a record in note pad is called a "note." you can assign each note a title and store up to 999 notes on your handheld.
to create a new note:
1. press the note pad application button

on the front panel of your handheld to open a new note.
if note pad is already running, tap new.

2. write the information directly on the handheld screen.
tap the pen selector to choose a different pen width, or choose the eraser to remove unwanted strokes.
3. (optional) tap the time at the top of the screen and enter a title using graffiti writing.
4. tap done.
reviewing notes
the note title and the date you created the note appear in the note pad list. if you did not assign a title to your note, the time you created the note appears as the note title. this makes it easy to locate and review your notes.
to review a note:
1. in the note pad list, tap the note title.

2. review or edit the contents of the note.
3. tap done.
setting an alarm for a note
you can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow-up on a note.
to set an alarm for a note:
1. tap the note to which you want to assign an alarm.
2. tap the menu icon

.
3. tap options, and then tap alarm.
4. tap the time box.
5. tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to sound.

6. tap the date box.

7. tap the year, month and date you want the alarm to sound.
after you tap the date, the set alarm dialog box reappears.
8. tap ok.
9. when the alarm goes off and the reminder message appears on screen, do one of the following:
tap ok to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen.
tap snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen. the reminder message appears again in five minutes.

note pad menus
note pad menus are shown here for your reference, and note pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
see "using menus" in chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
the record and options menus differ depending on whether you're displaying the note pad list or an individual note.
record menus

options menus

preferences displays the note pad preferences dialog box, where you define the sort order for notes and the alarm sound.
about note pad shows version information for note pad.