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Welcome to the online help page for the ElementsIQ for Palm. This page is divided into the following seven sections:

  - Introduction
- System Requirements
- Installation
- Display and Usage
- Registration
- Known Bugs and Problems
- Disclaimer

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Introduction

ElementsIQ for Palm 2.0 is the current version. It is an application for the Palm® PDA that provides comprehensive sortable periodic table and properties of elements.

ElementsIQ for Palm is a handheld version of the eFunda's popular online Periodic Table.

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System Requirements

ElementsIQ runs on PalmOS version 2 and higher, including the latest PalmOS 5. It runs on all newer Palm models and Palm compatible PDAs, except for the original Palm 1000 and 5000 models.

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Installation

ElementsIQ for Palm can be downloaded from the eFunda Palm store. You will receive a compressed file called ElementsIQ.zip that can be uncompressed by most free file-compression utilities, such as WinZip for windows and ZipIt for Mac.

There are two (2) files in ElementsIQ.zip that need to be installed on the Palm:
  - ElementsIQ.prc — the executable application
  - ElementsIQDB.pdb — the element database

To install files onto your Palm, check your Palm user manual or follow these brief instructions:
Delete any previously installed ElementsIQ from your Palm.
  1. Run the Palm Install Tool program on your computer.
2. The Palm Install Tool will ask for the filename to be installed. Select "Browse" and navigate your computer's file structure to locate the directory that contains the two (2) files that need to be installed (listed above).
3. Select the first file to be installed, and click "Install" on the Palm Install Tool. This will instruct the HotSync Manager to install the selected file the next time your Palm is hotsynced with the computer.
4. Repeat Step 3 for the other file that needs to be installed for ElementsIQ.
5. Hotsync your Palm. That's it; you should now have ElementsIQ successfully installed on your Palm. If not, please verify that the above steps were followed, and repeat the process if necessary. Otherwise, please defer to the Trouble Shooting section of your user manual.

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Display and Usage

The ElementsIQ program is capable of displaying the periodic table and sorting elements by atomic number, element name, element symbol, and atomic weight. Sorting functions can be accessed from the pull-down menu on top or the "Display" button at the bottom of the screen. Please note that the demo version dose not have the sorting capability.

Due to the limited screen size and resolution of Palm PDA's, only one half of the periodic table is displayed. The other half of the periodic table can be displayed by clicking the double arrow sign.

In sorting mode, ten elements are displayed at a time. One can scroll the pages by clicking the up/down arrow at the lower-right corner of the screen, or, simply jump to a particular page by clicking the page number on the right.

In addition, the properties of each element can be viewed by clicking the element symbol/name. You can choose between SI and Standard units form the bottom of the screen.

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Registration

The demo version does not have the sorting function. To sort by atomic number, element name, element symbol, and atomic weight, please register for $10. You can pay through one of our two billing services, PayPal and iBill, and you will be given a link back to our site to generate the Registration Key in real time.

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Known Bugs and Problems

There are no known bugs at release time. If you find a bug or have any suggestions, please email us with detailed description to: palm@efunda.com

Please include PDA model, OS version, and enough detail when report bugs so that the bug behavior can be duplicated by eFunda.

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Disclaimer

ElementsIQ is provided "as-is" and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied. eFunda cannot accept any liability for loss of data or any other problems caused directly or indirectly by the use of ElementsIQ. Other than that, eFunda thanks you for using their product, and hopes that you find it useful in your work.

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