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1. IZ New Weekly Meeting Space ME New Multi Day Event BB New Annual Event BB New Birthday HB New Anniversary New Call E New Log s Mew Linked Note te Ata Glance Li lenew jenda J show REINO E Morelnfo s MI button within the Name File Page 8 Name File Morelnfo adds an mi button to the status bar of the Name File This button provides the ability to Add a new meeting event or to do quickly and easily for the selected person Schedule repeating meetings and events easily Add a new birthday or anniversary for a person and create a repeating annual event for them at the same time Open the At a Glance screen and manage all your upcoming meetings events to do tasks and calls Set an enhanced alarm for a meeting event to do or even a call Place a new phone call for the person Create a new logbook entry for a person Create a new linked note for that person any Notepad stationery Create a new name card quickly Morelnfo also registers a new Name File layout called the Logbook which allows you to view ALL of the linked information for any person or company From the Logbook you can view and edit linked meetings events to dos calls and notes To display the Logbook for a person or company tap the Show button and select the Logbook option All Names ab cd jet gh ij kl mnjop ar st Juv Bead yz Worldwide Widgets President Mr Ethan Pryan One International Drive New2. a 2 10 11 12 1 Fl 3 5 6 i mm HH Date Wed Sep 10 1997 de Et Time 2 00 pm 3 00 pm GJ Add New Card TY Other Y Bob Anderson Alice s Restaurant Repeat Don t repeat LA RANDLE fnew TONE Adding a New Meeting New Meeting is a very useful feature You can actually add a new meeting and have it added to the built in Date Book application all from within the Name File Morelnfo makes this easy by displaying its New Meeting slip and pre filling the appropriate fields Morelnfo will pre fill the who field with the currently displayed name or company in the Name File It will also pre fill the Time field with the next available time slot for today To complete the New Meeting slip Page 15 1 Select the day you wish to schedule the meeting Do this by tapping on the eos ERR Date popup Note AGED uina 24200 20 al alo PAM RP ATA spreads cotone i M BIO LEN d EIL NOS AE Ile patie e au i HATE Hee Re Sree ek E EL O ee iro i AISOL OS EMERG aa bs TOENE SEAKAN Aa E ato Wishiiedetelda oof the theetinge those beltlorMolittantbesdeanabantubaly at Page 16 3 Schedule the meeting time There are several easy ways to schedule the times for a new meeting The Time field when tapped will display a time interval picker which allows you to set the begin and end time for the meeting Note The default length of the meeting is dictated by a user preference which c
3. Adds an MI button to the Notepad s status bar Adds a new piece of Notepad stationery which displays the linked name in the body of the note CardNotes Adds an MI button to the backdrop application if it supports auxiliary buttons Adds a Link To option to the action button in the Notepad envelope button Adds a custom call slip stationery to the built in Calls application Adds an MI button to the Name File status bar Adds several new items that can be added to a name card Tap on the Add button from within the Name File Adds a new Logbook layout to the Name File Tap on the Show button from within the Name File Adds a Link To option to the action button in the Name File envelope button Adds Call Name and Note to the New button in the Date Book Enables HotDates within the Date Book Tap on a meeting event or to do within the Date Book and choose from a popup list of frequently used commands A Adds the option to add a new call name card or note inside the Date Book Tap on the New button from within the Date Book A Adds the option to Convert or Copy a call Tap on the action button from within the Logbook Calls application A Adds a Link To option to the action button in Newt Works envelope button UUO D DDOUD UU Morelnfo has an extensive list of user configurable preferences You can explore these preferences by opening the MI Prefs application To do this first open the Extras application and then tap on th
4. Spouse Husband Wife Partner Child Relative Assistant Employee Customize Links Among the items that can be linked to a name is other names This feature named CardLinks allows you to link together related name cards and have the ability to navigate between them very quickly Selecting the PowerLinks option from the Name File s Add button or selecting the Link To option from the action button will present you with the PowerLinks screen Looking at the PowerLinks screen you will notice that every name card appears in the list except the one you are currently viewing This is because CardLinks only make sense when they are used to link different cards together For example you might have a card for a company and several different cards for the employees of the company Or you might have a person s card and a separate card for their spouse or other relatives With CardLinks you can link related cards together By checking a name in the list you are choosing to add a link from the current card to that name At the bottom of the PowerLinks screen there is a checkbox When checked it will create a back link to the current card you are displaying This way you can navigate back and forth to the linked card and back to the current card The CardLinks screen also allows you to assign a relationship between the two cards you are linking You do this by tapping the diamond on the far right side of the screen and select the appro
5. store the department name for a company store the business hours for a company store a companies room number Date Book Morelnfo replaces the built in Date Book meeting event and to do slips with its own Morelnfo s built in slips provide added functionality and ease of use Tap on the New button from the status bar of the Date Book You will notice the six original Date Book entry types remain Selecting any of these types will open the Morelnfo slip Each slip will provide extended features in addition to the features found in the built in slips Add entries quicker and more easily Link any number of people or companies to a meeting event or even a to do Easily search for a names in which to link Link any number of notes sounds calls meeting events or to dos Gesture over a time line to select the time interval for a meeting Consult the days entries while scheduling a new meeting or event Create a new person or company card for whom to link to the new entry Set an enhanced Morelnfo alarm MI alarms allow you to snooze the alarm or act immediately by selecting from a variety of actions Allow meetings events and to do tasks to be hot from within the Date Book The HotDates feature allows you to tap on a meeting event or to do from within the Date Book and then be presented with a popup list of frequently used commands which can then be performed for the selected entry Navigate directly to the linked entry dir
6. backup utility to install Morelnfo The Newton Backup Utility is included with your Newton which allows you to install packages from diskette as well as backup and restore data stored on your Newton Installing M orelnfo Installation To quickly get started using Morelnfo you will need to install three packages onto your Newton You can store these packages on whichever store internal or card you prefer If you have a card installed then you can easily determine where new packages will be saved First open the Extras Drawer and tap on the Card application Look at the checkbox which reads Save new info and packages on this card If that box is checked then any new packages you install onto your Newton will be saved on the card Please go ahead and install Morelnfo At a Glance and the MI Prefs applications onto your Newton It does not matter the order in which you install the packages but please install Morelnfo prior to using the others The Newton package files PKG found on the disk are named MI5X pkg Quiet pkg DatesBtn pkg AAG5X pkg QuietBtn pkg MIPrf5X pkg AAGBin pkg The X in the name represents the latest version number The other files listed are optional and will be discussed later Page 6 Feature Overview Once all of the Morelnfo packages have been installed onto your Newton they will be immediately activated After they have been installed you will notice many changes to the built in applications Morelnfo
7. for a person it determines if any of the linked meetings events are in the past or if any to dos or calls have been marked completed If this is true and the entry occurred in the prior day or earlier it will automatically log the entry this is a preference you can choose to not have this feature turned on or you can choose to be prompted prior to logging Remember a logbook entry is a distinct entry from the actual meeting event or to do entry If a meeting event or to do is deleted the associated logbook entry is NOT This is the power of the logging feature You will still have stored the notes necessary to remember the meeting even if you later decide to purge your old meetings Page 28 Note Note A call that has been completed is not logged but just moved from the bottom list to the top list Since calls already reside in the Calls application there is no need to create a distinct new entry Morelnfo renames the built in Calls application Logbook It does this for clarity of how the Calls application is actually used not only as a place for storing Calls but a place to store logs as well All Names Show Past 4 wks old or less El Tu 5ep 2 Thank you Letter P Tu Sepz purchase confirmation Tu Sep 2 gold widgets silver widgets EE Th Aug 28 initial visit Wie Anna 20 rail commanw hienchi res j Edit m Delete mA Delete it and all older E Link to New Note 8 20 company brochure at Calls Lags HM Motes
8. specific name or company EE 10 00 am 11 00 am Worldwide Widgets Sales Call PDate Wed Sep 10 19 41 September 1997 s 5 m t w t tf s 123456 7 8 9E i 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1997 Repeat Don t repeat x LA JEAJIILA Jie ce fir ES Morelnfo s Add Event Slip Page 21 Adding a New To Do Task You can add a to do task for the currently viewed person by selecting the New To Do option from the popup list in the mi button Adding a new To Do task is simple with Morelnfo because it gives you a popup list for each field that contains the most likely possibilities Let s walk through each field in the New To Do slip E To Do who Boh Anderson Action When Wed Sep 16 1997 Deadline Mone s Link To New Note Priority EB Link to New To Do Link to New Call HH Link to New Sound Repeat De Morelnfo s Add To Do Slip 1 Set the name the To Do reminder is with Similar to New Meeting and New Event the Add To Do slip allows you to select whom the To Do is with Selecting one of the names from the list will change the contents of the With field A name can be selected from a name within the Name File a new name can be added or a linked name can be selected from the popup list Once a name is selected Morelnfo will pre fill the phone field with the primary phone number if one exists The primary phone number is the one that is listed first in the name card Page 22 P
9. such as a to do or meeting Converting deletes the call being converted Copy on the other hand does the same as convert but does not delete the call being copied Notepad Morelnfo adds the same powerful linking feature to the Notepad as it does to meetings events to dos and calls Linking is added in an elegant manner through the action button small envelope icon Tapping on the action button for any note in the Notepad will include a Link To option Selecting it will display the PowerLinks screen The PowerLinks screen allows you to link to the note any number of names meetings events to dos calls sounds works documents or even other notes Each linked entry then appears in the action button s popup list Selecting a linked entry will allow you to edit the entry or navigate to it For example selecting a linked to do will open the to do slip Selecting a linked name will open the Name File and display that name 10 08 Wed 9710 Unfiled Notes a Print Note El Duplicate m Delete c amp Link To A Show in AAG IF Bob Anderson Page 35 Note Any name linked to a note will cause that note to appear in that names logbook This is all performed automatically If a note is linked to more than one name the link will appear in each of the their logbooks PowerLinks The PowerLinks screen is the most powerful linking screen of its kind From this one screen you can link to an entry any number of names meetings ev
10. within the Date Book This note is dedicated to the to do When the to do is deleted so is the note This is different from the linking note feature see below which links a separate Notepad note to a to do 10 Linking optional very important feature Morelnfo allows you to quickly and easily link to this new to do task a note call event meeting or even another to do You can link an existing item or create a new one Tapping on the link icon in the meeting slip s status bar will popup a list of options One option is to link to a new note and another is to link to anything else Once an item is linked to a to do it appears in the list when the link icon is tapped Selecting any item in the list will open that entry 11 Saving the To Do Now that all of the data is entered tap the close box to add the To Do reminder to the built in To Do list If at any time you wish to cancel the addition of a new To Do reminder simply tap the action button and select Delete Note By creating a to do task with Morelnfo you have added it to the built in To Do List and have linked that to do task to the chosen name from your Name File Morelnfo does not create a separate To Do List nor does it use a separate list of names It uses all of the built in data This is a key feature to Morelnfo Page 25 Adding a Birthday or Anniversary Adding a new birthday event or anniversary event is not much different than creating a new event The key d
11. BR Sounds HH Works Worldwide Widgets Show Upcoming 4 wks into the future ux Tusepz quote E Tu sep Fax spec sheet EE Tu Ssep9 10 00 a Sales call at Meetings Mf Events B ToDes E calls Li New Add sho COE Morelnfo s Logbook layout in the Name File Page 29 Adding Additional Info Morelnfo allows you to add even more information to a name card than allowed by the built in Name File By tapping on the Add button from within the Name File you will see several new choices indicated by an MI following the menu option This indicates to you that these choices have been added by Morelnfo and are available because Morelnfo has extended the built in capabilities of your Newton With Morelnfo installed you can add links travel directions Internet URLs card abbreviations account information custom information business hours room number and company info In the Feature Overview portion of this manual each of these was briefly described Only a couple need to be described in greater detail Let s first take a look at links Worldwide Widgets PowerLinks All Names ab E er an ij jki jnnjop ar st juve yz us Alice s Restaurant a Am Ex Merchant Y Anderson Bob i APDA p Apple Developers El Apple Orders D A Arapov Sheri ri AT amp T Billing A Aviation Supply NE Avid AN Bell Atlantic Ff Include link back to Worldwide Widgets E Selected Only Find nmw e o Page 30 CardLink screen
12. SilverWARE Morelnfo 5 0 LINKED INFORMATION Linking All of your Information Together User s Manual SERIAL NO Copyright Morelnfo 5 0 is copyrighted 1994 1997 by SilverWARE All Rights Reserved Users purchasing Morelnfo are responsible for reading the User License Agreement located at the end of this manual Since SilverWARE is dedicated to producing high quality software at a reasonable price users should take the license agreement seriously Morelnfo is NOT to be freely distributed and should only be used on a single Newton Those wishing to share Morelnfo should direct fellow Newton users to the demo version which only allows Morelnfo to be used for a period of 30 days This demo is available on most online services Thank you for your cooperation Page 2 Table of Contents INTKOGUCHON ccu tu ee const here an ale te ee eae eee nee Rs 5 What does Morelnfo do nnana nanana aaa 5 His VAM iad e e era aes 6 Feature OvervieW vu accede ARE eee dd enge a 7 Name Files oid edad ete Ue water ie RE Nata 9 Date BOOK six ute Sx ad edad aceti ias au teta b Ea 11 CAS 6 od Edu E E A AD iu nr RE 12 Notepad decis ata tke bab ned Eure uta iP ee Esdr 13 A A ds edd iv ed M ls pde pesca 14 Feature Description 22255529 4x 9S RC RI IR e RI RE E RS 14 Name File ecu iL a de Ege dU eeu 14 Adding a New Meeting 0000 eee eee 15 Adding a New Event cen es cae ge ee ee ees 20 Adding a New To Do Task 00002 eee
13. The default list includes note checklist outline and CardNote Selecting one of these or any other will create a new note and link it directly to the person or company you are viewing in the Name File Note Once you finish entering the new note you can quickly jump back to the Name File by tapping the Names button in the button bar This seems straightforward but is something many people forget Opening At a Glance Selecting the At a Glance choice from the MI button will of course display the At a Glance screen This screen will allow you to manage all of your meetings events to dos and calls for a time period you specify Much more on this later Shortcut Tapping and holding the MI button until you hear a squeak sound will open the At a Glance screen This is actually true for any m button found within your Newton Page 27 Logbook Tapping on the Name File s Show button displays a brand new choice Logbook Selecting it will display the simple but very powerful Morelnfo Logbook The Logbook allows you to view and edit all of the linked entries fora name These are the linked meetings events to dos calls notes sounds and works docs With the Logbook you can now see all of the links created between entries and a specific name Looking at the Logbook at the center you will see the name of the card Tapping and dragging the divider allows you to size the different sections Below the divider you will see two lists The t
14. York NY 10001 USA T zlz555 1z94 Card All Info ie trace EE Logbook cv J The Name File s Show button with Logbook option Page 9 Unfiled Names fab cdjef gh ij k hanjop ar st TE yz El Worldwide Widgets Mr Ethan Bryan One International Drive New York NY 10001 3 212 555 l Affiliate Card style Address Phone Golden Gj E Mail z Motes space Ag Abbreviation MD Hours Il Account Info MID Custom Info VID Company Info MD URL Tel Room Ml PowerLinks Directions ID UL Custom The final important feature Morelnfo adds to the Name File is the ability to link additional information above and beyond the information allowed by the built in Name File This additional information is e Internet URL PowerLinks e Travel Directions e Card Abbreviation e Account Info e Custom Info Company Info Hours Room number Page 10 add a URL for a company or person Here you can link notes sounds Newton Works docs and other names Very powerful add as many sets of travel directions as you need for a card and label them appropriately to home to work add a nickname for a person or company then have it be used in meeting text to save limited screen space Also used to display name within At a Glance add an account number pin or expiration date for a card Great for cards that represent credit cards allows you to save custom info
15. an be edited within the MI Prefs application It can also be set within the meeting slip by select Prefs from the i button Actually the easiest method is to use the time line pictured beneath the list of appointments Drawing a straight line over the time line from the start time to the end time will automatically fill in the proper fields with the times indicated by the drawn line Morelnfo translates time to the nearest half hour For example if your meeting starts at quarter past you will need to enter the time manually If once you have entered a time and you wish to shift the begin and end time you can drag the black filled rectangle in the time line representing the new appointment There is on additional way to set the time in which the meeting is to be held Tapping on the small icon of the clock at the far right side of the Time field will display a entry slip allowing you to write in the times 4 Set the person company whom the meeting is with This is actually done automatically but can be easily changed Morelnfo makes this easier by allowing you to e Select from the current name and those names linked to the current selection Search for a new name company Add a new name company e Select from any name company in your Name File When the list is first tapped the list will contain the current card as well as any linked names to that card Selecting a name from the list will make it the name associated with th
16. asily Selecting the New Call menu option will create a new call slip in the built in Calls application and display it on the screen Morelnfo uses its own custom call slip which is integrated into the built in Calls application Once a new call is created that call is automatically linked to the name it is with Furthermore that call will appear in that person s Logbook The Morelnfo call slip has many features which will substantially speed up entering calls It also does a very nice job of keeping track of the current status of the call Page 26 Adding a New Logbook Entry Morelnfo allows you to keep track of things you have done with or for a particular person company in your name file It allows you to use the Calls application for more than just calls If you think about it the Calls application is a logbook with phone call enhancements It contains a name field date field and note area All the necessary components of a good logbook Selecting New Logbook Entry from the MI button Morelnfo will create a new logbook entry Morelnfo uses its own custom Logbook Entry slip This slip is a custom piece of Calls stationery Creating a new logbook entry will also automatically link it directly to the name whom that entry is for Adding a New Linked Note Morelnfo allows you to link a new note to a name very easily Selecting the New Linked Note option from the MI button presents you with a list of all of the installed Notepad stationery
17. d If you have the use QuckCard feature turned on selecting the name will display the QuickCard instead The QuickCard is a summary screen of all the vital information found in a name card Morelnfo also adds an interesting piece of Notepad stationery called CardNotes Tapping on the New button in the Notepad s status bar will display a list of available stationery items including CardNote CardNotes allows you to link any name card to a note and have the linked name be displayed in the body of the note Morelnfo does indeed allow you to link any Notepad stationery to any name card using the Link To feature but CardNotes actually displays the linked name in the body of the note making it easier to see the name link It also includes a time stamp field which can be edited from within the body of the note Once a note as well as other items are linked to a name it will appear in the name s Logbook see a description of the Logbook later in this manual Page 13 At a Glance Morelnfo adds an other major feature to your Newton the At a Glance screen With the At a Glance screen you can manage upcoming meetings events to dos and calls for a time period you select The At a Glance screen is divided into four sections one displays meetings and events an other displays to dos an another displays calls and the last displays notes Each icon or line of text is hot Tapping on one will allow you to perform a unique action associated with
18. d in the status bar of the Notepad This however is a preference which can be turned off from within the MI Prefs application When tapped it will give you a list of frequently used commands as well as a list of all of the linked names to all of the notes currently in view Selecting a linked name will open the Name File and display that name card Tapping and holding the MI button until you hear a squeak sound will open the At a Glance screen 9 39 Mon 1715 f Mon 1715 With When 1 15 96 9 30 am 8 Note t CardNote wm Checklist Outline CardNotes CardNotes are just like regular Notes except that they have the linked name listed in the body of the note From within the note the linked name can be changed Below the name field is a time stamp field which can be edited as well The time stamp field is the field used by the Notepad to sort entries Since notes are sorted by their time stamp this allows you to adjust how an entry is to be displayed in the list Page 37 At a Glance Morelnfo s At a Glance screen allows you to manage all of your upcoming meeting events to dos and calls for a specified time period The At a Glance screen is a customizable screen with four parts meeting amp events to do tasks calls and notes You can hide any area you do not wish to display except Notes which is always visible and give more room for the other remaining areas The to do calls and notes dividers can also be dragge
19. d to size the screen to suite your personal needs At the top of the At a Glance screen is the version number as well as the current time and date Beside it is a popup which can be used to filter those entries shown in the areas in the screen At the bottom of that popup is a Customize Filters option When selected you can create new individual folders or compound folders A compound folder is a folder which represents two or more other folders This allows you to then filter items contained in more than one folder at a time For instance if you had a folder for Project A and a folder for Project B you could create a compound folder called Project AB which would allow you to view all of the items within both Project A and Project B Below the date and time is an interval picker which is used to set the time span of entries to be displayed The default is to display one day You can however specify how many days you wish to display within the MI Prefs At a Glance At the bottom of the screen is a New button which allows you to create a new meeting event to do call log note name or call If you have our FlightRecorder application installed it will allow you to add a new flight as well Beside the New button is the Show button which will allow you to display a given number of days Selecting an option from the popup list will refresh the screen to contain those entries which fall within the specified time period The arrows beside th
20. e if the alarm is for a meeting with someone tapping the link icon will display a popup list with the person s name Selecting the name will open the Name File to the that person s card Page 42 Quiet and Quiet Button Quiet is an application that is part of the Morelnfo suite of products When launched all alarms that were set to go off will be suppressed Closing Quiet will then allow the alarms to be sounded Quiet Button is an auxiliary button added to the backdrop application It s icon is that of a speaker When tapped it will launch Quiet When tapped again it will close Quiet 48 Morelnfo Call Reminder Call Bob Anderson 315 555 4476 10 29 96 11 55 am nut e snooze fe snooze an f Edit Call for 5 minutes for 15 minutes for 30 minutes EZ New Meeting for 1 hour EB New To Do for 2 hours for 3 hours t New Call for 4 hours i New CardNote for 8 hours for 1 d Ur Mark Completed a av until 12 30 pm until 1 00 pm until 1 30 pm until 2 00 pm until 2 30 pm Forever Other Morelnfo s enhanced alarm screen Page 43 Minimum System Requirements Morelnfo requires a Newton running OS 2 1 or later and around 650K of free storage space Since not all of the packages are required less space may be required Morelnfo 5 0 currently will not work on those units running OS 2 0 MP130 or MP120 Please contact SilverWARE as to the latest status of Morelnfo Troubleshooting If at any tim
21. e MI Prefs application You can also open the preferences whenever the At a Glance screen is open Within the At a Glance screen you will notice a smalli in the lower left hand portion of the screen When tapped this will display a list of options Select the Prefs option at which time several preference categories will be listed Tapping on any one will display the preference for that category At any time when using Morelnfo feel free to change a preference to suit your own needs Page 7 Morelnfo contains a host of features that will make your Newton even more useful and pleasurable to use Morelnfo has been designed around the concept that many of the pieces of information in your Newton are related and should in some fashion be linked Remember Morelnfo s second name is Linked Information It stores links between names meetings events to dos calls and notes By storing and maintaining these links you are able to access vital information much more quickly and easily than ever before In addition Morelnfo provides an array of powerful contact management features which allow you to keep a logbook for each and every person or company in your Name File Let s take a look at a quick overview of the features Morelnfo adds to Names Dates Calls and Notes All Names fab cdjef gh ij k hanjop ar st TE yz El Worldwide Widgets Mr Ethan Bryan One Intery Golden Gizmos Space Age Sprockets 421255 s Card Style E New Meeting
22. e Notepad and tapping the action button Selecting the option show in AAG Will then mark the note to be always displayed in the Note section At a Glance Button The At a Glance button AAGBtn pkg when installed adds a button to the backdrop application if it supports auxiliary buttons The button is that of a pair of eyeglasses When tapped it displays a calendar Selecting one or more days on the calendar and closing it will open the At a Glance screen and display those days Tapping and holding the button will open the Week At a Glance screen see next section Page 41 Week At a Glance Morelnfo s Week At a Glance WAAG screen allows you to view all of your meetings and events for a complete week Through the MI Prefs application you can specify which items are displayed in the Week At a Glance By default repeating events such as birthdays are not displayed in the Week At a Glance view Within the WAAG view new meetings can be created by simply drawing a line on the day in which the meeting is to occur The line should start roughly even with the desired start time and end and the desired end time Meetings can also be rescheduled by simply dragging them to their new date and time Scrubbing items will delete the item as well On the far left side each day is listed Tapping on an individual day displays a popup list with all the different item types Selecting one will create a new one Enhanced Alarms Morelnfo enhances t
23. e Show button will advance the At a Glance screen forward or backward the same span as currently being displayed So if you currently are viewing two days tapping the right arrow will display the next two days The note icon beside the arrows allows you to quickly navigate to the built in Notepad Tapping and holding the note button will display a popup list of all of the built in stationery types Selecting one will then create a new note of that type The magnifying glass icon when tapped will display the Week At a Glance view See the detailed description of the Week At a Glance view later in this manual Page 38 Meetings and Events The top list in the At a Glance screen will show all of the meetings and events for the selected days Within the divider above it will be displayed the total number of meetings and events On the far right will be displayed the week number Tapping the week number will allow you to show a particular week Below the divider are the list of meetings and events Each line is devoted to a single entry Each part of the line is hot and can be tapped to result in a unique action Tapping the alarm icon will allow you to edit the alarm time sound and volume Tapping the meeting time will allow you to adjust the date and time of the meeting Tapping the link icon will allow you to edit a linked entry or create a new link If more than one day is being shown then each days items are separated by a day head
24. e and assist you in managing your schedule After installing Morelnfo you will truly feel you are using all of your Newton s capabilities to its fullest and with the greatest of ease Morelnfo 5 0 requires a Newton running OS 2 1 If you are using OS 2 0 then you should be using Morelnfo 4 0 You can obtain the latest version of Morelnfo 4 by contacting SilverWARE or by visiting our web page What Does Morelnfo Do Morelnfo seamlessly integrates the built in Names Dates Calls and Notes applications It allows you to link together any number of names meetings events to dos calls and notes We stress seamless because when using Morelnfo it will appear that the features are all built in to the native applications Morelnfo can be classified as an integrated contact manager but actually it is much much more Morelnfo is also a scheduling application which will allow you to manage your life s agenda Morelnfo is a utility which greatly extends key features in your Newton making it a much more productive tool With Morelnfo you will be able to Manage all of your meetings events to dos notes and calls for a given time period from a single concise screen At a Glance View a complete week of your meetings and events and schedule new or reschedule existing meetings from that one screen Week At a Glance Consult entries performed in the past as well as upcoming entries for a person or company in your Name File Logbook Link togeth
25. e far right side of each name is a small radio button Tapping on that button will add the name to the list of linked names However it also does something else very important it marks that name as primary If for example you have two names you wish to link to a meeting but wish to designate one as the primary name you can do this by tapping on the radio button beside the name Doing this will list the name first causing it to be displayed in the At a Glance screen If this was not done the two names would be simply listed alphabetically You can use this screen to link names to the meeting or you can use it to link any other type of entry supported by Morelnfo See the section on PowerLinks further in this manual for an in depth explanation on this universal linking feature Page 18 5 Regarding optional Morelnfo allows you a couple of lines to describe what the appointment pertains to You can either write a short description in the field or select from the ere pop up list You can select one item from the list or select several items to fill the field Selecting a subsequent item will not clear out the field but rather append the new selection to what already exists in the field The regarding field popup list will grow over time It is comprised of a user customizable list of items as well as a recently used list of items These items will always be displayed together separated by a dividing line Selecting the Customize option al
26. e new meeting To Search for a new name simply enter the name or a portion of the name and then tap the with diamond Morelnfo will then search your Name File and present you with a popup list of matches Page 17 Note When searching for a name if one or two characters are entered only those last names or company names which begin with that character combination will be found If you enter three or more characters then all of the names which contain those characters anywhere in the name card will be found At any time you can create a new name card by selecting the Add New Card choice You will then be presented with a screen which will allow you to add a new card A very unique feature to Morelnfo is that once a new card is added it will add a pending event to the Newton which will be represented by a flashing start at the top of your Newton screen Tapping on the star will bring you to the name in the Name File and allow you to finish adding any information for that card Tapping the Other option from the who field will present a list of all of the names in your Name File Here you can select one or more names to link to the new meeting Actually what is presented is Morelnfo s PowerLinks screen Then you can then select the name or names you wish to link to the meeting This same screen can be also displayed by tapping on the person icon at the far right side of the Who field Power Feature Within the PowerLinks screen at th
27. e you run into difficulties you should first start by trying to reset your Newton This is a harmless process that can prove to be a lifesaver By removing the battery case of your Newton and tapping the reset button you will cause your Newton to reset the operating system If you encounter an error on the screen be sure to report in directly to SilverWARE Technical Support Make note of the steps you performed to encounter the error and the actual error number which was displayed on the screen Contacting SilverWARE SilverWARE can be contacted via e mail at INTERNET support silverware com CompuServe 74774 3715 AOL Silverware or by fax at 978 373 7282 Users wishing to speak to someone regarding a problem or a question regarding Morelnfo can call us at 978 521 5262 Page 44 Glossary close box Date Book Extras Drawer heap space Name File name picker Newton popup list storage The button found in the lower right hand corner of a screen It contains an X in it and will close the screen it is contained in This is the built in Dates application in the Newton The Date Book contains the built in calendar and To Do list It is accessible through the Dates icon in the bottom most row of icons This is a screen which contains all of the application you install onto your Newton along with several built in utility type applications It is accessible through Extras icon in the bottom most row of ico
28. ectly from the edit slip Edit any linked entry from within the edit slip Assign a deadline to a to do and set an alarm relative to the to do Assign a where to a meeting from the Name File or enter your own Customize the regarding field pop up list The Date Book s New button also contains three new options added by Morelnfo to aid in the addition of new information They are Add a new Call Add a new name card person or company Add a new note This will allow you to choose from a list of installed Notepad stationery and select the folder in which it is to be stored Page 11 Calls Morelnfo 5 0 adds a very powerful piece of stationery to the built in Calls application This new call slip allows you to easily manage your calls The custom call slip includes similar features found in the meeting event and to do slips The slip also includes a floating button bar which adds numerous functionality and shortcuts With this custom slip you can now assign a priority to a call and set an enhanced Morelnfo alarm to remind you of the call As with all of the other Morelnfo slips the custom call slip allows you to link other items to the call using the Morelnfo trademark icon 9 35 Wed 9 10 Unfiled Calls E Call When Wed Sep 10 8 00 am Sl Completed Priority E Last Call Placed call Received call Line busy Na answer Left voice mail Left message Awaiting callback Call completed Fy cu O Customize GA Fes Ne
29. ees 22 Adding a New Birthday or New Anmniversary 26 Placing a New Call coded ctu egre xt ede s ute heb gree inte ee 26 Adding a New Logbook Entry llli 27 Adding a New Linked Note 00000 eee eee eee 27 Opening the At a Glance Screen 0000 eee eee 27 LOGBOOK dem EET 28 Adding Additional Info 9 t a ue Ree OPES 30 Editing A ite No biete uie soe ted 32 Date BOOK tencia aii DEIN Ue de Beek Res 33 er rr 34 Notepad ie tons dor aa hU as aA 35 POWBIPLEITIKS ci a te e MIA OR E uh and edax ssi naeh 36 MI Buton 2122429 reb LESER RUN 37 E o diente tato post het d LE E biet 37 Ata Glance iusta eee 38 Meetings and Events ovina 39 TODOS span dadene ar UD NE A a et Lud c fun 39 alls doe eg Autore De ausente ire due Ert ad dh tu oor 41 A ENN A E EE EA S GUE 41 At a Glance Button 265 asd p s UR ER Roo dc to datu eee ney 41 Week At a Glance terre Sota et bee et QI TT ied p 42 Enhanced AISIS uad cane pret A 42 Quiet and Quiet Button 0 0 0 eee 43 Minimum System Requirements 22220000005 44 Troubleshooting ca ences i uoo met ele quA Eos ERU i d De mcs 44 Contacting SIIVerWARE iue yReRR I RR EUR Ex FREE RE 44 Glossary estesa ation dederam reos 45 Page 4 Introduction Welcome to an exciting product that greatly enhances the built in applications in your Newton Morelnfo 5 0 is an integrated contact manager that will make you more productiv
30. ents to dos calls and notes You can find names calls and notes based on a text string You can even create new entries in which to link to all from within this single screen Let s take a closer look At the top of the screen is a popup list containing all of the different types of entries you can link to Selecting a different item than that which is currently displayed will update the list and show those entries For instance selecting Notes if it is not already displayed will display the notes within the Notepad At the bottom of the screen is a checkbox which says Selected Only When selected this will show ALL of the links for the item in question It compiles a list of all the names notes meeting events to dos and calls linked to the current entry and will display them This is a perfect way to quickly remove items from the list by unchecking them or just review what is already linked The PowerLinks screen will also allow you to find a name note or call based on text found within the entry Tapping the Find button will display a screen which allows you to find entries based on the text entered j i Names All Names s Notes EN Migs amp Events E To Dos E Calls h Sounds zu E Works Docs La E Apple Orders cif Arapor Sheri ri AT amp T Billing uw Il Aviation Supply ii Avid i Bell Atlantic 2 Include link back to this Mote ii Selected Only Page 36 MI Button The MI Button will be displaye
31. er names meeting events to dos calls sounds works documents and notes PowerLinks Add additional information to a name card such as an Internet URL Use Morelnfo s enhanced alarm capabilities to inform you something is pending and allow you to take action quickly and easily from that alarm screen Use specially designed and enhanced meeting event and to do slips Use a custom call slip that makes entering phone calls quick and easy Tap on a meeting event or to do within the Date Book and then choose from a popup list of frequently used commands HotDates Create a note from the Notepad which contains the linked name in the body of the note CardNotes Create a new Name card and enter the information in a single screen And much much more DO D ODD OU O D UD O Page 5 Installation Preparation If you have not made a backup of your data stored in your Newton recently it might be a good idea to do this before you install Morelnfo It is good practice to backup your data on a regular basis Although Morelnfo does not in anyway pose any problems it is a safeguard to periodically backup your data Once Morelnfo is used to add additional information this data will also be backed up through the standard backup procedure for your Newton Morelnfo is shipped on a double sided high density HD diskette and is installed using either the Newton Backup Utility for Macintosh or Windows Follow the instructions particular to the
32. etings events or to dos are created using Morelnfo s custom slips This provides you with a consistent interface whether you are creating meetings from the Name File Notepad or even from within the Date Book It also adds a very powerful feature called HotDates HotDates will present you with a popup list of frequently used commands whenever you tap on an entry within the Date Book Morelnfo also extends the Date Book s New button to include options to add a new name card call or note HotDates With HotDates you can now tap on an entry within the Date Book and instead of having the edit slip appear you will instead be presented with a popup list of commands which you can perform on the selected entry For example you can directly delete the entry log the entry or create a new meeting or to do for the person with whom the entry is linked You can also navigate directly to the person with whom the entry is linked by selecting their name from the popup list New Button Morelnfo also adds several options to the Date Book s New Button Tapping New will show three new options Call Card and Note Selecting any one of these three options will allow you to create a new entry without leaving the Date Book Choosing any of these three options will create a new entry and display it To return back to the Date Book after you have entered your new entry tap the Dates button at the bottom of your Newton Page 33 Calls Application Morelnfo adds a p
33. hose alarms set for meetings events to dos and calls when using Morelnfo s custom slips Morelnfo s enhanced alarms provide critical features at the time the alarm sounds Looking at the Morelnfo alarm screen you will notice four buttons in addition to the close box The Snooze button allows you to snooze the alarm for a specified length of time Once a Morelnfo alarm is snoozed the alarm window is removed and the alarm is added to the list of pending events This new pending event can be seen by a blinking star added to the top of your Newton When tapped this blinking star will display a list of all of the pending items including the snoozed alarm Selecting the choice representing the snoozed alarm will awaken the alarm and redisplay the alarm screen The Snooze All alarm is useful when several alarms have been sounded while you where away from your Newton Selecting an option from the popup list will snooze all of those alarms that currently appear on the screen Morelnfo s alarm screen also includes another button the MI button Tapping on the MI button allows you to perform a number of commands associated with the entry the alarm is notifying about For example if the alarm is notifying you to call someone you can select the New Call menu option and a new call slip will be created with the person s name and phone number prefilled The link icon when tapped will display all of the items linked to the entry the alarm is for So for exampl
34. ifference is that the date you select in the New Event slip is not the next time in which the event is to occur but the date in which you wish to remember For example if you want to enter a birthday for a person who was born April 9 1963 Then you should set the date to April 9 1963 When displaying the date picker the year will be contained within the picker and can be easily set to the year the person was born Once the birthday or anniversary day is entered the only other noticeable change is the time in which the alarm is set When tapped the alarm popup will contain a list of appropriate times when the next event is to occur This makes sense since you would never want to create an alarm for April 9 1963 Rather you would want to be notified the next time the birthday is to occur in the future When you save a new birthday event or new anniversary date Morelnfo is actually performing an additional step for you It will also save the birthday or anniversary in the name card Viewing the All Info layout for the current card will show the new birthday or anniversary Note If you choose to add an alarm for a birthday or anniversary you will receive a piece of additional information in the alarm window Morelnfo will inform you as to the number of the person s birthday or anniversary for example it will tell you that it s their 30th birthday Placing a New Call Morelnfo allows you to place a new call from within the Name File very e
35. ing This heading contains four different icons one of a meeting event to do and call When tapped a new entry will be created with is date set on the day of the heading So if you were to tap the to do icon found in the day heading for this coming Friday then a new to do would be created setting its date for this Friday s To Dos The To do section within the At a Glance screen will show all of the to dos that fall within the date range selected Repeating to dos are indicated by an icon with a double exclamation point while non repeating ones have the single exclamation point Beside each entry is an icon indicating the priority set for the to do task Tapping on it will allow you to set the priority or mark it completed The small calendar icon allows you to move a to do to a different day Morelnfo allows you to have a dedicated free form note associated with a to do If a to do has such a note a small icon of note will be displayed at the right side of the display Tapping it will instantly open the linked note Also remember that all incomplete to do tasks are automatically rolled over to the next day by the Newton Note As with all of the other section in the At a Glance screen the checkboxes that proceed all of the entries do NOT mark the entry as completed Selecting an entry using the checkbox simply indicates that you wish to perform a function on that item by using the action button Selecting more than one item and then tapping
36. lows you to edit the user customizable list 6 Repeating optional Morelnfo allows you to select any of the standard repeating interval from a popup list or select the Other option and create your own repeating interval Once you make a meeting repeat you then can optionally set the repeat cycle to end ona certain day You do this by selecting a date from the euntii popup 7 Add an alarm optional important feature This optional feature allows you to take advantage of one of Morelnfo s most powerful features enhanced alarms Morelnfo allows you to be alerted prior to or at the time of a meeting By tapping on the bell icon in the status bar a list of appropriate times will be displayed in which to alert you By selecting Custom or by tapping and holding the icon until you hear a squeak sound an alarm screen will be displayed allowing you to customize the time of the alarm as well as the sound and volume Morelnfo s enhanced alarms are very powerful and something you should try to use See the section titled Morelnfo Alarms later in this section to see the power behind MI alarms 8 Add a Meeting Note optional At the bottom of the New Meeting slip is a small button with a picture of a document with a turned down corner Tapping this icon will display a screen in which you can write or draw any meeting note you wish This meeting note screen is the same type of note you will find if you tap on a meeting from within the Da
37. nd then you wish to indicate to yourself you would like to follow up with them in a month Tap the Followup button and select in 1 month Doing this will pre date the call to a month from now preserving the original call date In both cases you did not create a new call entry but rather kept a running log of the same call This is the most efficient way to use the Morelnfo call slip The Morelnfo call slip s button bar has many of the other items you might have learned about in a previous sections Certainly the bell icon used to set an alarm and the link icon used to link other Newton entries should be familiar to you The MI button allows you to create new entries which are prefilled with the person or company the current call is associated with The follow up button is used to post a banner of text in the edit field when a call needs another look It will also set the internal time of the call to be the time in the future indicated by the option selected This will cause the call to appear in the At a Glance screen on that day The very last icon in the button bar allows you to add a new card for a person Tapping on it will extract any text from the slip and create a new card A New Card slip will appear with the option to add additional information such as an e mail address Page 34 Power Feature Morelnfo also adds to the slip s action button an option to Convert or Copy Convert allows you to change the call into some other item
38. ns This is the RAM random access memory used by the Newton When you get an out of memory error this is what you are running out of This is the built in Names application in the Newton The Name File is accessible through the Names icon in the bottom most row of icons This is a screen which allows you to select one or more names from a list of all names and companies stored in your Name File Any Newton device In the context of this manual it refers to those Newton s running OS 2 0 A list of items presenting a choice in which to pick from Once displayed it remains displayed until the next tap on the screen If you wish to close the list without choosing an item simply tap anywhere but on the list Storage can be internal or external Internal storage is contained within your Newton and external storage is currently available on PCMCIA cards Page 45 Morelnfo is a trademark of SilverWARE Computer Software CardLinks CardNotes HotDates and PowerLinks are trademarks of SilverWARE Newton is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Page 46
39. on the action button provides a group function performing the action on all the selected items Page 39 Page 40 1 25 Tue 972 v5 0 All Items Tue Sep 2 Thu Sep 4 1997 EN Meetings amp Events 5 Week 36 YE Tuesday September 2 1997 D k O E 1688 12p 1p Space Age Sp new products ct 188 2p 3p Golden Gizmos discuss pricing x ct Wednesday september 3 1997 Em Oz CORB 12p 1 30p Newton Cafe Lunch PG 2p 4p weekly sales meeting OL To Dos 6 fv Show Completed ARS Tuesday September 2 1997 Eme E CBE EB ES CD report to management CB ES Worldwide Widgets Fax spec sheet CBE ES pick up groceries CBE C ES Lands End Mail order for shirts E Calls 3 Lands End Tuesday september 7 1997 Shirts 1 white oxford DUE EE Worldwide Widge DUE ER ES Bob Anderson visit 3 Link To New Note Wednesday September 3 1 ce Link To 2120 ES Conglomerat refin 9 El Notes 3 NE wc Ye 13 E Meeting Agenda promos La E Order Form sprockets widgets PTE shirts 1 white oxford Li J ev J how AAA al cea At a Glance screen Partitioned View Calls The Calls section displays all of the calls scheduled for that time span in question Each call has a phone icon and a priority icon beside it The phone icon when tapped will display a list of frequently used commands to perform on the call The priority icon allows you to easily change the priority as well as mark the call completed The small calendar icon when tap
40. op list displays those items in the past such as completed calls logged meetings linked sounds and linked notes The bottom list displays linked upcoming meetings events and to dos and calls Beneath each of the lists are checkboxes which allow filtering of the items that are displayed in the list Above each of the lists is a picker which allows you to change the date interval in which you are viewing the linked entries Tapping on the icon for any entry from either of the lists will display a popup list of convenient commands which can be performed on the selected entry Tapping anywhere else on the entry will open that entry For example tapping on a icon for a note from the top list will allow you to edit the note delete the note or break the link between the selected person and the note Unlink Breaking the link will not delete the note just remove the link Tapping on the icon proceeding a meeting from the bottom list will allow you to edit the meeting delete the meeting log the meeting or go to that entry as it is displayed in the built in Date Book Logging the meeting refers to the actual process of creating a logbook entry stored in the Calls application This allows you indicate that the meeting took place and record some notes pertaining to it The log entry is a separate entry from the item you may be logging The Logbook has one other very important feature which is not apparent by opening it Whenever Morelnfo opens a Logbook
41. opup list you can then set the date until the to do will repeat Do this by selecting the last day this to do should repeat until by tapping the euntit field 8 Add an alarm optional This optional feature allows you to be alerted prior to a to do A popup containing a list of choices for the alarm is displayed when you tap on the bell icon in the to do slip s status bar Since to dos do not have a particular time associated with them Morelnfo provides you with a list of times during the day in which to sound the alarm In addition you can always set the date and time you wish the alarm to be triggered by selecting custom from the list or by tapping and holding the bell icon until you hear a squeak At which time an alarm window will be displayed allowing you to set the time sound and volume Page 24 Power Feature Morelnfo allows you to record a custom sound for an alarm By tapping on the small icon of the microphone you can record your own sound to be played when the alarm is sounded You can even make the sound a system sound This then makes the sound accessible within the built in Sound preference 9 Add a To Do Note optional At the bottom of the New To Do slip is a small button with a picture of a document with a turned down corner Tapping this icon will display a screen in which you can write or draw any meeting note you wish This to do note is similar to the type of note you will find if you tap on a meeting from
42. ow the When field is the Deadline field this can be turned off if desired from within the MI Prefs application A deadline is a very powerful feature of Morelnfo By setting a deadline you can set an alarm relative to the deadline You can also be informed of how close a deadline is approaching from within the At a Glance Page 23 5 Add what the To Do is regarding optional You can write in the Regarding field or choose from a list of possible text from the popup list You can also edit the Regarding field s pop up by selecting the Edit option from the pop up As with the meeting and event slips the regarding popup list is comprised of two list One you can customize and another that comprises recently used phrases The two lists are always displayed together 6 Priority optional Select the appropriate priority for the To Do from the popup list Morelnfo allows you to select from the built in list of priorities 1 3 none or from an extended list of priorities 1 9 none Please select which priority list you wish to use by opening the MI Prefs application and selecting the Priorities preference The priorities preference also controls which set of priorities is available within the calls slip 7 Repeat optional As for meetings and events to dos can be made to repeat You can select from one of the standard repeat intervals or select Other and create your own Once you choose a repeating interval from the Repeat p
43. ower Feature Morelnfo 5 also supports names and phone numbers stored with AffiliatePlus another product by SilverWARE Affiliate s phone numbers will then be displayed if an affiliate is selected from the Who popup 2 Select or Enter the phone number Morelnfo compiles a list of all of the phone numbers pager numbers and e mail addresses that are associated with the selected name This list is displayed when the Phone field is tapped If you tap the small icon of the phone beside the field the standard phone keyboard is displayed so that you may enter any number you wish manually 3 Set the Action Each To Do reminder may have an action associated with it Select the appropriate action from the popup list If you wish to edit add or remove an entry simply select the Edit option You will be presented with a screen which allows you to easily edit the popup list See Editing Morelnfo s Pop ups later in this manual These actions are customizable Selecting customize from the popup list will present you with a powerful customize screen 4 Set the date on which the To Do should be done and when it needs to be completed There are several methods to set the date for the To Do You can select from a list of descriptions of days such as Today Tomorrow This coming Wednesday OF In a week and have Morelnfo enter the proper date You can also tap on the small icon of the calendar and enter the date by tapping on the desired day Bel
44. owerful custom call slip to the built in Calls application Through the use of stationery Morelnfo extends the built in Calls application providing you with a much more powerful slip then provided by the built in application The slip allows you to e Use Morelnfo s unique Who field to link a name to a card Display the name of the person s company too Quickly set the status of a placed or received phone call Customize the popup list of annotations to suite you Set an enhanced Morelnfo alarm for the call Link to a call any number of notes meetings events to dos or even other calls Indicate the call requires a follow up and automatically pre date it so you will be reminded some day in the future Notice that the Morelnfo call slip keeps the same spirit as the built in call slip but provides a quicker way to record and keep track of the pertinent information Remember Morelnfo treats a single call slip as possibly containing information for one or more calls Clearly a call is an entity which can be comprised of several actual phone calls For instance you create a new call enter the necessary information and then place the call You find yourself at the other end of an answering machine and you leave a message With Morelnfo s call slip you tap on the bullet icon in the button bar and select left message Doing this will append a banner to the bottom edit area with the date appended Say the person calls you back a
45. ped will allow you to reschedule the call You also have the option to display the scheduled time of the call This is a preference you can turn on from within the MI Prefs application Incomplete calls are rolled over to the next day The rolling over occurs when the At a Glance is first opened for a particular day If the At a Glance happens to be the backdrop application then the rolling over will occur when the Newton is first turned on for a particular day Tapping on the text of the call will open the Calls application and display the selected call Notes The Notes section is a very powerful section Now you can have vital notes accessible to you within the At a Glance screen The Notes section is a bit different than the other sections In the Notes divider there are three checkboxes each with an icon beside it Each checkbox provides a means of displaying notes based on a certain criteria Having more than one checkbox selected provides a means of displaying all of the notes that match any one of the criteria The calendar icon displays notes created within the displayed time period The link icon displays all of the notes that are linked to any item above it For instance a meeting with a linked note will be displayed within the Notes section if this checkbox is checked The last icon that of a lock displays all of those notes that have been intentionally marked to be displayed in the list This is performed by locating the note in th
46. priate relationship You can also create your own by selecting the Other option You can even customize the popup list to contain relationships you create By selecting the Customize option a screen will be displayed allowing you to customize the popup list For CardLinks you need not only specify the relationship but the opposite relationship as well For instance the opposite relationship of husband is wife Morelnfo allows you to navigate using CardLinks in two ways If have displayed the All Info view from within the Name File each CardLink will be displayed in the list with an icon beside it Tapping the name will navigate you directly to that name Also if you tap on the MI button a list of all of the CardLinks will be added to the top of the list Selecting any name company will navigate you directly to their card If you tap the Undo button after selecting a CardLink then you will be brought back to the original card Page 31 Card Abbreviations Card abbreviations are simple except that you need to remember there is a preference associated with them This preference allows you to explicitly use the stored abbreviation when saving meetings or other entries which use names For example you might have a company card called Alaska Book Company You can enter an abbreviation for them as ABC If you then go ahead and create a meeting for the Alaska Book Company the abbreviation ABC will be used This conserves on limi
47. reate a separate meeting nor does it use a separate list of names It uses all of the built in data This is seamless integration Adding a New Event Morelnfo allows you to add new events and repeating events very easily Adding a new event with Morelnfo is exactly the same as adding a new meeting except that there is no specific time associated with the event Remember events occur on a particular day and not at a particular time A person s birthday or anniversary are examples of events as are business conferences and holidays To add a new event using Morelnfo simply select the New Event option from the Morelnfo popup list Be sure to read the detailed description on how to Add a New Meeting but remember to ignore the portion describing how to enter a meeting time Page 20 When adding an alarm for an event you will notice a slight difference between adding an alarm for a meeting Since an event does not occur at any particular time the choices offered as suitable alarm times are different Morelnfo will present alarm times during the day of the event as well as times prior to the event The MI Prefs application allows you to specify the time you typically start your day This time is then used as a default option for setting an event alarm Note Events as do meetings are not required to be associated with a name in your Name File This concept is more important with events since quite often an event is often not associated with a
48. te Book In fact if you go to the Date Book once you schedule the appointment and tap on it you will see everything you have entered in this window When you are finished entering your meeting note tap the close box Page 19 9 Linking optional very important feature Morelnfo allows you to quickly and easily link to this new meeting a note call event to do or even another meeting You can link an existing item or create a new one Tapping on the link icon in the meeting slip s status bar will popup a list of options One option is to link to a new note and another is to link to anything else The options displayed when the link icon is tapped is customizable See the Linking preference within the MI Prefs application Once an item is linked to a meeting it appears in the popup list when the link icon is tapped Note Tapping the link icon and holding it until you hear a squeak sound then releasing will display a popup list of extended options 10 Saving the Meeting Now that all of the data is entered tap the close box to add the appointment to the built in Date Book If you do not wish to add the new meeting at any time simply tap the action button and select Delete Do you realize what you have just done You have added a new meeting to the built in Date Book and have linked that meeting to the chosen name from your Name File You might have even linked a note from the built in Notepad to that meeting Morelnfo does not c
49. ted screen space such as in the Morelnfo At a Glance screen Custom Information The Newton already allows you to add custom information but Morelnfo extends that and removes the limitations found in the built in custom information With the built in custom information you can only specify a maximum of ten labels which you must choose from when adding custom information With Morelnfo s Custom Information you can create as many labels as you would like Morelnfo also allows you to store a list of frequently used labels which can be edited from within Morelnfo s preferences Editing Pop ups Morelnfo makes editing popup lists easy with its Edit Popup Lists screen When you tap Customize from a popup list a screen will be displayed allowing you to edit the list Within the list items can be added deleted alphabetized and even have their order rearranged To add a new item simply tap the New button and enter the new item To edit an item tap on it then edit the text within the field Once an item has been tapped you can also delete it by tapping Delete The other of the items in the list can be rearranged by tapping and dragging the item to its new position Power Feature Once in the Edit Popup List screen other popup lists can be edited by tapping on the diamond list on top and selecting the list you wish to edit Page 32 Date Book Morelnfo adds several new features to the built in Date Book When Morelnfo is installed new me
50. the entry For example tapping on the time for a meeting will display a date time picker which will allow you to change the date start time and end time for a meeting At a Glance is actually comprised of two different views the partitioned view described above and the day by day view The day by day view groups all of the entries for a given day The two views can be switched between by tapping the overview button found within the button bar Feature Description Morelnfo Morelnfo as its name implies allows you to add additional information The name actually represents one of the product s main feature when it was introduced in 1994 Morelnfo was the very first contact manager for the Newton At that time it also featured the ability to link additional information to names in your Name File This fifth generation product has many more features and now allows you to link together information from all of the main built in applications Names Dates Calls and Notes It also allows you to link to Works documents and sounds Now we will go ahead and describe each feature in detail describing subtle features when appropriate Name File Morelnfo adds a set of powerful features directly from the Name File Let s start with the mi button added to the status bar of the Name File Selecting any of the choices listed in the popup list will display an appropriate slip Page 14 EN Meeting EE 10 00 am 11 00 arn Worldwide Widgets Sales Call
51. w Place Call F3 Page 12 Notepad Morelnfo brings many exciting new features to the built in Notepad First and foremost it allows you to link ANY piece of Notepad stationery to any name meeting event to do call works doc sound or other note This is seen by the new choice in the action menu small envelope icon Link To Selecting this option opens Morelnfo s PowerLinks screen allowing you to link any number of entries to the selected note Once an entry is linked to the note it is added to the action button s popup list along with its corresponding icon For example linking a name to a note will list the person s name beside the person icon Also in the Notepad s action button is an option Show in AAG When selected this will display the note within At a Glance s Note section This is extremely handy if there is an important note you always want display in the At a Glance screen Selecting the Remove from AAG option will remove the note from the Notes section Within the status bar of Notepad Morelnfo adds a new mi button allowing you to perform all of the frequently used commands such as create a new meeting event or to do It allows you to open the At a Glance screen create a new Card or place a new phone call Also listed at the top of the popup list are any linked names for notes that are currently visible in the Notepad Selecting any of these names will immediately open the Name File and display that person s name car
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