Alarm is automatically set when I enter a new appointment i n the calendar Treo 680

Question

When I enter a new appointment in the handheld an alarm is automatically set and I have to disable it manually.  This doesn't happen when I enter a new appointment on the computer.  I called Palm and they told me that the Treo 680 default mode was to automatically set the alarm and there was nothing I could do.  THIS IS VERY ANNOYING.  Anyway I can disable this so I am able to set alarms only when I want to?
Post relates to: Treo 600 (Sprint)

Answer 1

I've looked for a means of setting default lead times for calendar event alarms, and I've not found any. So, I don't think you can set a default of being off, either.
When I had my old Sony Clié NR70V with the Palm O/S, under the Calendar application's (they called it Date Book) Preferences, it had an "Alarm Preset" option. You could check or uncheck it, and set a number, 0-99, and select Minutes, Hours or Days.
Look under the "i" information Icon under the Calendar application's Preferences area. Note that it says: "When available, checking Alarm Presets sets an alarm for every new event, including....."
You use to be able to set the number of times and how often you would be reminded for alarmed events, too, as is indicated there.
Why have they crippled our O/S in several ways? Third party software sales? It doesn't make sense to me.
We are going backwards.
Good luck.
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Post relates to: Treo 680 (Cingular)
Post relates to: Treo 680 (Cingular)
Message Edited by Sick_Puppy on 08-28-2008 07:54 PM