Travel Assistant
for the Palm Computing(R) Platform

Handmark Inc.
www.handmark.com
  

Travel Assistant
Copyright © 2001 Handmark Inc.

Copyright © 2001 Standalone Inc.

Copyright © 2001 True North Inc.
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Travel Assistant Instructions
1.  Travel Assistant Overview
     Travel Assistant System Requirements
     How to install Travel Assistant

2.  Usage
        Start Up
        Itinerary
        Travel Mate

        Translator

3.  Purchase Travel Assistant

4License

5.  Company Information
 

Travel Assistant Overview

Handmark Travel Assistant is the essential tool for trouble-free trips and includes Itinerary, Travel Mate, and Translator.

Itinerary is the most comprehensive itinerary manager for handheld devices and automatically updates the built-in datebook. Auto-complete airports, support unlimited travel segments; detailed hotel and rental car reservations. When you've completed your trip details, beam them to a family member or associate.

Translator allows you to install your choice from more than twenty languages on your Palm OS device. Also includes fun flash cards and number translations.

Travel Mate is a must for any overseas traveler and includes conversion tools for liters to gallons, kilometers to miles, kilograms to pounds, Fahrenheit to Celsius. Also includes clothing size calculators and currency exchange tools.

If you need help using any Travel Assistant application, tap the "i" at the top of almost any screen for more information and useful tips.

Travel Assistant System Requirements

Travel Assistant requires PalmOS 2.0 or newer with at least 2 MB of free memory. For a full list of compatible devices, see the Travel Assistant product page on the Handmark web site.

How to Install Travel Assistant

Use the Palm Computing Installation tool to install each Travel Assistant "PRC" and "PDB" file. For more information on installing software on your Palm device, check out the Palm software installation wizard at http://www.nearlymobile.com.

Usage

Start up

To begin using Handmark Travel Assistant, simply tap one of the Travel Assistant icons on your application screen. Enter your product serial number on the serial number screen and you're ready to begin planning your trip. Until you purchase a product serial number, you can only use the Travel Assistant applications for 15 days.

Itinerary

Handmark Itinerary is easy to use. To get started, simply tap the Itinerary icon on your application screen. To display help and tips for Itinerary, simply tap the menu icon, then tap Help on the Options menu. The help screen changes depending on where you are in the application.

To begin entering trips into Itinerary

  1. Tap New on the opening screen. The Itinerary Details screen appears.
  2. Enter a trip title.
  3. Tap the Depart and Return date button to select your travel dates.
  4. (optional) Enter the trip purpose or reference number.
  5. (optional) Select a trip category.
  6. (optional) Tap the Note button to add more trip details.
  7. Tap Done.

To enter flight, hotel, and car rental information

  1. Tap the name of the trip you want to edit on the main Itinerary screen. If you haven't set up a trip yet, see the previous steps.
  2. Tap the New button, then tap Flight, Rental Car, or Hotel. The appropriate Reservation screen appears.
  3. Enter the flight, car, or hotel information on the Reservation form, then tap Done.

 

Travel Mate

Handmark Travel Mate helps you calculate currencies, convert sizes, measurements, and temperatures. Travel Mate is the ultimate tool for the international traveler.

To get started, simply tap Travel Mate on your application screen. Travel Mate allows you to convert the following:

  • Liters to Gallons
  • Kilometers to Miles
  • Kilograms to Pounds
  • Fahrenheit to Celcius

To calculate a conversion, tap the line you that you want to calculate and enter text in the graffiti area.

To view clothing and shoe size conversion tables, tap the Size button, or tap Size on the drop-down menu at the top-right of the Travel Mate screen. On the left of the Size table, tap the clothing or shoe type you want to display.

To calculate currency rates, tap the Currency button, or tap Currency on the drop-down menu at the top-right of the Travel Mate screen. Select a currency type from the drop-down menu at the top left, then enter an amount in the Amount line. Corresponding rates are displayed. To view more rates, tap More.

 

Translator

Handmark Translator allows you to load up to nine language dictionaries on your Palm OS device at one time. During installation, select the languages you want to load.

  • To begin using Translator, simply tap the Translator icon on your application screen. For first time use, select one of the language databases you loaded during installation by tapping the language name on the dictionary drop-down menu at the top-left of the Translator screen. The default view is the complete dictionary view.
  • To view category specific words only, tap the Category drop-down list at the top-right of the Translator screen, then tap a category.
  • To search for a specific word, use the graffiti area to enter the word you want to find.
  • To view numbers, tap the Menu icon, then tap Numbers on the Options menu.
  • To view Flash Cards, tap the Menu icon, then tap Flash Cards on the Options menu. When using Flash Cards, tap Translate to view the translation. Tap Next to move to the next Flash Card.
  • To view time translations, tap the Menu icon, then tap Time on the Options menu.


 
Purchasing Travel Assistant
Handmark has released the
demo version of Travel Assistant for general distribution.  The demo version enables full Travel Assistant application functionality for 15 days. Users can purchase a serial number from the Handmark web site and enter the serial number into Travel Assistant to "unlock" each application. A Travel Assistant serial number can be purchased online from the Travel Assistant product page or see the Purchasing/Registering section of the Handmark web site for more purchasing options.

Handmark Company Information
Handmark develops consumer software for the exploding handheld computer market. Handmark was created to meet an untapped opportunity for professionally packaged and supported Palm OS® software in the retail channel. The company is led by an experienced management team that has successfully developed and marketed numerous best-selling consumer PC software titles worldwide. Handmark software is compatible with the popular Palm® and Handspring® handheld computers as well as other licensees of the Palm OS including new devices from Sony®. The desktop component of Palmspring applications is compatible with both Apple® Macintosh® and Microsoft® Windows® personal computers. Please see the Handmark web site for more information.

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Software License Agreement

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Travel Assistant Serial Number
One Travel Assistant serial number may only be used by a single user on one Palm Computing(R) Platform device. A new serial number is required for each Palm Computing Platform device. Evaluation Version

Evaluation and Registration
This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you arehereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes for 15 days only. If you use this software after the 15 day evaluation period a license fee is required. Licenses are available through the Handmark web site at www.handmark.com. When payment is received you will be sent a serial number which can be entered into the Travel Assistant application form.

Unregistered use of Travel Assistant after the 15-day evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Distribution
You are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above. You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.

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