Buddy List

Table of Contents

Introduction
What's new in Vers 2.0

Installing

Setting up for AOL
Install from Windows
Install from Macintosh
Deleting AOL
Backing up AOL

First Time Sign On

Add Local Access No.
Location Screen
Add Number Screen
Select Country Screen
Retrieve Access Nos.
Select Access Nos.
Sign On Screen
Anywhere Surcharge

Location Options

Setup Locations Screen
Add...Dial up location
Add...Access number
Add Number... Screen
Add Custom Number

Preferences

File Cabinet
Confirmations
Sounds
Sort by
Privacy Preferences

Instant Messages (IM)

Incoming IMs
Send IM screen
IM (Inst Msg) Screen
Active Sessions
Message Field
Text Entry Field
Send
New and End

Buddy List

Setup tab
Add a Buddy
Add a Group
Delete Buddy or Group
Rename Buddy or Group
Online tab
Active IMs
Online Buddies

Online Mailbox

Command buttons
Options menu

Reading E-Mail

Command Buttons
Left Arrow
Reply Button
Forward Button
Delete Button
Save Button
Edit menu
Options menu
Embedded images
Attached files
Rich text
Official AOL Mail Truncation of messages
Date/time display
Searching for text

Writing E-Mail

Writing a New Message
Edit Menu
Options Menu
Signature Menu
Palm Address Book
Reply and Forward Mail
Deleting Mail

File Cabinet

Saved Tab
Sent Tab
Waiting Tab
Read Button
Delete Button
Write Button
Reply Button
Forward Button
Send Button
Edit Button

Auto AOL

Setting Auto AOL
Running Auto AOL
Nothing to Retrieve
If Auto AOL fails

Troubleshooting

FAQs
Technical support

Index

Copyright Information

## Preferences

You can set or change the following Preferences from almost any screen in AOL on your handheld at any time. Tap the Menu icon ( ), then tap Preferences from the Options Menu

### File Cabinet

- Save a copy of all mail I read: Check this box to automatically place a copy of all mail you have read in the Saved tab of your File Cabinet.
- Save a copy of all mail I send: Check this box to automatically place a copy of all mail you send from AOL on your handheld device in the Sent tab of your File Cabinet.
  Note: Saving mail to your File Cabinet will, of course, draw on the limited memory of your handheld.

### Confirmations

- Confirm before delete: Check this box to automatically display a confirmation message every time you delete an e-mail message, end an IM session, delete a buddy or group from your Buddy List, etc.

### Sounds

- Enable Instant Message Sounds: Check this box to automatically play a predefined sound when your buddies sign on or off and when you send or receive messages.

### Sort by

- Date: Tap Date to sort and display e-mails in date order in your File Cabinet and Online Mailbox.
- Sender: Tap Sender to automatically sort and display e-mails in alphabetical order by the name of the sender in your File Cabinet and Online Mailbox.
- Subject: Tap Subject to sort and display e-mails in alphabetical order by the Subject field in your File Cabinet and Online Mailbox.

Tap Done to return to the previous screen.

### Privacy Preferences

You can set or change the following Privacy Preferences only from the Buddy List screen or the Inst Msg screen. Just tap the Menu icon (), then tap Privacy Preferences from the Options Menu

Choose only one of the following:

- Allow all users to contact me: Select this option to allow all users to see you in their Buddy List windows and send you messages.
- Allow only users on my Buddy List: Select this option to allow only users on your Buddy List to see you in their Buddy List windows and send you messages.
- Block all users: Select this option to prevent all users from seeing you in their Buddy List windows and sending you messages.
- Allow only the users listed below: Select this option to allow only users you specify to see you in their Buddy List windows and send you messages.
  When you tap this option, the list box below becomes active and both an Add and Delete button are displayed. Tap Add and enter the screen name of the buddy you want to include on this list on the Enter Name screen, then tap OK. To delete a buddy from this list box, highlight it and tap Delete; a confirmation screen will display.
- Block the users listed below: Select this option to prevent the users you specify from seeing you in their Buddy List windows and from sending you messages.
  When you tap this option, the list box below becomes active and both an Add and Delete button are displayed. Tap Add and enter the screen name of the buddy you want to include on this list on the Enter Name screen, then tap OK. To delete a buddy from this list box, highlight it and tap Delete.

Tap Done to return to the previous screen.