Franklin PDR 2000 Bedienungsanleitung

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page 1 Contents License Agreement ............................................... 2 Introduction ........................................................... 3 Publisher's Note .................................................... 4 Installing PDR2000 ................................................ 5 Setting User Preferences ...................[...]

page 2 READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT . YOUR USE OF THIS PRODUCT DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. The PRODUCT means the software product, any related hardware, and documentation found in this pack- age and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the product remain[...]

page 3 W elcome to the PDR2000 . T o run this version, you must meet the necessary system requirements. System Requirements • A Springboard-compatible handheld device, such as Handspring Visor™ running Palm OS® 3.1H or later • A PDR2000 Springboard Module Please read this User's Manual to learn how to: • Install your PDR2000 Springboa[...]

page 4 This PDR for Palm OS ™ contains excerpts of product information provided by drug manufacturers covering indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and administra- tion, and how supplied. Ophthalmology drugs are included in this PDR 2000 for Palm OS™. Precautionary material, information on clinical pharm[...]

page 5 T o install the PDR2000 , slide the PDR2000 Springboard Module into the external expansion slot of your PDA. The V isor automatically launches the PDR2000. If the program does not launch, re-insert the module. Once the module is installed, turn your PDA on and tap the PDR2000 icon. Installing PDR2000 PDR2000 icon[...]

page 6 Y ou can set the font size, the Home State and the Default T opic. The Home State is the screen you see when you open the PDR2000 appli- cation. It is the state you return to when you tap the house icon in the title bar . The Default T opic is the monograph topic you go to when you tap the diagonal arrow to the left of a monograph name in a [...]

page 7 Y ou can come to this screen at any time using the Command letter R (/R). T o learn more about the PDR2000 Command letters, please read "Understanding Icons, Command Letters, Quick Commands, and Special Markers" on page 9. The small A is highlighted. The default font is the small font. T ap the large A button to change your prefere[...]

page 8 Icons Several icons appear in the PDR2000 . Each icon has a specific func- tion. T ap this icon to go to the Note pad. T ap this icon to see a note you have entered. T ap this icon in the title bar to return to your Home State. T ap this icon in a title bar to see tips. T ap this icon in the title bar to move forward to a previously visited [...]

page 9 /N Goes to a blank Note pad or displays a note if one was previously entered. /R Goes to the Set Preferences screen. /T Goes to the top of a monograph. Quick Commands Quick Commands are Command letters you can use in the text of a monograph to quickly go to the topic you want. /A Goes to the Adverse Reactions topic. /D Goes to the Dosage and[...]

page 10 Using the Menus T ap the Menu icon at any time to see the menu bar . The items on the menu bar may differ depending on whether you are in a list, in text, in sub-text or in the Note pad. List Menus T ap the Menu icon in any list to see the View , Enter and Options menus. Almost all the menus have Command letters. Y ou can use these if you p[...]

page 11 T ext Menus T ap the Menu icon when reading the text of a monograph to see the Go T o, Edit and Options menus. Go T o Menu T ap the title of the monograph topic you want to read. T ap T op of Monograph or Bottom of Monograph to quickly go to the top or bottom of the monograph you are reading. Edit Menu T ap Copy to copy highlighted text to [...]

page 12 Sub-text Menu T ext that is one layer below monograph text is called sub-text and refers to the Help messages and footnotes. T ap the Menu icon when in sub- text to see the Edit menu. Y ou need to highlight the text you want to copy before you tap Copy . Note Menu T ap the Menu icon at the Note pad to see the Edit menu. This menu lists all [...]

page 13 Home State set to the Therapeutic Class list. Moving Around Once you understand the structure of your PDR2000 you can quickly move to the location you want and find the information you're looking for . The application has four views: list, text, sub-text and note. List view enables you to tap an item to select it. T ext view is the tex[...]

page 14 Moving by Screen In the Home State, you can move up and down one screen at a time in one of two ways: • Press the Up and Down scroll buttons. • T ap the top and bottom scroll arrows. When you see the drug or class that you want, tap it to select it. If you've set a Default T opic (see "Setting User Preferences on page 7) tap t[...]

page 15 In T ext View There are three ways to move around in text view: by page or line, by specific topic and by location. Moving by Page or Line While reading the text of a monograph, you can move around in one of several ways. 1. Press the Up or Down scroll buttons or tap the grey area above or below the slider in the scroll bar to move up or do[...]

page 16 4. T ap the marker to go to the section where the table is cross- referenced. T ap the icon in the title bar to return to the table. In Sub-T ext View Sub-text is one layer below text view . When you tap the Done button you return to the text that you were reading. 1. T ap the previous and next arrows to scroll up or down. 2. T ap the Done [...]

page 17 Finding Drug Information Y ou can find the drug information you want using the Graffiti writing area, the alphabet keyboard or the Find function. Using the Graffiti Writing Area or Alphabet Keyboard In the Home State you can quickly find the drug information you want by writing the name of the drug or class one letter at a time in the Graff[...]

page 18 2. When the drug name is highlighted, tap it to select it. 3. T ap the topic you want to select it. For example, tap How Supplied. Y ou can now read this topic, move to a different topic, add a note or return to the Home State. When you tap to select a brand name drug, you see the monograph topics list. When you tap to select a generic name[...]

page 19 Using Find In any view , you can use the Find function to find the drug name of your choice. 1. T ap the Find icon. The Find dialog box appears. 2. Write the name of the drug you want to find in the Graf fiti writing area or enter it on the alphabet keyboard. Note: Y ou need to write the correct spelling. If there is a spelling error you se[...]

page 20 4. T ap the list item of your choice to select it. T ap the Find More button if you want to see more matches. Y ou can continue to tap the Find More button until you see the names of other Applications on the screen. This means that Find can locate no more matches in your PDR2000 . T ap to select the list item you want or tap the Cancel but[...]

page 21 Using Notes Y ou can enter a note in any monograph. In the Note pad, you can either paste text that was previously Cut or Copied, or you can enter a per- sonal note. Adding, Cancelling and Deleting Notes T o bring up the Note pad in a monograph do the following: • T ap the icon in the title bar at any time. In text view: • T ap the Menu[...]

page 22 2. Use the Command letter /C to copy it, or tap the Menu icon and tap Copy in the Edit menu. 3. T ap the icon in the title bar to bring up the Note pad. 4. Use the Command letter /P to paste the note, or tap the Menu icon and tap Paste in the Edit menu. If you want to enter your own note, use the Graf fiti writing area or tap the Menu icon,[...]

page 23 Using Help Y our PDR2000 comes with help, on-line tips, and a tutorial. Y ou can read the T utorial in any list view . T ap Menu and then tap T utorial on the Options menu, or use the Command letter /T to read the T utorial. Y ou can read the Help in any text or list view . T ap Menu and then tap Help on the Options menu, or use the Command[...]

page 24 Specifications Product name: Physicians' Desk Reference ® PDR 2000 Model number: PDR-73HS © 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved. © 2000 Medical Economics Company , Inc. All rights reserved. * FCC T ested T o Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Physicians&apos[...]

page 25 Index A Alphabet keyboard 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 Applications icon 6 B Blank Note pad 21 Brand name 17, 18 C Command bar 15 Command letters 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23 D Default T opic 6, 7, 14 Drugs list 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 22 F Files database files 13 Find 17, 19 Find dialog box 19 Find list box 20 Find More 20 Fonts 6, 7 Footnotes 9, 12, 1[...]

page 26 P Preferences 6 Publisher's Note 4 Q Quick Commands 9 S Special markers 8, 9 T ABLE 16 XREF 15 Sub-text 10, 12, 13, 16 Sub-text view 13 System Requirements 3 T T ext view 13 Therapeutic Class 7, 8, 10, 13 T ips 8, 23 T ips icon 8 T opics list 18 V Viewing the Complete Title 14[...]