pairing Your Palm Pre with an Accessory

Pairing Your Palm Pre with a Computer, Phone, or Car Hands-Free System

6. Email

Understanding Email on Palm Pre

Configuring Email

Adding an Automatic Personal Email Account

Adding a Manual Personal Email Account

Adding a Corporate (Microsoft Exchange) Email Account

Editing your Mail Accounts

Using Mail

Using the Mail Main Screen

Composing an Email

Attaching Files to Your Emails

Reading and Managing Emails

7. SMS, MMS, and Instant Messaging

Adding Accounts

Adding an IM Account

Using Messaging

Contacting Buddies and Managing Conversations

Sending a Standard Text (SMS) Message

Sending Multimedia Files (MMS) with Your Text Message

Receiving Text (SMS) and Multimedia Files (MMS)

Configuring Messaging

8. Listening to Audio and Watching Video

Getting Music and Video onto Your Palm Pre

Using iTunes

Synchronizing Music

Synchronizing Video

Using doubleTwist

Installing doubleTwist on Windows

Installing doubleTwist on Mac OSX

Creating a doubleTwist Account

Using doubleTwist

Synchronizing Music Using doubleTwist

Synchronizing Video Using doubleTwist

Using the Amazon MP3 Store

Purchasing Music Using the Amazon MP3 Store

Getting Amazon MP3 Music into iTunes

Using the Palm Music Player

Finding Music to Play

Controlling a Song While It’s Playing

Listen to Podcasts

Searching YouTube for Related Material While Listening to Music

Watching Videos

Synchronizing Videos using iTunes

Playing Videos Transferred to Your Pre

Playing YouTube Videos

9. Shooting, Storing, and Viewing Photos

Shooting Your World

Taking Pictures

Viewing and Sharing Your Photos

Viewing Photos

Sharing and Using Photos

Assigning a Photo to a Contact

Setting a Photo as your Palm Pre’s Wallpaper

Send a Photo to Someone

Upload a Photo to Facebook or Photobucket

Configuring the Photos Application

Removing an Account or Changing its Password

Synchronizing Photos Using iTunes

Getting Photos Off Your Palm Pre

iPhoto in Mac OSX

Disk Mode in Mac OSX and Windows

Let Windows Import Your Photos

10. Working with Palm Pre Applications

Using the Palm App Catalog

Setting Up an App Catalog Account

Finding Applications

Purchasing Applications

Keeping Applications Up to Date

Deleting Applications

Organizing Your Applications in Launcher

Changing the Quick Launcher Applications

11. Customizing Your Palm Pre

Using Your Palm Pre While Flying

Toggling Airplane Mode On and Off

Changing Your Pre’s Configuration

Set Language and Formats

Changing the Country or Region

Screen and Lock Settings

Password Protect Your Palm Pre

Sounds & Ringtones

12. Maintaining Your Palm Pre

Keeping Your Palm Pre Clean and Scratch Free

Getting the Most Out of Your Palm Pre’s Battery

Keeping Your Palm Up to Date

Updating WebOS

If Your Palm Pre Update Fails

Running Through First-Time Setup

Getting Help with Your Palm Pre

13. New and Notable

The Palm Pre Plus

The Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus

The Palm OS Emulator

Using Classic

Installing Your Palm Applications

Using HotSync

Manual Application Installation

Index