Franklin PDR 2000 - Manuals

page 4 This PDR for Palm OS™ contains excerpts of product informationprovided by drug manufacturers covering indications and usage,contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and administra-tion, and how supplied. Ophthalmology drugs are included in this PDR2000 for Palm OS™. Precautionar...

page 5 To install the PDR2000, slide the PDR2000 Springboard Module into the external expansion slot of your PDA. The Visor automatically launchesthe PDR2000. If the program does not launch, re-insert the module. Once the moduleis installed, turn your PDA on and tap the PDR2000 icon. Installing PDR2...

page 6 You can set the font size, the Home State and the Default Topic. TheHome 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 thetitle bar. The Default Topic is the monograph topic you go to when youtap the diagonal ...

page 8 Icons Several icons appear in the PDR2000. Each icon has a specific func- tion. Tap this icon to go to the Note pad. Tap this icon to see a note you have entered. Tap this icon in the title bar to return to your Home State. Tap this icon in a title bar to see tips. Tap this icon in the title ...

page 10 Using the Menus Tap the Menu icon at any time to see the menu bar. The items on themenu bar may differ depending on whether you are in a list, in text, insub-text or in the Note pad. List Menus Tap the Menu icon in any list to see the View, Enter and Options menus. Almost all the menus have ...

page 11 Text Menus Tap the Menu icon when reading the text of a monograph to see the GoTo, Edit and Options menus. Go To Menu Tap the title of the monograph topic you want to read.Tap Top of Monograph or Bottom of Monograph to quickly go to the topor bottom of the monograph you are reading. Edit Men...

page 12 Sub-text Menu Text that is one layer below monograph text is called sub-text and refersto the Help messages and footnotes. Tap the Menu icon when in sub-text to see the Edit menu. You need to highlight the text you want to copy before you tap Copy. Note Menu Tap the Menu icon at the Note pad...

page 13 Home State set tothe TherapeuticClass 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. Theapplication has four views: list, text, sub-text and note. List view enablesyou to tap an ...

page 14 Moving by Screen In the Home State, you can move up and down one screen at a time inone of two ways: • Press the Up and Down scroll buttons.• Tap the top and bottom scroll arrows. When you see the drug or class that you want, tap it to select it. Ifyou've set a Default Topic (see "Settin...

page 15 In Text View There are three ways to move around in text view: by page or line, byspecific topic and by location. Moving by Page or Line While reading the text of a monograph, you can move around in one ofseveral ways. 1. Press the Up or Down scroll buttons or tap the grey area above or belo...

page 16 4. Tap the marker to go to the section where the table is cross- referenced. Tap the icon in the title bar to return to the table. In Sub-Text View Sub-text is one layer below text view. When you tap the Done buttonyou return to the text that you were reading. 1. Tap the previous and next ar...

page 17 Finding Drug Information You can find the drug information you want using the Graffiti writingarea, 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 bywriting the name of the ...

page 19 Using Find In any view, you can use the Find function to find the drug name of yourchoice. 1. Tap the Find icon. The Find dialog box appears. 2. Write the name of the drug you want to find in the Graffiti writing area or enter it on the alphabet keyboard.Note: You need to write the correct s...

page 21 Using Notes You can enter a note in any monograph. In the Note pad, you can eitherpaste text that was previously Cut or Copied, or you can enter a per-sonal note. Adding, Cancelling and Deleting Notes To bring up the Note pad in a monograph do the following: • Tap the icon in the title bar a...

page 22 2. Use the Command letter /C to copy it, or tap the Menu icon and tap Copy in the Edit menu. 3. Tap 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 ...

page 23 Using Help Your PDR2000 comes with help, on-line tips, and a tutorial. You can read the Tutorial in any list view. Tap Menu and then tapTutorial on the Options menu, or use the Command letter /T to read theTutorial.You can read the Help in any text or list view. Tap Menu and then tapHelp on ...

page 24 Specifications Product name: Physicians' Desk Reference ® PDR 2000Model 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 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards ...

page 25 Index A Alphabet keyboard 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 Applications icon 6 B Blank Note pad 21Brand name 17, 18 C Command bar 15Command letters 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23 D Default Topic 6, 7, 14Drugs list 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 22 F Files database files 13 Find 17, 19Find dialog box 19Find list box 2...