Page 76 Using Your Basic ApplicationsNote: In Date Book, you can choose to delete the text of the currentrepeating event, current and future events, or all instances ofthat event.Purging recordsOver time, as you use Date Book and To Do List, you’ll accumulaterecords in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. Forexample, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book,and To Do List items that you marked as completed remain in the list.All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld, so it’sa good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book orTo Do List records might prove useful later, you can purge them fromyour handheld and save them in an archive file on your computer.Purging is not available in Address Book, Note Pad, or Memo Pad;you must delete outdated records manually from these applications.To purge records:1. Open the application.2. Tap the Menu icon .3. Tap Record, and then tap Purge.A confirmation dialog box appears.Date Book: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be tobe purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the seriesends before the date that you purge records.Date Book, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purgedrecords to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the checkbox is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check boxto remove the check box.4. Tap OK.If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your handheldtransfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next time youperform a HotSync operation.Note: Purging does not happen automatically. You must tap thecommand to make it happen.
