This tip makes international dialing using the Names application easier, especially if you travel outside your own country.
For example purposes, assume that you are located in Austin, Texas and that you want to call someone in the Apple office in Oslo, Norway.
Follow these steps:
1) Tap on Extras, then Time Zones.
If the "I'm here" location does not match the country you are in, set your location as explained in the "Apple MessagePad User's" manual. Use the nearest large city if your city is not listed in the Newton. Since you are located in Austin Texas, your MessagePad is set to Dallas, TX.
2) Tap on Extras, Prefs, and Personal, and set your country.
Assume you have selected "USA" from the pop-up list. (If your country appears in the pop-up list, select it from the pop-up, rather than writing it in.)
3) In the Names application, go to the "Show All Info" view.
4) Enter the country's name on the card, even if it does not appear in the pop-up list. Assume you select "Norway" from the pop-up list.
5) Enter the phone number as you would dial it while in that country. Assume you entered "259 1800".
6) Go to "Show Card" or "Show Card & Notes" and tap twice on the phone number.
This brings up the Call Slip. The phone number should appear with the correct international dialing codes. In this example, your Newton shows "011 47 2591800".
If you traveled to Norway you would set your Time Zone to Oslo, and your Personal Prefs to Norway. Tapping twice on the number again from within the Names application produces a Call Slip with "259 1800".
This article was published in the "Information Alley": Volume I, Issue 25, Page 14