Pocket PC 2002
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10 Minute Guide to Pocket PC 2002 Copyright 2003 by Que All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. International Standard Book Number: 0-7897-2797-8 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002103976 Printed in the United States of America First Printing: September 2002 04
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Associate Publisher Greg Wiegand Acquisitions Editor Stephanie J. McComb Development Editor Howard A. Jones Managing Editor Thomas Hayes Project Editor Sheila Schroeder Indexer Ken Johnson Proofreaders Juli Cook Maribeth Echard Team Coordinator Sharry Lee Gregory Interior Designer Gary Adair Cover Designer Alan Clements Page Layout Susan Geiselman
Contents Introduction ........................................................................................1
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Understanding Basic Hardware Operations
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Understanding the Control Layout ....................................................3 Turning Your Pocket PC On and Off ..................................................6 Using the Stylus ..................................................................................6 Working with Cards and Other Accessories ......................................8
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Navigating the Pocket PC Interface
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Using the Today Screen ....................................................................10 Using the Navigation and Command Bars ......................................11 Using the Start Menu ........................................................................12 Using the New Menu ........................................................................15 Using Pop-Up Menus ......................................................................15
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Configuring the Sound and Display
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Adjusting Volume Settings ..............................................................16 Setting System Sounds ....................................................................17 Adjusting Display Settings ..............................................................18
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Managing User Input
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Using the Soft Keyboard ..................................................................21 Using Letter Recognizer ..................................................................23 Using Block Recognizer ..................................................................23 Using Transcriber ..............................................................................24 Activating Word Completion ............................................................25
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Managing Power Consumption
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Monitoring Battery Life ....................................................................27 Configuring Power Preferences ........................................................28
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Managing Memory Usage
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Monitoring Memory Usage ..............................................................31 Allocating Memory ..........................................................................32 Reducing Memory Usage ................................................................33 Using Storage Cards ........................................................................37
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Personalizing Your Pocket PC
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Resetting the Clock ..........................................................................39 Configuring the Today Screen ..........................................................40 Configuring the Start Menu ..............................................................43 Configuring the New Menu ..............................................................44 Reprogramming the Hotkey Buttons ................................................45
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Managing Personal Information—Securely
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Changing Owner Information ..........................................................47 Displaying Owner Information at Power-On ..................................48 Personalizing the My Info Screen ....................................................50 Adding Password Protection ............................................................51 Using a Wallet Program to Store Private Information ......................52
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Connecting to Your PC and Other Devices
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Connecting to Your Desktop PC ......................................................55 Managing Connection Options ........................................................56 Connecting to a Network ..................................................................58 Connecting to Another Pocket PC ....................................................60
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Synchronizing Your Pocket PC
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Configuring ActiveSync ....................................................................62 Using ActiveSync ............................................................................65 Setting Up Remote Synchronization ................................................66
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Working with Files and Folders
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Using File Explorer ..........................................................................70 Finding Files ....................................................................................72 Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders ......................................73
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Copying, Moving, and Beaming Files and Folders ..........................74 Creating New Folders ......................................................................74 Storing Files on Cards ......................................................................75 Managing Files from Your Desktop PC ..........................................75
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Backing Up Your Data
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Backing Up Files ..............................................................................78 Restoring Files ..................................................................................80 Other Backup Options ......................................................................81
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Using Pocket PC Applications
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Opening an Application ....................................................................83 Minimizing and Closing an Application ..........................................84 Saving Application Files ..................................................................85 Installing a New Application ............................................................86 Removing an Application ................................................................87 Reinstalling a Deleted Application ..................................................88
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Using Contacts
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Understanding Contacts ....................................................................90 Creating New Contacts ....................................................................90 Viewing and Managing Your Contacts ............................................91 Synchronizing Contact Information ................................................93 Beaming Contacts ............................................................................94
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Using the Calendar
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Viewing the Calendar ......................................................................96 Making a New Appointment ............................................................97 Viewing Appointments ....................................................................98 Configuring Notification ..................................................................99 Beaming Appointments ..................................................................100 Synchronizing Appointments ..........................................................100
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Using Tasks and Notes
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Working with Tasks ........................................................................101 Working with Notes ........................................................................103
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Using Pocket Word
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Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents ..................................106 Entering Text ..................................................................................107 Formatting Text ..............................................................................108 Checking Your Spelling ..................................................................110 Sharing Documents with Microsoft Word ......................................110
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Using Pocket Excel
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Recognizing the Differences Between Pocket Excel and Microsoft Excel ........................................................................115 Creating, Opening, and Saving Spreadsheets ................................117 Entering and Formatting Data ........................................................118 Using Functions and Formulas ......................................................120 Sharing Documents with Microsoft Excel ....................................122
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Using Pocket Money
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Starting Pocket Money ..................................................................124 Synchronizing Accounts ................................................................126 Entering Account Transactions ......................................................128 Protecting Your Data ......................................................................129
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Connecting to the Internet
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Using the Pocket PC Connection Wizard ......................................130 Connecting via a Standard Modem ................................................133 Connecting via a Wireless Modem ................................................134 Connecting via a Cellular Phone ....................................................135 Connecting via an Ethernet Network ............................................135 Connecting via Your Desktop PC ..................................................136
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Sending and Receiving Email
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Configuring Your Email Account ..................................................137 Connecting and Receiving Email Messages ..................................138 Reading Messages ..........................................................................139 Responding to and Creating New Messages ..................................140 Handling File Attachments ............................................................142 Managing Your Address Book ........................................................142
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Using Instant Messaging
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Setting Up an MSN Messenger Account ........................................144 Creating New Contacts ..................................................................146 Sending and Receiving Messages ..................................................146
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Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer
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Viewing Web Sites ..........................................................................149 Changing View Options ..................................................................150 Managing Favorite Sites ................................................................151 Using the AvantGo Service ............................................................152
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Listening to Music Files
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Copying Digital Audio Files ..........................................................154 Listening to Songs ..........................................................................156 Creating a Playlist ..........................................................................157 Changing Skins ..............................................................................158
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Viewing Movie Files
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Viewing Digital Movies ..................................................................160 Adjusting Playback settings ............................................................161 Other Movie Players ......................................................................162 Movies to Download ......................................................................162
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Working with Digital Photographs
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Viewing Photographs ......................................................................163 Using Other Picture Viewing Software ..........................................164 Turning Your Pocket PC into a Digital Camera ............................165
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Finding and Using Maps
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Using Maps on Your Pocket PC ....................................................167 Downloading Maps from the Web ..................................................167 Using Pocket Streets ......................................................................169 Using Other Map Utilities ..............................................................170 Using GPS Accessories ..................................................................171
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Reading eBooks
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Using the eBook Reader ................................................................172 Finding and Downloading eBooks ................................................174 Listening to Audio eBooks ............................................................175
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Playing Pocket PC Games
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Playing Built-In Games ..................................................................178 Finding and Downloading Pocket PC Games ..............................179 Emulating Other Game Platforms ..................................................180
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Pocket PC Accessories
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Finding Pocket PC Accessories ......................................................183 Pocket PC Manufacturers ..............................................................183 Popular Pocket PC Accessories ......................................................184
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Pocket PC Applications
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Finding Pocket PC Software ..........................................................187 Specific Applications and Utilities ................................................188
DEDICATION To my siblings, Mark and Melanie, for no particular reason.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to the usual suspects at Que for their help on this project, including Stephanie McComb, Howard Jones, and Brian Nadel. Special thanks to Greg Wiegand, Pocket PC power user (and associate publisher), for his comments and assistance—and for the loan of all his accessories!
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Introduction Pocket PC 2002 is Microsoft’s latest operating system for Pocket PC devices. It’s related, in many ways, to the Microsoft Windows operating system for desktop PCs, and similar to (but incompatible with) the Palm OS used in handheld devices by Palm, Handspring, and other companies. The latest Pocket PC devices include a wealth of built-in applications, and can be enhanced with additional software and accessories. You can use your Pocket PC 2002 device to store contacts, track appointments, write memos, crunch numbers, and even listen to your favorite music, in digital format. This book, 10 Minute Guide to Pocket PC 2002, shows you how to use the built-in Pocket PC programs, as well as other common applications. Each lesson presents basic operations in a step-by-step format, and takes ten minutes or less to complete. You can use the information in this book with any Pocket PC device, including models by Audiovox, Casio, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, and Toshiba. And the book is small enough that you can carry it around with your Pocket PC, so you can reference it whenever needed.
CONVENTIONS USED
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THIS BOOK
You can use this guide in any number of ways. You can read it from start to finish. The topics are arranged from the most universal to more specific operations. Or you can use the table of contents to find a topic of interest, and then read that lesson. You can find lessons on all major aspects of using your Pocket PC. If you are looking for a particular topic, you can also use the index to find the exact pages where the topic is covered.
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The book includes many step-by-step explanations of how to perform common tasks. You can easily follow along. Figures also illustrate key points so that you have a visual guide to the instructions as well. In telling you to choose menu commands, this book uses the format menu title, menu command. For example, the statement “choose File, Properties” means to “open the File menu and select the Properties command.” In addition to those conventions, the 10 Minute Guide to Pocket PC 2002 uses the following icons to identify helpful information: PLAIN ENGLISH Term New or unfamiliar terms are defined in term sidebars.
TIP Read these tips for ideas that cut corners and confusion.
CAUTION This identifies areas where new users often run into trouble; these tips offer practical solutions to those problems.
LESSON 1
Understanding Basic Hardware Operations In this lesson you learn how to turn your Pocket PC on and off, and use the device’s various hardware functions.
UNDERSTANDING
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CONTROL LAYOUT
All Pocket PCs, regardless of manufacturer, have a similar control layout. As shown in Figure 1.1, the controls are located under the main screen. The central control is the Navigation Pad. This control works like a mini-joystick, enabling you to move the onscreen cursor up, down, right, and left. Below the Navigation Pad is the Action button. You press the Action button to activate the selected element. For example, if you used the Navigation Pad to move to and highlight a particular program icon, you would press the Action button to launch the program. Surrounding the Navigation Pad are four Hotkey buttons. These buttons typically come programmed from the manufacturer to launch specific Pocket PC functions or applications, such as the Home menu or the Calendar. Most Pocket PC manufacturers enable you to reprogram these buttons to go directly to the function or application of your choice. The final button is the Power button. Different manufacturers place this button in different places. Some place it on the front, as pictured in the figure. Others place it on the side, or even on the top. Regardless of where it is on your device, pressing the Power button turns your Pocket PC on or off.
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Screen
Hotkey Buttons
Power Button
Hotkey Buttons
Navigation Pad
Action Button
FIGURE 1.1 Typical Pocket PC control layout—front.
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Most Pocket PCs have an additional control on the left side of the device, as shown in Figure 1.2. This control is a two-position button called the Up/Down control; press the top of this button to scroll the screen or cursor up, press the bottom of the button to scroll down.
Up/Down Control
Record Button
FIGURE 1.2 Additional Pocket PC controls—side.
Some Pocket PCs have a second button below the Up/Down control. This button typically activates the device’s built-in voice recorder; press the button to start recording, and release the button to stop. There aren’t any controls on the top of the Pocket PC, but there are some connections you need to be aware of. As shown in Figure 1.3, there are five items located on the top of most Pocket PCs: • The stylus • A notification light (which lights when you have an appointment or task) • The infrared port (for beaming data to other devices) • The headphone jack • A slot for CompactFlash cards and devices On some Pocket PCs, some of these items are placed elsewhere on the device—on the side, or on the bottom. In addition, some Pocket PCs have a slot on the side or the bottom to accept the smaller Secure Digital (SD) cards, which are typically used for additional data storage.
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Notification Light Infrared Port
Stylus
Compact Flash Slot
Headphone Jack
FIGURE 1.3 Typical Pocket PC layout—top.
TURNING YOUR POCKET PC ON
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Turning on your Pocket PC device is as simple as pressing a button— any button. Press the Power button, or any of the four Hotkey buttons around the navigation pad, and your Pocket PC will power up and display either the Today screen or the last screen viewed. TIP Your Pocket PC will also power up when you set it in its cradle to connect to your desktop PC.
USING
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STYLUS
Most Pocket PC functions are activated by tapping the touch-sensitive screen. While you can use any item (including your finger!) to tap the screen, it is recommended that you use the stylus that came with your Pocket PC. TIP If you lose your stylus, you can buy a replacement stylus at any computer or office supply store.
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There are three operations you can perform with the stylus: • Tap. Unlike the desktop version of Windows, which requires double-clicking to activate most functions, you activate functions on your Pocket PC with a single tap. Just tap the screen quickly, and lightly—don’t press the stylus into the screen. • Drag. To drag an item across the screen, tap the item and hold the stylus on the screen, then drag the stylus across the surface of the screen to its new position. TIP You can drag the stylus to select multiple items in a list.
• Tap and hold. This operation is used to display a list of actions available for an item. Simply press the stylus to the screen and hold it there until a pop-up menu appears. (Figure 1.4 shows a pop-up menu in the Calendar application.)
FIGURE 1.4 Tap and hold the stylus to display a pop-up menu.
TIP When you tap and hold the stylus, an animated circle of red dots will appear (before the pop-up menu displays) to confirm that you’re holding the stylus to the screen.
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WORKING
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By itself, your Pocket PC is a very useful device. However, you can extend the functionality of your Pocket PC by adding a variety of plug-in cards and accessories to the main unit. All Pocket PCs have a slot at the top for CompactFlash (CF) cards and devices. This slot accepts CF memory cards, which you can use to add extra (and removable) data storage to your Pocket PC. This slot also can accept various peripherals, such as modems, Ethernet adapters, GPS receivers, and so on. You access this slot by sliding out the protective cover, and then firmly plugging in the new card or peripheral. Some Pocket PCs have a slot on either the right or left side for another type of storage device called a Secure Digital (SD) card. SD cards are smaller than CF cards, and provide another option for storing data on your Pocket PC. TIP If your Pocket PC has an SD slot, you can use this slot for additional data storage, and free up the CF slot for any peripherals you might want to plug in.
The Compaq iPAQ enables you to use the type of PC Card storage typically found on laptop PCs. You plug the PC Card into a sleeve that fits around the iPAQ device; you also can use this sleeve to connect any PC Card-compatible devices. Most Pocket PCs also have one or more input/output ports, typically located on the bottom of the device. Depending upon your unit, this might be a serial port connector or a USB port connector. Both types of ports enable you to connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, using the appropriate cable.
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TIP USB stands for universal serial bus, and is a method for rapidly transferring data from one device to another.
In this lesson you learned how to turn on and off your Pocket PC, how to operate the device’s hardware controls, and how to identify the various slots and connectors on the device.
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LESSON 2
Navigating the Pocket PC Interface In this lesson you learn how to find your way around the main screens on your Pocket PC device.
USING
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TODAY SCREEN
When you first turn on your Pocket PC device, the screen shown in Figure 2.1 is displayed. This screen, which lists any pending appointments and tasks—and any unread messages—is called the Today screen. Navigation Bar
Date Owner information Pending appointments Unread messages Active tasks
Command Bar FIGURE 2.1 The Pocket PC 2002 Today screen.
You use the Today screen as your home base in the Pocket PC 2002 operating system. From here you can quickly view any pending appointments or tasks, create new documents and appointments, and launch any installed program. TIP To return to the Today screen from any other screen or application, tap the Start button (discussed next), and then select Today.
To view any pending appointments, tasks, or messages, tap the appropriate section in the main portion of the screen. For example, to read new messages, tap the Messages section and your Pocket PC will launch the Inbox application. To create a new appointment, message, task, or document, click the New button to display the New menu, discussed later in this lesson. To launch an application, click the Start button to display the Start menu, also discussed later in this lesson.
USING
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At the top of every Pocket PC screen is a horizontal strip called the Navigation Bar (shown in Figure 2.2). Here you’ll find the Start button, the name of the current application, the Volume control, and the time display. In addition, if you’re running an application, a Minimize button—in the form of a big X—is also present. (Tap the X to minimize the current application and remove it from your screen.) Start button
Volume control Minimize button Time
FIGURE 2.2 The Navigation Bar.
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TIP Tip Tap the time display to show the full date and time, as well as details about your next appointment.
At the bottom of every Pocket PC screen is the Command Bar, shown in Figure 2.3. The contents of this thin horizontal strip change from screen-to-screen, reflecting the needs of the current application. New button
Input Panel button
Menu buttons FIGURE 2.3 A typical Command Bar.
For example, most applications will display a Command bar that includes the New button (for creating new documents and tasks), additional menu buttons (for application-specific functions), and the Input Panel button (to select what input method you want to use). The Command bar on the Today screen displays only the New button, along with any relevant status icons (low battery, connected to network, and so on). TIP To display the name of a given icon or button, tap and hold your stylus on the item.
USING
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START MENU
Probably the most important part of any screen is the Start button, located on the ever-present Navigation menu. When you tap the Start button, you display the Start menu, shown in Figure 2.4. You use the Start menu to launch individual applications and utilities, to configure
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your Pocket PC’s settings, to find files, and to display general system help. Recently used programs
Key applications
Launch additional programs
Configure Pocket PC settings
Find files Display help FIGURE 2.4 The Start menu.
At the top of the Start menu are a half-dozen icons, representing the last six programs you’ve run. Tap any icon to relaunch the program. The middle of the Start menu contains icons for the most-used Pocket PC applications and utilities. You’ll find icons for the Today screen and for ActiveSync, Calendar, Contacts, and other built-in applications. Tap any icon to launch the application. TIP To learn how to select which applications are displayed on the Start menu, see Lesson 7, “Personalizing Your Pocket PC.”
Below these icons for common applications and utilities are icons for two more menus. When you click Programs, the Programs screen (shown in Figure 2.5) is displayed. Tap any icon on this screen to launch the associated application. When you click Settings, the Settings screen (shown in Figure 2.6) is displayed. There are three tabs at the bottom of this screen; tap a tab
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to display a new set of configuration options. Tap any icon to configure that particular setting.
FIGURE 2.5 The Programs screen.
FIGURE 2.6 The Settings screen.
At the bottom of the Start menu are the Find and Help icons. Tap Find to search for files stored on your Pocket PC. Tap Help to access the Pocket PC Help system.
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USING
THE
NEW MENU
When you tap the New button on any Command Bar, you display the New menu, shown in Figure 2.7. The options on this menu enable you to create new appointments, contacts, email messages, notes, tasks, and Word and Excel documents. Tap a menu item to launch the associated application and create a new item.
FIGURE 2.7 The New menu.
USING POP-UP MENUS As you learned in Lesson 1, “Understanding Basic Hardware Operations,” many applications and utilities feature task-specific menus that pop-up when you tap and hold your stylus on a specific item. Use the tap-and-hold method within applications to display these pop-up menus, then tap a menu item to select it. For example, when you tap the time display on the Navigation bar, a pop-up menu appears with menu items for Analog or Digital display. Tap one of these options to change how the time is displayed onscreen. In this lesson you learned how to navigate the Pocket PC interface and to use the Start and New menus.
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LESSON 3
Configuring the Sound and Display In this lesson you learn how to adjust the volume and backlighting of your Pocket PC, as well as select new system sounds.
ADJUSTING VOLUME SETTINGS To adjust the volume of your Pocket PC’s sound, follow these steps: 1. Tap the volume icon on the Navigation Bar. 2. When the Volume control appears (shown in Figure 3.1), drag
the slider to the desired position.
FIGURE 3.1 Adjusting the Volume control.
TIP To turn off your Pocket PC’s sound (which reduces power usage), open the Volume control and check the Off option.
SETTING SYSTEM SOUNDS By default, your Pocket PC will emit sounds when you perform certain operations, or when certain events occur. For example, if you receive an instant message with MSN Messenger, you’ll hear a sound. To change which sounds you hear, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Sounds & Notifications. 2. When the Settings & Notifications screen appears (shown in
Figure 3.2), select the Volume tab and check an item to enable the associated sound. By default, sounds are enabled for Events, Programs, and Notifications. You can turn on sounds (either loud or soft) for whenever you tap the screen or press one of your device’s hardware buttons.
FIGURE 3.2 Enabling system sounds.
TIP The System Volume control on the System & Notifications screen duplicates the function of the Volume control on the Navigation Bar.
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3. Select the Notifications tab, shown in Figure 3.3. Select an
event from the pull-down list, and then select whether you want to play a sound, display an onscreen message, or flash your device’s notification light. If you select to play a sound, you can pull down the Play Sound list and select a specific sound for that event.
FIGURE 3.3 Selecting notification sounds.
4. Tap OK when you’re finished.
ADJUSTING DISPLAY SETTINGS Your Pocket PC enables you to select the brightness level of your display, as well as how long the backlight stays lit after your last action. These settings also affect your device’s power usage; the brighter the display, and the longer it stays lit, the more power is drained from the battery. TIP Learn more about conserving your Pocket PC’s power in Lesson 5, “Managing Power Consumption.”
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To adjust your Pocket PC’s display settings, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Backlight. 2. When the next screen appears (shown in Figure 3.4), pull
down the top list and select Display.
FIGURE 3.4 Configuring display settings.
3. Pull down the Profiles list and select one of the four options:
Outdoor (low brightness), Indoor (high brightness), Low Power (medium-low brightness), or My Preference (your custom setting). 4. You can customize any setting by adjusting the Brightness
slider (left for less bright, right for more bright). 5. To let your Pocket PC adjust the display brightness based on
the ambient light of the room, check the Auto On/Off option. 6. To select how long the screen stays lit after you last tap the
screen, check the Turn On When Tap Screen and select a time (in minutes) from the associated pull-down list.
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7. To have the backlight always stay on, check the No Auto
Control option. 8. Click OK when finished.
TIP On some Pocket PC devices, you can manually turn off the display’s backlight by pressing and holding the Power button; tap the screen to turn the backlight back on.
In this lesson you learned how to adjust your Pocket PC’s volume, event sounds, and display brightness.
LESSON 4
Managing User Input In this lesson you learn four different ways to input data into Pocket PC applications.
USING
THE
SOFT KEYBOARD
Unlike a desktop PC, a Pocket PC device doesn’t come with a keyboard for inputting data. When you want to “type” data into an application, you have to use an onscreen keyboard utility, called the Soft Keyboard. You tap the keys of this keyboard with your stylus, just as you’d type on the keys of a physical keyboard. TIP You can add an external physical keyboard to most Pocket PC devices, and use this keyboard to type data into your Pocket PC applications. To learn more about external keyboards, turn to Appendix A, “Pocket PC Accessories.”
TYPING
WITH THE
SOFT KEYBOARD
The Soft Keyboard is accessible from any application that requires input. You launch the Soft Keyboard by tapping the Keyboard button, located on the right side of the Command Bar at the bottom of the screen. As you can see in Figure 4.1, the Soft Keyboard looks just like a regular keyboard, complete with Shift and CAP keys, and has number keys along the top. You type on the keyboard by tapping the keys with the stylus. Anything you type will be automatically inserted into your current position within the active document or application.
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FIGURE 4.1 Entering data via the Soft Keyboard.
To type a capital letter, tap Shift and then tap the letter. To type in all capitals, tap CAP to turn on caps lock; tap CAP again to turn it off. Enter a word or line of data by tapping the Return key. When you’re done typing, close the Soft Keyboard by tapping the Keyboard button again.
CONFIGURING
THE
SOFT KEYBOARD
The operation of the Soft Keyboard can be configured to your own personal taste. In particular, you can change the following settings: • Display small keys (default) or large keys • Use a right-slashing gesture to insert a space • Use a left-slashing gesture for Backspace • Use an up-slashing gesture for Shift+key (which is how you enter capital letters) • Use a down-slashing gesture for Enter You configure these settings by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings; when the Settings
screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Input. 2. When the Input screen appears, select the Input Method tab,
then pull down the Input Method list and select Keyboard. 3. Check either Large Keys or Small Keys. 4. Check Use These Gestures to use the tap gestures shown. 5. Tap OK when finished.
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USING LETTER RECOGNIZER Another way to input data into a Pocket PC application is to use the Letter Recognizer utility. This utility enables you to enter individual characters by writing on the Pocket PC screen; Letter Recognizer attempts to recognize your writing and translate it into formal input. To switch from the Soft Keyboard to the Letter Recognizer, tap the Input Selector button (the up arrow next to the Keyboard button) and select Letter Recognizer. The Letter Recognizer now appears at the bottom of the screen, as shown in Figure 4.2.
FIGURE 4.2 Entering data via the Letter Recognizer.
To use the Letter Recognizer, use your stylus to write individual characters on the entry line; use the dotted line as a guide to where the center of a character should be. Enter capital letters on the left side of the line, lower-case letters in the middle, and numbers on the right. The characters you enter will automatically be inserted into the current position within the document or application.
USING BLOCK RECOGNIZER The Block Recognizer is like the Letter Recognizer, except that it’s designed to recognize character strokes from the Graffiti software used in Palm’s handheld devices. The Block Recognizer input screen looks identical to the Letter Recognizer screen, and operates in a similar fashion. You select Block Recognizer from within any application by tapping the Input Selector button and selecting Block Recognizer.
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TIP Term Palm is a manufacturer of a handheld computing device (called the PalmPilot) that competes—and is incompatible—with the Pocket PC.
USING TRANSCRIBER Transcriber is an input utility that recognizes complete words and phrases, written in either printed or cursive script. It isn’t as accurate as either the Letter Recognizer or Block Recognizer, unless your handwriting is very neat. If that is the case, Transcriber can actually be faster than the other input methods, since it recognizes whole words. To use Transcriber within any application that requires input, tap the Input Selector button and select Transcriber. You’re now presented with a blank box on your screen. Use your stylus to write in this box, as shown in Figure 4.3.
FIGURE 4.3 Entering data via the Transcriber.
When you complete a word, that word will be transcribed and entered into your document or application.
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In addition to normal letters and numbers, you can use a series of onscreen “gestures” as shorthand for certain operations. Table 4.1 lists these gestures, which you enter as strokes with your stylus. Table 4.1 Transcriber Gestures Gesture
Equals Enter Space Backspace Change case Undo
Opens Transcriber Keyboard Copy Cut Paste Tab Opens Transcriber Correction window
ACTIVATING WORD COMPLETION Whatever input method you choose, you can configure your Pocket PC to use Word Completion to guess the word you’re entering. If it guesses correctly, you don’t have to enter the entire word.
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To enable the Word Completion feature, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings; when the Settings
screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Input. 2. When the Input screen appears, select the Word
Completion tab. 3. Check the Suggest Words When Entering Text option, and
then set your preferences for the other options. 4. Tap OK.
When Word Completion is activated, a small box will appear onscreen after you’ve entered the first few letters of a word. If this is the word you want to enter, tap the word and it will be inserted into your document or application. If it isn’t the right word, just ignore it and continue to enter the word manually. In this lesson you learned how to enter letters and numbers into your Pocket PC applications, using the Soft Keyboard, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, and Transcriber.
LESSON 5
Managing Power Consumption In this lesson you learn how to efficiently use your Pocket PC to conserve the unit’s batteries.
MONITORING BATTERY LIFE Pocket PCs run off of battery power, and every Pocket PC device includes two types of batteries—a main battery, and a backup battery. The backup battery, which is a small silver disk that looks like a watch battery, is used only when the main battery runs out of power. How long your main battery will last before requiring a recharge depends on a number of factors—the number and type of applications you’re running, the level of display backlighting you’ve selected, and so on. (See the “Managing Power Usage” section later in this lesson.) In addition, different types of batteries last longer than others, and different Pocket PC models use more or less power than others. To check how long you have remaining before you have to recharge your Pocket PC’s batteries, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Power. 2. The power remaining for your main battery is displayed at
the top of the screen, shown in Figure 5.1. The status of your backup battery is shown just below this. When your Pocket PC’s batteries start to run down, you recharge the batteries by sliding the Pocket PC device into its cradle.
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FIGURE 5.1 Checking the battery levels of your Pocket PC.
CONFIGURING POWER PREFERENCES There are two things you can do to conserve your Pocket PC’s batteries—adjust the unit’s backlighting, and configure the unit to turn off after a period of nonuse.
REDUCE BACKLIGHTING The less you use your display’s backlighting, the less power your device will use. To adjust the backlighting, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Power. 2. Tap the Backlight option. 3. When the Display Preferences screen appears, as shown in
Figure 5.2, select a display profile and adjust the brightness level to as low a setting as you’re comfortable with. (See Lesson 3, “Configuring the Sound and Display,” for more details.) 4. Tap OK.
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FIGURE 5.2 Adjusting your Pocket PC’s screen brightness.
ENABLING AUTO-SUSPEND To enable your Pocket PC’s Auto-Suspend feature, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Power. 2. Tap the Power option. 3. When the Power Preferences screen appears (shown in Figure
5.3), make sure that On Battery Power is selected from the pull-down list. 4. Check the Auto-Suspend option, and then select a time-out
period from the pull-down list; the shorter the period before Auto-Suspend, the less power used. 5. Check the second option to turn off the display when you’re
using your Pocket PC as a music player. 6. Select one or more options for waking your Pocket PC from
Auto-Suspend mode. 7. Tap OK.
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FIGURE 5.3 Configuring your Pocket PC’s power settings.
TIP You also can reduce battery usage by turning off unnecessary sounds, and not using CF cards while on battery power.
In this lesson you learned how to configure your Pocket PC to reduce battery usage.
LESSON 6
Managing Memory Usage In this lesson you learn how to manage the amount of memory used by the Pocket PC 2002 operating system and its applications.
MONITORING MEMORY USAGE On a desktop PC, memory is used to run programs and temporarily store application data; long-term storage is provided by your PC’s hard disk. A Pocket PC device, however, doesn’t have a hard disk, so memory also has to be used for data storage. The more memory you have on your device, the more room you have to run programs and store data. TIP Pocket PC memory is both built into your device, and supplemented by data storage cards.
When you start to fill up your Pocket PC’s memory, you run into difficulties opening more applications and saving new files. When this happens, you have to either reduce your memory use, or increase your device’s memory capacity—both explained later in this lesson. To find out how much memory you have on your Pocket PC, and how much of it is free, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Memory. 2. When the Memory screen appears, select the Main tab,
shown in Figure 6.1, and observe the memory statistics.
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FIGURE 6.1 Observing memory usage.
The total amount of memory built into your Pocket PC device is shown in the Total Main Memory section. This memory can be allocated either to storage or to programs (discussed next). The amount of free memory is shown beneath the Storage and Program columns; add these two amounts together to see how much total memory you have free.
ALLOCATING MEMORY As you’ve just learned, your Pocket PC device’s memory is used for both data storage and for running programs. Allocate too much memory for programs and you might not have enough left for storing your data files; allocate too much for storage and you might not have enough left to run your programs. It’s best to strive for a balance between storage and program use for your memory. You adjust your Pocket PC’s memory allocation by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Memory.
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2. When the Memory screen appears, select the Main tab. 3. Move the slider to the left to allocate more space for pro-
grams, and to the right to allocate more space for data storage. 4. Tap OK.
REDUCING MEMORY USAGE There are several steps you can take to more efficiently manage your Pocket PC’s memory usage. These include closing open programs, removing unused programs, and deleting unnecessary data files.
CLOSING OPEN PROGRAMS When you launch an application on your Pocket PC, it stays open until you manually close it. The confusion is that closing a program isn’t intuitive—which means that you often end up with a lot of open programs without realizing it. If you use Microsoft Windows on a desktop PC, you’re used to closing a program by clicking the X at the top-right corner of the screen. Unfortunately, clicking the similar X in a Pocket PC application does not close the application—it merely minimizes it. Actually closing the application is a more complicated process. TIP The reason the Pocket PC 2002 operating system doesn’t explicitly let you close programs is because the operating system itself manages memory usage. If a program is open but not being used, the program will automatically be removed from memory—just as if it were manually closed.
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To close an open application, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Memory. 2. When the Memory screen appears, select the Running
Programs tab, as shown in Figure 6.2.
FIGURE 6.2 Closing open applications.
3. Tap the name of the application you want to close, then tap
Stop. (To close all applications, tap Stop All.) 4. Tap OK.
REMOVING UNUSED PROGRAMS Just because a program isn’t running doesn’t mean it isn’t using up memory space; the program itself remains in your system memory whether it’s running or not. The more programs you have installed on your Pocket PC, the more memory is used.
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When your memory starts filling up, you should consider removing those programs that you don’t often use. To remove a program from your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, then select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Remove Programs. 2. When the Remove Programs screen appears (shown in Figure
6.3), select the program you want to remove, and then tap Remove.
FIGURE 6.3 Removing unused programs.
3. Tap OK.
CAUTION When you remove a program, it’s totally deleted. If you want to use the program again in the future, you’ll have to reinstall the program from scratch.
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DELETING UNNECESSARY FILES Just as unused programs can unnecessarily use up your Pocket PC’s memory, so can unused data files. These might be old Word or Excel files, or digital audio files that you don’t listen to anymore. In any case, you can free up your device’s memory by deleting these old and unused files. To delete a file from your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Programs. When the
Programs screen appears, tap File Explorer. 2. When File Explorer opens, navigate to the folder that con-
tains the file you want to delete. 3. Tap and hold the file you want to delete, and then select
Delete from the pop-up menu (shown in Figure 6.4).
FIGURE 6.4 Deleting a file in File Explorer.
CAUTION Make sure you tap and hold the file you want to delete. Just tapping the file will open the file, not delete it.
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4. When the Confirm File Delete box appears, tap Yes.
TIP Learn more about using File Explorer in Lesson 11, “Working with Files and Folders.”
USING STORAGE CARDS You can expand the temporary memory of your Pocket PC device by storing programs and data on removable storage cards. All Pocket PCs accept Compact Flash (CF) cards, and some also accept Secure Digital (SD) cards. CF cards typically insert into a slot on the top of your Pocket PC, and can hold (depending on the card) up to 512MB of data. SD cards typically insert into a slot on the side or bottom of your Pocket PC, and can hold (depending on the card) up to 64MB of data. TIP Memory cards are especially useful for storing data that you transfer from one device to another, and for storing large numbers of digital music files.
Using either a CF or SD card is as easy as sliding it into the appropriate slot, until it physically locks into place. When the card is inserted, your Pocket PC “sees” it and adds it to the list of available storage devices. The card will appear in File Explorer, under the My Device folder. You can then copy files or programs to the card, as you would copy to any other device or folder. To view the amount of free space available on a storage card, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Memory.
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2. When the Memory screen appears, select the Storage Card
tab (shown in Figure 6.5) and observe the amount of total memory and memory currently in use.
FIGURE 6.5 Observing storage capacity of an add-on card.
In this lesson you learned how to manage your Pocket PC’s memory usage by closing programs and deleting unused programs and files. You also learned how to use CF and SD cards to expand your device’s storage capacity.
LESSON 7
Personalizing Your Pocket PC In this lesson you learn how to customize the look and feel of your Pocket PC—including how to set the clock, reconfigure your hotkey buttons, and personalize your Today screen.
RESETTING
THE
CLOCK
There are many things you can change about the Pocket PC interface. Perhaps the easiest—and, sometimes, the most necessary—thing to change is the system time. To reset the clock on your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. On the Today screen, tap the date entry at the top of the list.
(Alternativeely, you can tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the Settings screen appears, select the System tab and then tap Clock.) 2. When the Clock screen appears (shown in Figure 7.1), check
the Home clock. 3. Highlight either the hours, minutes, seconds, or AM/PM
fields, and then use the up and down buttons to change the time. 4. Highlight either the month, date, or year fields, and then use
the up and down buttons to change the date.
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FIGURE 7.1 Resetting your Pocket PC’s clock.
TIP You also can use the Clock screen to set the time for a second location, which is useful when you’re traveling. To activate this second clock, check the Visiting option on the Clock screen, and set the Visiting time accordingly.
CONFIGURING
THE
TODAY SCREEN
The Today screen is the first screen you see when you turn on your Pocket PC. By default, this screen displays today’s date; your owner information; any upcoming appointments; any unread email messages; and any pending tasks. The Pocket PC 2002 operating system lets you change the items listed on this screen, as well as the background graphic and color scheme of this screen.
CHANGING TODAY SCREEN ITEMS To change the items displayed on the Today screen, follow these steps:
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1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Today. 2. When the Today Settings screen appears, select the Items tab,
shown in Figure 7.2.
FIGURE 7.2 Selecting items to appear in the Today list.
3. Check those items you want to appear in the Today list, and
uncheck those items you don’t want to appear. 4. Change the order of the list by selecting an item and then
tapping the Move Up and Move Up button to move the item up and down the list. 5. To change the type of Calendar and Task items that are dis-
played, select either Calendar or Task and then Tap the Options button. Check those options you prefer, and then tap OK. 6. Tap OK.
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TIP To have your Pocket PC display the Today screen more frequently, check the Display Today Screen if Device is Not Used option, and then select a lower number of hours.
CHANGING
THE
THEME
The background graphic on the Today screen and the color scheme of all your Pocket PC’s menus combine to form a theme—or what some users call a “skin.” When you change themes, you change the entire look of your Pocket PC interface. To select a new theme for your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Today. 2. When the Today Settings screen appears, select the
Appearance tab. 3. Select a new theme from the list, and then click OK, or… 4. To use a different picture as the Today screen, check the Use
This Picture as the Background option and then tap the Browse button. You can then browse to and select a graphics file you want. 5. Click OK.
Your Pocket PC comes with one additional theme, called Fire. You can download more themes at Microsoft’s Pocket PC Web site (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/themes.asp). Figure 7.3 shows what the Today screen looks like with the CatFish theme from the Microsoft Web site.
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FIGURE 7.3 The Today screen with a different theme.
TIP Many third-party software developers distribute Pocket PC themes, theme-management software, and thememaking programs. These programs, like Pocket Theme Manager and SnoopSoft Dashboard, are listed in Appendix B, “Pocket PC Applications.”
CONFIGURING
THE
START MENU
Just as you can personalize what items appear on the Today screen, you also can select which items appear on the Pocket PC Start menu. To configure your Start menu, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Menus. 2. When the Menus screen appears, select the Start Menu tab,
shown in Figure 7.4.
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FIGURE 7.4 Personalizing the Start menu.
3. Check those items you want to appear on the Start menu;
uncheck those items you don’t want to appear. 4. Click OK.
CONFIGURING
THE
NEW MENU
The New menu appears when you tap the New button, located on the Command Bar on the bottom of most Pocket PC screens. By default, the New menu lets you create new appointments, contacts, email messages, notes, tasks, and Word and Excel documents. You can add or delete items on the New menu by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Menus. 2. When the Menus screen appears, select the New Menu tab,
shown in Figure 7.5. 3. Check those items you want to appear on the New menu;
uncheck those items you don’t want to appear. 4. Click OK.
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FIGURE 7.5 Choosing items to appear on the New menu.
TIP If you’d rather not display the New menu at all, uncheck the Turn On New Button Menu option.
REPROGRAMMING
THE
HOTKEY BUTTONS
Most Pocket PC devices let you reprogram the Hotkey buttons. By default, these buttons launch specific applications, such as the Calendar and Tasks list. If you’d rather assign another application to a key, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Buttons. 2. When the Buttons screen appears (shown in Figure 7.6), tap a
specific Hotkey to select it. 3. Pull down the Button Assignment list and select an applica-
tion to assign to the key. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to reassign additional keys; tap OK
when finished.
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FIGURE 7.6 Reassigning Hotkey buttons.
In addition to assigning applications to simple presses of a Hotkey button, you also can assign applications to launch when you press and hold a button. If your Pocket PC has a Record button, this button is also reassignable. TIP Tip Some individual applications also let you reassign Hotkey buttons while you’re using the application. Read the application’s instructions to learn more.
In this lesson you learned how to personalize your Pocket PC by changing the time and date, changing the background of the Today screen, changing the items listed on the Start and New menus, and reassigning the applications that launch when you press the Hotkey buttons.
LESSON 8
Managing Personal Information—Securely In this lesson you learn how to enter and display personal information on your Pocket PC—and to use “wallet” applications to securely store your information.
CHANGING OWNER INFORMATION The very first time you turned on your Pocket PC, as part of the setup procedure, you were prompted to enter a variety of personal information—your name, address, phone number, and email address. Some of this information is displayed on the Today screen, and you can choose to also display it every time your Pocket PC is powered on. If you need to change the personal information stored in your Pocket PC device, follow these steps: 1. On the Today screen, tap the Owner entry, just below the date
entry. (Alternatively, you can tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Owner Information.) 2. When the Owner Information screen appears (shown in
Figure 8.1), select the Identification tab. 3. Tap your stylus in any field that you want to change; use the
Soft Keyboard to edit the existing information, or to enter new information. 4. Tap OK when finished.
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FIGURE 8.1 Editing your owner information.
CAUTION Since your name and phone number are displayed publicly on the Today screen, don’t enter anything in the Name and Telephone fields that you don’t want anyone reading over your shoulder.
DISPLAYING OWNER INFORMATION
AT
POWER-ON
Your owner information is automatically displayed on the Pocket PC Today screen. You also can choose to display the owner information on a special Power-On screen, which can appear every time you power-on your Pocket PC device. TIP Displaying your owner information at power-on can be useful if you ever lose your Pocket PC; whoever finds it will be able to read your information and contact you to return the device.
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To display your owner information every time you turn on your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. On the Today screen, tap the Owner entry, just below the date
entry. (Alternatively, you can tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab, and then tap Owner Information.) 2. When the Owner Information screen appears, select the
Identification tab. 3. Check the Show Information When Device is Turned On
option. 4. Tap OK
Now, when you turn on your Pocket PC device, you’ll see the My Info screen, like the one in Figure 8.2. Tap this screen to continue on to the Today screen.
FIGURE 8.2 Displaying owner information on the My Info screen.
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PERSONALIZING
THE
MY INFO SCREEN
When you follow the instructions in the previous section, you activate your Pocket PC’s My Info screen, which appears every time you turn on your device. By default, the My Info screen displays your name, business, address, phone number, and email address. To include additional information on this screen, follow these steps: 1. On the Today screen, tap the Owner entry, just below the date
entry. (Alternatively, you can tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab and then tap Owner Information.) 2. When the Owner Information screen appears, select the
Notes tab (shown in Figure 8.3).
FIGURE 8.3 Entering additional information for the My Info screen.
3. Use the Soft Keyboard or other entry method to enter addi-
tional information into the Notes box. 4. Check the Show Information When Device is Turned On
option. 5. Tap OK.
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ADDING PASSWORD PROTECTION To protect the personal information and data in your Pocket PC, you may want to enable password protection. With password protection enabled, no one can access your Pocket PC without first entering either a four-digit numeric or longer alphanumeric password. To enable password protection for your Pocket PC device, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab, and then tap Password. 2. When the Password screen appears (shown in Figure 8.4),
check either the Simple 4 Digit Password or Strong Alphanumeric Password options.
FIGURE 8.4 Enabling password protection.
TIP The simple four-digit numeric password will be easier for you to remember, but the longer alphanumeric password is harder for a thief to crack.
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3. Enter your desired password in the Password field. 4. If you want to be prompted to enter your password if your
device is left unused for a period of time, pull down the Prompt if Device Unused For list and select a value. If you don’t want to be prompted in this fashion, pull down the list and select 0 Minutes. 5. Tap OK.
With password protection enabled, your Pocket PC will display an Enter Your Password screen (shown in Figure 8.5), every time the device is turned on. You’ll need to enter the password, as prompted, to proceed to the Today screen.
FIGURE 8.5 Entering your password.
USING A WALLET PROGRAM INFORMATION
TO
STORE PRIVATE
You also can use your Pocket PC to store all sorts of personal information—bank account numbers, credit card numbers, passwords
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for computer programs, and so on. This functionality enables you to store all this necessary information in one single, secure location. To use your Pocket PC in this manner, you’ll need to install a thirdparty application, typically called a “wallet” program. Some manufacturers include a wallet program with their Pocket PC devices; for example, Hewlett Packard includes the CodeWallet Pro program with their Jornada Pocket PCs. Most wallet programs operate in a similar fashion. You create a personal wallet to store your information; this wallet is password protected so that only you can access the information within. Inside the wallet, you create different folders for different types of information; you might, for example, create folders for credit cards, business information, computer passwords, and so on. Once you create a folder, you then create individual screens for each item you want to store. (Figure 8.6 shows a screen for a credit card, as created with CodeWallet Pro.)
FIGURE 8.6 Storing private information in CodeWallet Pro.
Recalling data is as easy as launching the wallet program, opening a folder, entering your password, and then accessing a specific screen of information.
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Among the most popular wallet programs are: • CodeWallet Pro (www.developerone.com/pocketpc/codewallet/) • eWallet (www.iliumsoft.com/wallet.htm) • PDA Confidential (www.pdautilities.com/PDAConfidential.html) • Virtual Wallet (www.applian.com/pocketpc/virtual_wallet/) In this lesson you learned how to change and display your personal information on your Pocket PC, password protect your Pocket PC, and store private information using a Pocket PC wallet program.
LESSON 9
Connecting to Your PC and Other Devices In this lesson you learn how to connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, and to other Pocket PC devices.
CONNECTING
TO
YOUR DESKTOP PC
Connecting your Pocket PC to your desktop PC is as easy as plugging in a cable. Most Pocket PCs come with a cable that connects to the USB port on the back of your desktop PC, and then runs either to your Pocket PC or to a cradle, in which you sit your Pocket PC device. When the cable is connected on both ends (and the Pocket PC inserted into the cable), the connection is complete. Some older Pocket PCs came with a cable that connected to your desktop PC’s serial port, rather than the USB port. A serial port connection is not as fast as a USB connection, nor is it as automatic. If you have the choice between USB and serial connections, choose USB. You also can connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC via a wireless infrared or Bluetooth radio connection. Either of these connections require the purchase of an optional receiver for your desktop PC. (Your Pocket PC has infrared—but not Bluetooth—capability built in.) If you have trouble connecting to your PC, you can alter your Pocket PC’s connection settings by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select ActiveSync. When the
ActiveSync screen appears, tap the Tools button and select Options
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2. When the ActiveSync Options screen appears (shown in
Figure 9.1), select the PC tab.
FIGURE 9.1 Configuring ActiveSync connection options.
3. Make sure the Enable Synchronization When Cradled option
is selected. If you’re connecting via USB, make sure USB Connection is selected in the drop-down list. If you’re connecting via a serial port, pull down the list and select a connection speed; select a slower speed if you’re having connection difficulties. 4. Tap OK.
Once your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop PC, you can synchronize data and transfer files between the two units. See Lesson 10, “Synchronizing Your Pocket PC,” for more information.
MANAGING CONNECTION OPTIONS The various connections you make with your Pocket PC—to your desktop computer, to a local area network, to the Internet—are all managed by the Pocket PC Connection Manager. The initial configuration of Connection Manager is automatic, and typically doesn’t need
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to be altered. However, if you need to add new types of connections, or reconfigure existing connections, you need to manually edit Connection Manager settings. After Connection Manager is configured, any application you launch that needs to use a connection will be directed, by Connection Manager, to the best connection option available. For example, Connection Manager can be configured so that it knows that you use an Ethernet connection when you’re at work, and a modem connection when you’re at home. To configure Connection Manager, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Connections. 2. The Connections screen now appears, as shown in Figure 9.2.
The top section of this screen is used to select how you connect to the Internet; the middle section determines how you connect to your corporate network; the bottom section is used if you use different network cards at work and at home. The default settings for each of these sections (Internet Settings, Work Settings, and Work) should work for most users.
FIGURE 9.2 Configuring the Connection manager.
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3. To select a different method of connecting to the Internet,
pull down the first list and select either Work or New; if you select New, you’ll be prompted to create a new Internet connection. 4. To select a different method of connecting to your corporate
network, pull down the middle list and select either Internet Settings or New; if you select New, you’ll be prompted to create a new Work connection. 5. To use your network card to connect to the Internet (instead
of to your corporate network), pull down the bottom list and select The Internet. 6. To change the configuration for any connection, tap the
Modify button for that connection. When the next screen appears, enter the appropriate information; tap Next to go the next screen, and Finish when you’re done.
CONNECTING
TO A
NETWORK
If your desktop PC is connected to a local area network (LAN), you can connect your Pocket PC to the LAN and access your desktop PC via the network. This requires the addition of an Ethernet card that you insert into the Compact Flash slot on your Pocket PC. TIP Before you can connect via Ethernet, you’ll have to install the appropriate software drivers for your Ethernet card. Refer to the manual that came with your card for instructions.
To configure your Pocket PC for an Ethernet connection, follow these steps:
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1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Connections. 2. When the Connections screen appears, select Work Settings
from the middle pull-down list, and then tap Modify. 3. When the next screen appears, select the appropriate
connection—or, if no connection has been created yet, tap New. 4. Select the VPN tab, and then enter a name and host name or
IP address for your network. Tap OK. 5. Select the Proxy Settings tab, and then enter the appropriate
settings for your network. Tap OK. 6. Return to the Connections screen, and make sure that Work is
selected in the lower pull-down list. TIP The entire connection process is made somewhat simpler via the Microsoft Pocket PC Connection Wizard, which installs from your Pocket PC installation CD to your desktop computer. When you run the Connection Wizard (click the Start button, and then select All Programs, Microsoft Pocket PC Connection Wizard), you step through the connection process with a series of questions; provide the correct answers, and your connection is configured automatically.
Once Connection Manager is configured, you connect to your network by inserting the CF Ethernet card into your Pocket PC device, and then using an Ethernet cable to connect your Pocket PC to the network. When you connect, your Pocket PC will recognize the connection, and enable direct access to your network resources.
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TIP The first time you insert the Ethernet card into your Pocket PC, the Network Settings screen will appear, so you can configure the card for your network. You’ll need to obtain the following information from your network administrator—user name, password, and domain name. (You can change your card’s network settings by tapping the Start button and selecting Settings; when the Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab and then tap Network Adapters.)
CONNECTING
TO
ANOTHER POCKET PC
All Pocket PC devices come with a built-in infrared port. You can use this infrared connection to “beam” data from one Pocket PC to another, relatively automatically. Before you beam, however, you need to enable the beaming function. Follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Beam. 2. Make sure the Receiving option is checked, then tap OK.
To establish a beam connection between two Pocket PC devices, follow these steps: 1. Bring the two Pocket PC devices within several feet of each
other, with their infrared sensors pointing at each other. CAUTION Make sure that the two Pocket PCs have a direct line of sight to each other. Any obstacle placed between the devices will interrupt the infrared beam.
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2. To beam information from your Pocket PC, follow the
instructions for the specific application you’re using. For example, to beam a contact from your device, launch Contacts, and then tap and hold the contact you want to beam. When the pop-up menu appears, select Beam Contact. 3. To receive beamed information, make sure you’re in the same
application as the other user, and that the other Pocket PC has started beaming. When the beaming is complete, your Pocket PC will chime and display a “complete” message. TIP Beaming is a good way to transfer business card information—via the Contacts application—to other users.
In this lesson you learned how to connect your Pocket PC to a desktop PC, and how to beam information from your Pocket PC to another similar device.
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Synchronizing Your Pocket PC In this lesson you learn how to synchronize data between your Pocket PC and a desktop PC.
CONFIGURING ACTIVESYNC Most users keep similar information on their desktop PC and their Pocket PC. When that information is changed on one of the units, the change somehow needs to be communicated to the other unit. For example, let’s say you’re on a business trip, carrying your Pocket PC. While you’re gone, you make additions to your task list, and add a few new contacts. And, in your absence, your secretary back at the office also schedules a handful of new appointments for you. When you return to the office, you want to update your desktop PC to reflect the changes you made on your trip—and you need to add those new appointments to your Pocket PC. That requires updating your desktop PC data to be in synch with the changed data on your Pocket PC, and vice versa. The process of reflecting changes to data stored on one unit to similar data stored on another unit is called synchronization. Synchronization is accomplished via an application called ActiveSync, and happens automatically whenever you connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC. ActiveSync also enables you to move data from your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, and vice versa. You also can use ActiveSync to install new programs on your Pocket PC, using your desktop PC as a controller.
The ActiveSync program should have been installed on both your Pocket PC and desktop PC as part of the overall setup process. After installation, you can configure ActiveSync (on your desktop PC) to specify what types of files are synchronized—and when. To configure ActiveSync, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When ActiveSync launches, pull down the Tools menu and
select Options. 3. When the Options dialog box appears, select the Sync
Options tab, shown in Figure 10.1. Check those items you want to include in the synchronization operation, and uncheck those items you don’t want to synchronize. Set specific options for each item by highlighting the item and clicking the Settings button.
FIGURE 10.1 Selecting which applications you want to synchronize.
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4. Select the Sync Mode tab, and then select when you want
synchronization to occur—Continuously, When the Device is Connected (recommended), Only Upon Connection, or Manually. 5. Select the Rules tab, shown in Figure 10.2. To select how
conflicts are resolved when a file has been changed on both devices, pull down the Conflict Resolution list and select either Leave the Conflict Unresolved (which requires you to manually resolve the conflict), Always Replace the Item on My (Pocket PC) Device, or Always Replace the Item on This Computer. The other settings in this dialog box can be left as is. 6. Click OK.
FIGURE 10.2 Choosing how to resolve conflicts between your Pocket PC and desktop PC.
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USING ACTIVESYNC Once ActiveSync has been installed and configured, you’re ready to start synchronizing data between your Pocket PC and desktop PC. If you selected one of the automatic synchronization options, all you have to do is connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC (or insert your Pocket PC into its cradle) to launch the ActiveSync application. If you selected the manual start option, you’ll have to start the synchronization manually by selecting File, Synchronize in the ActiveSync application on your desktop PC. ActiveSync now goes to work. It compares files on your Pocket PC with similar files on your desktop PC, and updates the older version of each file as necessary. If the file has been changed on your Pocket PC, the file on your desktop PC is updated; if the file has been changed on your desktop PC, the file on your Pocket PC is updated. If a file has been changed on both your desktop PC and Pocket PC, ActiveSync attempts to resolve the conflict based on the options you previously selected. If you selected to Always Replace the Item on My Device, then the version of the file on your Pocket PC will be replaced by the version on your desktop PC. If you chose Always Replace the Item on This Computer, then the version of the file on your desktop PC will be replaced by the item on your Pocket PC. If you chose to Leave the Conflict Unresolved, you’ll see a message (on both your desktop PC and Pocket PC) that you have an unresolved item. To resolve the conflict (and choose which version of the file you want to keep), follow these steps: 1. Click the Resolve Items link in the desktop version of
ActiveSync. 2. When the Resolve Conflict dialog box appears (shown in
Figure 10.3), pull down the Action list and choose either the left-arrow Replace (replaces the file on your desktop with the file on your Pocket PC), right-arrow Replace (replaces the file on your Pocket PC with the file on your desktop), or Skip (leaves the conflict unresolved for now).
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FIGURE 10.3 Resolving conflicts when both devices have changed a file.
3. Click the Synchronize button.
TIP You should try to keep the version of the file that is most up-to-date.
SETTING UP REMOTE SYNCHRONIZATION Your Pocket PC doesn’t have to be directly connected to your desktop PC to synchronize data. You can connect the two devices over an Ethernet network, or over normal phone lines, through a process called remote synchronization.
REMOTE SYNCHRONIZATION
VIA
ETHERNET
You can set up ActiveSync to let you synchronize data with your desktop PC—or with a central server—over your corporate network. To configure this type of remote synchronization via Ethernet, follow these steps: 1. From within ActiveSync on your Pocket PC, tap Tools and
select Options; when the Options screen appears, select the Server tab.
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CAUTION The Server tab will only appear if you’ve already configured your Pocket PC for Ethernet connection.
2. Check the types of information you want to synchronize. 3. Tap the Server Name field, and then enter the name of the
server you want to connect to. 4. Tap Advanced; when the Advanced screen appears, select the
Connection tab. 5. Enter your user name, password, and domain. 6. Select your desired synchronization schedule. 7. Tap OK.
To perform an Ethernet-based synchronization, insert a CF Ethernet card into your Pocket PC, make sure your device is configured for an Ethernet connection (see Chapter 9, “Connecting to Your PC and Other Devices”), and then connect your Ethernet card to your network. Once your device is connected, follow these instructions presented earlier to perform a manual synchronization: 1. Tap the Start button, and select ActiveSync. 2. When ActiveSync launches, tap the Sync button. 3. If a Network Log On Screen appears, enter your user name,
password, and domain (if appropriate). 4. Once you’re logged onto the network, you can complete your
synchronization activities.
REMOTE SYNCHRONIZATION
VIA
MODEM
Before you can establish remote synch over a phone line, you first have to obtain a telephone number to dial into your company’s server,
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and then configure your Pocket PC to dial into that server. Follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab, and then tap Connections. 2. When the Connections screen appears, select the
Connections tab. 3. Pull down the middle list (When Needed, Automatically
Connect to Work Using These Settings:), select Work Settings, and then tap the Modify (or New) button. 4. When the next screen appears, tap New. 5. When the Make New Connection screen appears (shown in
Figure 10.4), enter a name for the connection in the first field. Then pull down the Select a Modem list and select your specific modem. Select a different Baud Rate if necessary, and then tap Next.
FIGURE 10.4 Creating a new modem connection.
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6. When the next screen appears, enter the phone number you’ll
be dialing, and then tap Next. 7. On the next screen, make any appropriate changes, then tap
Finish. Once the configuration is complete, you start a remote synchronization session by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and select ActiveSync. 2. When ActiveSync launches, tap the Sync button. 3. When the Network Log On Screen appears, enter your user
name, password, and domain (if appropriate). 4. Tap OK, and your Pocket PC will dial the appropriate num-
ber and log you onto your company’s remote network. 5. Once you’re logged onto the network, you can complete your
synchronization activities. In this lesson you learned how to use ActiveSync to synchronize data between your Pocket PC and your desktop PC.
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Working with Files and Folders In this lesson you learn how to manage application files on your Pocket PC.
USING FILE EXPLORER Most applications that run on your Pocket PC create documents, which are stored as files in your Pocket PC’s memory (or on optional storage cards). These files can be renamed, copied to your desktop PC, and deleted from your Pocket PC’s memory. You manage these application files with an application called File Manager. File Manager works much like the My Computer utility in Microsoft Windows, which you use to manage files on your desktop PC. You launch File Explorer by tapping the Start button and selecting Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap File Explorer. The File Explorer screen, shown in Figure 11.1, displays the contents of a single folder or device. Any folder can contain individual files, or other folders (called subfolders). Folders and subfolders have icons that look like little folders; files have icons associated with their file type or parent application. By default, there are four main folders on your Pocket PC, all stored within the item titled My Device. (My Device represents your Pocket PC device, and all the files stored on it.) The four main folders are My Documents, where most of your document files are stored; Program Files, where your programs are stored; Temp, which is used for
temporary storage; and Windows, which holds all the operating system files.
Folder List
My Device icon
Network Share icon
Edit menu Open men Storage Card icon FIGURE 11.1 The contents of the My Documents folder.
There are several ways to navigate through File Explorer: • Tap a folder to view the contents of a folder. • Tap the Folder List button to view and access all folders above the current folder. • Tap the My Device icon to view the contents of the My Documents folder. • Tap the Storage Card icon to view the contents of any storage card currently in use. TIP When you tap a file, the file (and its associated program) opens.
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• Tap the Network Share icon or the Open button to access a specific location on your network; this displays an Open dialog box, into which you enter a network path—including the individual PC and folder where the document is stored. Most file and folder operations are accessed by tapping and holding the stylus on the file or folder icon. This displays a pop-up menu, like the one shown in Figure 11.2, with relevant operations listed.
FIGURE 11.2 A File Explorer pop-up menu.
FINDING FILES Most document files are stored in the My Documents folder, or in one of the subfolders (Annotations, Business, Figures, and so on) within this folder. If you have trouble finding a specific file, you can use your Pocket PC’s Find command. Just follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button and select Find. 2. When the Find screen appears (shown in Figure 11.3), enter
all or part of the name of the file into the Find field. 3. Pull down the Type list and select the type of file you’re
looking for; if you’re not sure of the file type, select All Data. 4. Tap the Go button.
Any files that match your criteria will now be displayed on screen. Tap a file icon to open it.
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FIGURE 11.3 Searching for files on your Pocket PC.
TIP To speed up your search, enter just the first few letters of the file you’re looking for, and your Pocket PC will display a list of matching files.
RENAMING
AND
DELETING FILES
AND FOLDERS
You can easily change the name of any file or folder on your Pocket PC. Follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file or folder. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Rename. 3. The filename is now highlighted; use the Soft Keyboard or
other input method to enter a new name for the item. To delete a file or folder (and all its contents), follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file or folder. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Delete. 3. When the Confirm File Delete screen appears, tap Yes.
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COPYING, MOVING,
AND
BEAMING FILES
AND FOLDERS
Files can be copied or moved from one folder to another, or from your Pocket PC to a storage card. You also can beam files from your Pocket PC to another similar device. To copy a file or folder, which leaves the original item in its original location and places a copy in another location, follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file or folder. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Copy. 3. Use File Explorer to navigate to another folder or device. 4. Tap the Edit button, and then select Paste.
To move a file or folder, which cuts an item from its original location and pastes it into a new location, follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file or folder. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Cut. 3. Use File Explorer to navigate to another folder or device. 4. Tap the Edit button, and then select Paste.
To beam a file to another Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Beam File.
TIP You can only beam files, not folders.
CREATING NEW FOLDERS To better organize your files, you may want to create new subfolders for specific types of files. For example, you might want to create a My
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Music folder within the My Documents folder, to hold your digital music files. To create a new folder, follow these steps: 1. Move to the folder or device where you want to create the
new folder. 2. Tap the Edit button, and then select New Folder. 3. The new folder appears onscreen, with the name “New
Folder” highlighted. Use the Soft Keyboard or other input method to enter a new name for the new folder.
STORING FILES
ON
CARDS
You copy or move files from your main Pocket PC memory to a storage card the same way you copy or move files from folder to folder. Follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the file or folder. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Cut (to move the file)
or Copy. 3. Tap the Storage Card icon to access the storage card, and
then navigate to a specific folder on the card. 4. Tap the Edit button, and select Paste.
MANAGING FILES
FROM
YOUR DESKTOP PC
If you want to copy or move files from your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, you have to manage the files from your desktop PC. You also can use your desktop PC to manage all the files on your Pocket PC, as long as the Pocket PC is connected to the desktop PC. There are two ways to manage files from your desktop PC—with Windows’ My Computer, or with ActiveSync.
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MANAGING FILES
WITH
MY COMPUTER
When your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop PC, it appears in your desktop’s My Computer folder as a separate device, typically labeled Mobile Device. To use My Computer to access your Pocket PC files, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select My
Computer. 2. When My Computer appears, click the Mobile Device icon. 3. As you can see in Figure 11.4, the My Computer folder
changes to a Mobile Device folder, and displays the contents of your Pocket PC’s My Documents folder. Click a subfolder to view its contents, or click the My PocketPC icon to view all the contents of your Pocket PC device. 4. You can now copy or move files between the two devices
using Windows’ normal copy and move commands. You also can rename or delete any file on your Pocket PC, directly from the My Computer/Mobile Device folder.
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WITH
ACTIVESYNC
The ActiveSync application, installed on your desktop PC, also enables you to access and manage the files stored on your Pocket PC device. To use ActiveSync to manage your files, follow these steps: 1. From your desktop PC, click the Start button, and then select
All Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When ActiveSync launches, click the Explore Device button. 3. This now opens the same Mobile Device folder, as previously
discussed. You can now use Windows’ normal file management commands to copy, move, rename, or delete files on your Pocket PC.
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FIGURE 11.4 Accessing your Pocket PC files from My Computer.
In this lesson you learned how to rename, delete, copy, and move files and folders on your Pocket PC and how to move files from your Pocket PC to your desktop PC.
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Backing Up Your Data In this lesson you learn how to back up your Pocket PC files in case they get deleted or destroyed.
BACKING UP FILES The more data and files you have stored on your Pocket PC, the bigger the loss if something bad happens to your device. For example, you could lose all your data if both your main and backup batteries failed—or if your Pocket PC is lost or stolen. The best protection against data loss is to make backup copies of your most important data—and store those copies on your desktop PC. This way, if you lose the files on your Pocket PC device, you can get up and running again by copying your backup files from your desktop PC back to your Pocket PC. Pocket PC 2002 includes a backup function in the ActiveSync application. You can choose to have backups occur automatically whenever you connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, or manually, at your command. You also can choose to back up all the files on your Pocket PC, or only those files that have changed since your last backup.
SETTING
AN
AUTOMATIC BACKUP
You launch the backup utility from the version of ActiveSync installed on your desktop PC. Make sure you have your Pocket PC connected and synched to your desktop PC, and then follow these instructions:
1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, select Tools,
Backup/Restore. 3. When the Backup/Restore dialog box appears, select the
Backup tab (shown in Figure 12.1).
FIGURE 12.1 Using ActiveSync (on your desktop PC) to back up the files on your Pocket PC.
4. To back up all the files on your Pocket PC, select the Full
Backup option. To back up only those files that have changed since your last backup, select the Incremental Backup option. 5. Check the Automatically Back Up Each Time the Device
Connects option. 6. Click OK.
Thus configured, ActiveSync will now back up the selected files whenever you connect your Pocket PC device to your desktop PC.
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CREATING
A
MANUAL BACKUP
Creating a manual backup is as easy as choosing the type of backup you want, and then clicking a button. Just follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, select Tools,
Backup/Restore. 3. When the Backup/Restore dialog box appears, select the
Backup tab, and then select either Full Backup or Incremental Backup. 4. Click the Back Up Now button.
RESTORING FILES If, for whatever reason, the files on your Pocket PC become damaged or deleted, you can restore them from the backup files stored on your desktop PC. All you have to do is follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, select Tools,
Backup/Restore. 3. When the Backup/Restore dialog box appears, select the
Restore tab (shown in Figure 12.2). 4. Click the Restore Now button.
CAUTION When you restore files from the backup copies, any files that are still on your Pocket PC will be overwritten with the backup copies.
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FIGURE 12.2 Restoring backed-up files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC.
OTHER BACKUP OPTIONS Some Pocket PC manufacturers include their own backup programs with their Pocket PC devices. For example, Hewlett Packard includes the HP Backup program with their Jornada Pocket PCs. There also are a number of third-party backup utilities you can install on your Pocket PC. Many of these programs also enable you to back up your data to CF cards, in addition to your desktop PC. The most popular third-party backup programs include: • CF2Desktop (www.doctorce.com/cf2desktop.htm) • Pocket Backup (www.spritesoftware.com/products.html) • Sunnysoft Backup Manager (www.sunnysoft.cz/en_clanek.php?clanekid=51)
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In this lesson you learned how to use ActiveSync to back up the important files on your Pocket PC and how to restore those files in case of an emergency.
LESSON 13
Using Pocket PC Applications In this lesson you learn how to install, remove, and use Pocket PC applications.
OPENING
AN
APPLICATION
All Pocket PC applications share the same general operating procedures. They all launch, close, and save files the same way. Once you learn how to operate one program, you know how to operate all others. Opening an application is as simple as finding the program on the Start menu or on the Programs screen, and then tapping the program name or icon. Follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button. 2. If the program appears on the Start menu, tap the program
name or icon. 3. If the program doesn’t appear on the Start menu, tap
Programs; when the Programs screen appears (shown in Figure 13.1), tap the program name or icon.
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FIGURE 13.1 Most programs are located on the Programs screen.
MINIMIZING
AND
CLOSING
AN
APPLICATION
Running programs can be minimized, so that they don’t appear onscreen and don’t take up much memory space, and they can be closed—which completely removes them from memory. Minimizing is easy; closing takes a few more steps. To minimize a program, tap the close icon—the big X in the upperright corner, on the Navigation Bar (shown in Figure 13.2).
FIGURE 13.2 Tap the X to minimize a program—but not close it.
CAUTION Tapping the X does not close the program—it only removes the program from the current screen.
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To fully close a program, and remove it from memory, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the System tab, and then tap Memory. 2. When the Memory screen appears, select the Running
Programs tab. 3. Tap the name of the application you want to close, then tap
Stop. (To close all applications, tap Stop All.) 4. Tap OK.
SAVING APPLICATION FILES Within an application, such as Pocket Word, you create documents. Any document you create must be saved to a file to preserve its contents; these files can be stored in your Pocket PC’s memory, on an add-on storage card, or on your desktop PC. To save a document to a file, follow these steps: 1. Within the application, tap the Tools button. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Save Document As…. 3. When the Save As screen appears (shown in Figure 13.3), use
the Soft Keyboard or other input method to enter a name for the file in the Name field. 4. Pull down the Folder list and select where you want to save
the file. 5. Pull down the Type list and select the file type you want to
use to save the file; in most instances, the default file type is the one to use.
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FIGURE 13.3 Saving a file from within an application.
6. To store the file anywhere other than in your Pocket PC’s
main memory, pull down the Location list and select another device or location. 7. Tap OK.
After you’ve first saved a file, you need to save it again any time you make changes to the file. Just repeat the process, using the existing name as the filename.
INSTALLING
A
NEW APPLICATION
You install new Pocket PC applications from your desktop PC. The new application may come on a CD-ROM, which you insert into your desktop PC’s CD-ROM drive, or the application may have been downloaded from the Internet, and saved in a folder on your desktop PC’s hard drive. In either case, you run the application’s installation
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program from your desktop PC, and let the installation program copy and install the program to your Pocket PC. In most instances, the installation happens automatically. You may need to accept a user agreement, enter some personal information, or select a few configuration options, but beyond that the installation should be fairly hands-off. You’ll be notified when the installation is complete.
REMOVING
AN
APPLICATION
To free up space in your Pocket PC’s memory, you may occasionally need to remove some of your less-used Pocket PC applications. When you remove an application, all of its program files are deleted from your Pocket PC. The data files on your Pocket PC should remain intact, however, as should the installation files that were placed on your desktop PC. You use ActiveSync, on your desktop PC, to remove applications from your Pocket PC. Just follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, select Tools,
Add/Remove Programs. 3. When the Add/Remove Programs dialog box appears (shown
in Figure 13.4), select the program you want to remove, and then click the Remove button. ActiveSync will now remove the program files from your Pocket PC.
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FIGURE 13.4 Using ActiveSync (on your desktop PC) to remove an application on your Pocket PC.
REINSTALLING
A
DELETED APPLICATION
If you later want to reinstall a program you’ve previously deleted, you can probably work directly from ActiveSync to repeat the original installation. Just follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, select Tools,
Add/Remove Programs. 3. When the Add/Remove Programs dialog box appears, find
the program on the list and put a check in its check box. 4. Click OK.
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ActiveSync now accesses the original installation files, and reinstalls the program onto your Pocket PC. CAUTION If a program isn’t listed in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, you’ll need to install the program from scratch, using the application’s original installation CD or files.
In this lesson you learned how to open, close, install, and delete applications on your Pocket PC device.
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Using Contacts In this lesson you learn how to manage contact information on your Pocket PC.
UNDERSTANDING CONTACTS Probably the most-used application among Pocket PC users is the one called Contacts. The Contacts application is where you store names, addresses, and other personal information about your friends, family, and business associates. It’s similar to the Contacts function in Microsoft Outlook—and, in fact, your Pocket PC contacts synchronize with your Outlook contacts on your desktop PC. You access your Contacts list by tapping Start, and then selecting contacts.
CREATING NEW CONTACTS You can create a new contact from within the Contacts application, or by using the New button on any Pocket PC screen. Just tap New, and then select Contact. The blank contact screen shown in Figure 14.1 now appears; select the Details tab to continue. You can store a plethora of information for each contact, from name and job title to e-mail address and birthday. You don’t, however, have to complete every field. (The Name field is the only mandatory field.) Use the Soft Keyboard or other input method to enter information into the appropriate fields. Tap OK when done.
FIGURE 14.1 Entering information for a new contact.
TIP If you want to include even more information about a particular contact, select the Notes tab and enter any information you want, in free-form fashion.
VIEWING
AND
MANAGING YOUR CONTACTS
You can view a list of all your contacts by tapping Start, and selecting Contacts. This list, shown in Figure 14.2, is, by default, alphabetized by last name, and displays the contact name and main telephone number (either work or home).
SORTING CONTACTS If you have a lot of contacts on your list, you can jump down through the list by tapping the AB, CDE, FGH, or the other tags at the top of the screen. You can view your most recent contacts by pulling down the Show list and selecting Recent. (The default selection is All Contacts.)
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FIGURE 14.2 Viewing your contact list.
To view your contacts sorted by company, tap View and select By Company. To return to the alphabetical list, tap View and select By Name.
FINDING CONTACTS To find a contact within a long list, use the Quick Find box at the top of the Contacts screen. Just start entering letters, and the Contacts application will narrow down the list to those contacts that match what you’ve entered.
EDITING CONTACTS To edit contact information, follow these steps: 1. From the contacts list, tap the contact to display the contact
screen shown in Figure 14.3. 2. Tap the Edit button to display the data entry screen. 3. Make any additions or changes to the information, and
tap OK.
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FIGURE 14.3 Displaying information about an individual contact.
DELETING CONTACTS To delete a contact from your list, follow these steps: 1. From the contacts list, tap the contact to display the contact
screen. 2. Tap the Tools button, and select Delete Contact.
TIP You can also delete a contact by tapping and holding the contact name in the contact list, and then choosing Delete Contact from the pop-up menu.
SYNCHRONIZING CONTACT INFORMATION It’s likely that you’ll want to maintain your contact list on both your Pocket PC and on your desktop PC. In fact, it may be easier to enter large amounts of contact information on your desktop PC, rather than tapping it into your Pocket PC. (On the other hand, you’ll likely have
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new contact information on your Pocket PC whenever you return from a business trip.) You can synchronize contact information from the Contacts application on your Pocket PC to the version of Microsoft Outlook you have installed on your desktop PC. This synchronization will happen automatically whenever you synchronize your Pocket PC with your desktop PC, as you learned in Lesson 10, “Synchronizing Your Pocket PC.” Any new or changed contacts on your Pocket PC will be copied to Microsoft Outlook; any new or changed contacts in Outlook will be copied to your Pocket PC. TIP If you don’t yet have Outlook 2002 installed on your desktop PC, your Pocket PC installation CD includes a copy that you can install and use with your Pocket PC.
BEAMING CONTACTS If you’re in a business meeting or other function, it’s likely you’ll run into other colleagues with their own Pocket PC devices. You can easily share contact information with your colleagues by beaming contact information from your Pocket PC to theirs, via the infrared port. To beam a contact to another Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. In the contacts list, tap and hold the contact you want to
beam. 2. Select Beam Contact from the pop-up menu.
TIP Since you’ll often want to share information about yourself—via a kind of electronic business card—you should create a contact for yourself that you can then beam to other users.
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In this lesson you learned how to enter, view, synchronize, and beam contact information on your Pocket PC device.
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Using the Calendar In this lesson you learn how to use the Calendar application to manage your personal appointments.
VIEWING
THE
CALENDAR
The Calendar application on your Pocket PC device is a handy way to keep track of all your appointments. You can enter both one-time and recurring appointments, and set your Pocket PC to alert you just before an appointment is set to begin. To view a calendar, tap Start and then select Calendar. By default, you’ll see a calendar for the current day (shown in Figure 15.1), sorted by hour. To view the calendar for a different day, tap the day of the week (S, M, T, and so on) at the top of the screen; tap the right and left arrow buttons to advance to the next week, or return to the previous week. Alternatively, you can tap the current date to view a monthly calendar; tap a specific date on the calendar to see the calendar for that day. To display a weekly calendar, tap the Week View button at the bottom of the screen. To display a monthly calendar, tap the Month View button. To display a yearly calendar, tap the Year View button. To return to the daily calendar, tap the Day View button. TIP You can change how any calendar is displayed—hour or half-hour slots, icons used, and so on—by tapping the Tools button and selecting Options.
Previous week
Next week
Appointment
Agenda View
Year View Day View Month View Week View
FIGURE 15.1 Viewing a daily calendar.
MAKING
A
NEW APPOINTMENT
The Calendar screen presents all appointments you’ve scheduled for a given day, week, or month. To make a new appointment, follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the time slot when the appointment starts, and
then select New Appointment from the pop-up menu. (Alternatively, you can just tap the New button at the bottom of the screen.) 2. When the Appointment screen appears (shown in Figure
15.2), enter the appropriate information for the appointment. Pull down the Subject list to select a type of appointment; enter a location in the Location field (or select a previously entered location from the pull-down list); enter the start and stop time; and so on.
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FIGURE 15.2 Creating a new appointment.
3. If this is a one-time appointment, tap the Occurs field and
select Once. If it’s a recurring appointment, tap the Occurs field and select an option. If the correct recurring schedule for this appointment isn’t listed, select Edit Pattern and, when the next screen appears, create a new recurring pattern. 4. To be reminded of the appointment in advance, tap the
Reminder field and select Remind Me; then tap the next field and select how long in advance you want to be reminded. If you’d rather not be reminded, tap the Reminder field and select None. 5. Tap OK when done.
VIEWING APPOINTMENTS All appointments you’ve scheduled are listed on the main Calendar screen. To view details about a given appointment, tap the appointment and a dedicated Appointment screen will appear. (You can then edit the information for this appointment by tapping the Edit button.)
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TIP To view all the appointments for the current day in a single list, tap the Agenda View button at the bottom of the Calendar screen.
CONFIGURING NOTIFICATION Many users like to be notified when an appointment is coming up. By default, your Pocket PC will notify you 15 minutes before the start of an appointment by blinking the notification light at the top of the device and playing an alarm sound. You can change the way you’re notified for an appointment by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Personal tab, and then tap Sounds & Notifications. 2. When the Sounds & Notifications screen appears, select the
Notifications tab, shown in Figure 15.3.
FIGURE 15.3 Selecting how you’re notified of an appointment.
3. Pull down the Select an Event list and select Reminders.
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4. To sound an alarm, check the Play Sound option and select a
sound from the adjoining list. (Tap the Play button to hear the selected sound.) 5. To display an onscreen message alerting you of the appoint-
ment, check the Display Message On Screen option. 6. To flash your Pocket PC’s notification light, select the Flash
Light option, and then pull down the adjoining list and select how long you want the light to flash. 7. Tap OK.
CAUTION Flashing the notification light for an extended period of time will drain your Pocket PC’s main battery.
BEAMING APPOINTMENTS If you want to beam an appointment to another Pocket PC user—if you’re both supposed to attend the same meeting, for example—it’s easily done. Just follow these steps: 1. Tap and hold the appointment you want to beam. 2. Select Beam Appointment from the pop-up menu.
SYNCHRONIZING APPOINTMENTS The appointments on your Pocket PC are automatically synchronized with the appointments in the Microsoft Outlook application on your desktop PC. Every time you connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, Pocket PC Contacts and Microsoft Outlook synchronize their calendars, so both devices are kept up-to-date with any changes you make on either device. In this lesson you learned how to add appointments to your calendar, select different calendar views, and beam and synchronize appointments.
LESSON 16
Using Tasks and Notes In this lesson you learn how to track pending tasks and leave notes to yourself on your Pocket PC.
WORKING
WITH
TASKS
In Pocket PC parlance, a task is like an item on your to-do list. When you create a task you include a description of what needs to be done, as well as when the task needs to be completed. Pending tasks are listed on your Pocket PC Today screen, so you’ll know what needs to be done, and when.
VIEWING
AND
MANAGING TASKS
To view a list of pending tasks, tap Start and then select Tasks. The Tasks list, shown in Figure 16.1, now appears.
FIGURE 16.1 Listing the tasks you need to complete.
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You can list tasks by order of priority, status (completed, in process, and so on), subject, start date, or due date. To change the order of the list, tap the Sort By button and select a new criteria. To mark a task as completed, use your stylus to check the box next to that task. To view details about a particular task, tap that task; you can then edit that task by tapping the Edit button.
CREATING
A
NEW TASK
To create a new task, follow these steps: 1. From the Tasks screen, tap New. 2. When the new task screen appears (shown in Figure 16.2),
pull down the Subject list and select a subject; use the Soft Keyboard or other input method to complete the rest of the Subject line.
FIGURE 16.2 Creating a new task.
3. Pull down the Priority list and select either Low, Normal, or
High priority. (High-priority items appear on the Tasks list with a red exclamation mark.)
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4. Pull down the Status list and select Not Completed. 5. Pull down the Starts list and enter a start date for the task. 6. Pull down the Due list and enter an end date for the task. 7. If the task is recurring, pull down the Occurs list and select a
recurring pattern. 8. If you want to be reminded of the coming due date, pull
down the Reminder list and select Remind Me, then select the date you want to be reminded. 9. To enter additional information about the task, select the
Notes tab and use the Soft Keyboard or other input method to enter your notes. 10. Tap OK.
TIP You also can add tasks from within Outlook on your desktop PC; when you synchronize your Pocket PC device, the new tasks will be added automatically.
WORKING
WITH
NOTES
Your Pocket PC’s Notes feature is just that—a way to create temporary notes to yourself, about any topic. Your notes can be written or, if your Pocket PC lets you make audio recordings, spoken.
CREATING
A
NEW NOTE
To create a new written note, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button and select Notes. 2. When the Notes screen appears, tap New. 3. An empty note screen now appears, as shown in Figure 16.3.
Use the stylus to write your note onscreen.
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FIGURE 16.3 Entering a written note.
TIP If you’d rather “type” your note, tap the Keyboard button to display and use the Soft Keyboard.
4. Tap OK when finished.
Your note is automatically saved, and named according to the first line of the note. For example, if the first line of your note was “Call Bob,” the name of the resulting note file will be call bob. You can automatically create four specific types of notes, using builtin templates. Just tap the up arrow next to the New button, and select from Meeting Notes, Memo, Phone Memo, and To Do.
RECORDING
A
VOICE NOTE
If your Pocket PC has a Record button on the side, you can use the device as a portable digital recorder and record voice notes. Used this way, your Pocket PC’s speaker doubles as a microphone. To record a voice note, follow these steps:
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1. Hold the Pocket PC to your face, so that you can speak into
the microphone/speaker. 2. Press and hold the red Record button on the side of the unit. 3. While holding the record button, speak into the
microphone/speaker. 4. When you’re ready to stop recording, release the Record
button. TIP You also can add a voice note to any written note, by tapping the Show/Hide Voice Bar button at the bottom of the note screen. Once the Voice Bar is displayed, you can tap the red Record button to begin recording; tap the Stop button to end the recording.
The recording is now saved as a digital audio file on your Pocket PC. You can play this recording by opening the Notes screen and tapping the name of the file. (To play a voice note embedded within a written note, tap the speaker icon.)
EDITING
AND
MANAGING NOTES
When you tap Start and select Notes, you see a list of all your notes. Written notes appear with a “paper” icon; voice notes appear with a “speaker” icon. You can then perform the following actions: • To read or listen to a note, tap the note’s icon. • To beam a note to another user, tap and hold the note’s icon, and select Beam File. • To delete a note, tap and hold the note’s icon, and select Delete. In this lesson you learned how to create tasks, manage your Tasks list, and create and manage notes.
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Using Pocket Word In this lesson you learn how to use Pocket Word, the version of Microsoft Word included with your Pocket PC.
CREATING, OPENING,
AND
SAVING DOCUMENTS
Pocket Word, included as part of the Pocket PC 2002 operating system, is like a little brother of the Microsoft Word you use on your desktop PC. It performs many of the same functions as its big brother, using many familiar operations. You can even share documents between the two versions—to a point. (As you’ll learn later in this lesson, you’ll lose some formatting when you transfer Microsoft Word files to Pocket Word.) To launch Pocket Word, tap the Start button and select Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap the Pocket Word icon.
CREATING
A
NEW DOCUMENT
To create a new Pocket Word document, tap the New button. To open an existing document, follow these steps: 1. Pull down the Show list (also known as the All Folders list). 2. Navigate to a folder. 3. Tap the file you want to open.
As you can see in Figure 17.1, a Pocket Word document looks a lot like a Microsoft Word document on your desktop PC. You can display the Toolbar (complete with formatting commands) by tapping the Show/Hide Toolbar button; you can show or hide the Soft Keyboard by tapping the Keyboard button.
Blank document
Toolbar Soft Keyboard
New button/menu
Show/Hide Toolbar button
FIGURE 17.1 A new document in Pocket Word.
TIP You can change the size of the Word document on your Pocket PC screen by tapping the View menu, selecting Zoom, and then selecting a specific zoom factor.
SAVING
AND
CLOSING DOCUMENTS
To save a Pocket Word document, tap the Tools menu and select Save Document As. To close a document, tap the OK button.
ENTERING TEXT You can use any input method to enter text into your document. Most users prefer to use the Soft Keyboard, as it’s most like typing on a desktop keyboard. If you prefer another input method, tap the up arrow next to the Keyboard button, and select a new method.
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TIP Learn more about Pocket PC input methods in Lesson 4, “Managing User Input.”
You also can enter information into a Word document by voice, by writing, or by drawing. Switch to any of these alternate input modes by tapping the View menu and selecting either Writing, Drawing, or Recording. (Typing is the default entry mode.)
FORMATTING TEXT Once you’ve entered your text, you can then format your document. Make sure you display the Toolbar by tapping the Show/Hide Toolbar button.
FORMATTING TEXT To apply bold, italic, or underline formatting, follow these steps: 1. Select the text you want to format by tapping and dragging
the stylus across the text. 2. Tap either the Bold, Italic, or Underline buttons on the
Toolbar.
FORMATTING FONTS To change fonts or font size, follow these steps: 1. Select the text you want to format by tapping and dragging
the stylus across the text. 2. Tap the Format button on the Toolbar. 3. When the Format screen appears (shown in Figure 17.2),
select a new Font and Size, and then check any other desired attributes. 4. Tap OK when done.
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FIGURE 17.2 Formatting text in Pocket Word.
FORMATTING PARAGRAPHS To change the paragraph alignment, follow these steps: 1. Tap anywhere in the paragraph you want to align. 2. Tap either the Left Align, Center Align, or Right Align but-
tons on the Toolbar.
FORMATTING LISTS To create a bulleted list, follow these steps: 1. Tap anywhere in the line you wish to have a bullet, or high-
light multiple lines. 2. Tap the Bullets button on the Toolbar.
CAUTION Pocket Word doesn’t support automatic numbered lists.
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CHECKING YOUR SPELLING Like the desktop version of Word, Pocket Word includes a built-in spell checker. To check the spelling of your document, follow these steps: 1. After you’ve entered the document text, tap the Tools button. 2. Select Spell Check.
The spell checker now progresses through your document. When it comes across a word it doesn’t recognize, it might suggest a replacement, via a pop-up menu. If you like the replacement, tap it. If you don’t like the replacement, tap either Ignore (to leave the word as is), Ignore All (to ignore all subsequent instances of the word), or Add (to add the word to Word’s built-in dictionary). TIP Pocket Word can also count the number of words in a document. Tap the Tools button and select Word Count; the number of words will be displayed in a dialog box.
SHARING DOCUMENTS
WITH
MICROSOFT WORD
Pocket Word can share documents with Microsoft Word, although some of the document formatting might not translate.
COPYING WORD FILES To share Word files between your Pocket PC and desktop PC, you can either copy the files (using ActiveSync, My Computer, or File Explorer) or you can synchronize the files (using ActiveSync). When you synchronize or copy word files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC, normal Word documents and templates (DOC and DOT extensions, respectively) are automatically converted to Pocket Word
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documents and templates (both with a PSW file extension). PSW files are converted back to DOC and DOT files when you copy Pocket Word files from your Pocket PC back to your desktop PC. To copy a Word file from one device to another, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select My
Computer. 2. When My Computer appears, navigate to the file you want to
copy. (If the file is on your Pocket PC, click the Mobile Device icon and navigate to the file accordingly.) 3. Select Copy This File from the File and Folder Tasks panel. 4. When the Copy Items dialog box appears, select the destina-
tion device and folder, and then click OK.
SYNCHRONIZING WORD FILES To synchronize a Word file between your two devices, you use the Pocket PC My Documents folder that was created on your desktop PC’s desktop when you installed the ActiveSync application. Place into this folder any file from your desktop PC that you want to synchronize with your Pocket PC. On your Pocket PC, any file stored in your My Documents folder (or any subfolders) will automatically be synchronized with your desktop PC. Your Word files are automatically synchronized whenever your Pocket PC device is connected to your desktop PC.
RETAINING FORMATTING Because Pocket Word is a simplified version of the desktop version of Microsoft Word, not all formatting is retained when you copy documents to your Pocket PC. Table 17.1 presents some of the more important formatting changes you’re likely to encounter.
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TABLE 17.1 Word
Formatting Changes Between Microsoft Word and Pocket
Formatting
Displayed in Pocket Word
Restored When Converted Back to Microsoft Word
Annotations
No
No
Bold text
Yes
Yes
Borders
No
No
Bullets
Yes
Yes
Colors
Yes
Yes
Columns
No
No
Comments
No
No
Font sizes
Yes
Yes
Fonts
Mapped to closest font
Yes
Footnotes
No
No
Frames
No
No
Gutter size
No
Yes
Headers and footers
No
No
Hidden text
Yes
Yes
Highlighted text
Yes
Yes
Images
Reduced to 256 colors
Yes
Index
Text retained, formatting lost
No
Italic text
Yes
Yes
Number lists
Yes
Yes
OLE objects
No
No
Page margins
No
Yes
Page setup info
No
No
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TABLE 17.1
Continued
Formatting
Displayed in Pocket Word
Restored When Converted Back to Microsoft Word
Paper size
No
Yes
Paragraph alignment
Yes
Yes
Paragraph indentation
Yes
Yes
Paragraph spacing
Yes
Yes
Pictures
No
No
Revision marks
No
No
Shading
No
No
Shadow text
No
No
Strikethrough text
Yes
Yes
Style sheets
No
No
Subscript
Yes
Yes
Superscript
Yes
Yes
Table contents
Yes
Yes
Table formatting
No
No
Table of contents
Text retained, formatting lost
No
Tabs
Yes
Yes
Underline text
Yes
Yes
BEAMING FILES To beam a Pocket Word file from your Pocket PC to another device, follow these steps: 1. From within the Pocket Word document, tap the Tools button. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Beam Document.
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In this lesson you learned how to use, create, save, and format documents in Pocket Word, and how to copy Word documents between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC.
LESSON 18
Using Pocket Excel In this lesson you learn how to use the version of Excel included with your Pocket PC.
RECOGNIZING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POCKET EXCEL AND MICROSOFT EXCEL Pocket Excel, included as part of the Pocket PC 2002 operating system, functions as a stripped-down version of the Microsoft Excel you use on your desktop PC. It performs many—but not all—of the functions of the desktop version, using a simplified Pocket PC interface. In addition, when you copy workbook files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC (discussed later in this lesson), not all formatting is retained. Table 18.1 details which features and formatting options change when you’re using Pocket Excel. TABLE 18.1 Features and Formatting Changes Between Microsoft Excel and Pocket Excel Microsoft Excel Features
Supported in Pocket Excel
Add-ins
No
AutoFilter
No
Borders
Changed to single line
Cell notes
No
Charts
No
Data consolidation
No
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TABLE 18.1
Continued
Microsoft Excel Features
Supported in Pocket Excel
Data validation
No
Dialog sheets
No
Drawing objects
No
Embedded OLE objects
No
File sharing
No
Formulas
Not all supported; unsupported formulas are changed to a specific value
Formulas with array or array value
Changed to a specific value
Formulas with external links
Changed to a specific value
Hidden names
Unhidden
Hyperlinks
No
Names
Yes
Number formats
Yes
Object charts
No
Picture controls
No
Pivot table data
Changed to a specific value
Protection
No
Scenarios
No
Sheets
No
Text boxes
No
VBA modules
No
Vertical text
Changed to horizontal text
Wrapping text
Yes
Zoom
No
Using Pocket Excel
CREATING, OPENING,
AND
SAVING SPREADSHEETS
To launch Pocket Excel, tap the Start button and select Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap the Pocket Excel icon.
CREATING
A
NEW SPREADSHEET
To create a new Pocket Excel spreadsheet, tap the New button. To open an existing document, follow these steps: 1. Pull down the Show list (also known as the All Folders list). 2. Navigate to a folder. 3. Tap the file you want to open.
As you can see in Figure 18.1, a Pocket Excel spreadsheet looks a lot like a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet on your desktop PC—just a lot smaller. Sheet and Function commands are displayed under the workbook area, while a Toolbar (containing formatting commands) can be displayed by tapping the Show/Hide Toolbar button. You can choose to show or hide the Soft Keyboard by tapping the Keyboard button.
Formula Bar
Blank workbook
Sheet list
Function list Toolbar
Soft Keyboard
New button/menu Show/Hide Toolbar button FIGURE 18.1 A new workbook in Pocket Excel.
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TIP The basic workbook screen on your Pocket PC only shows a handful of cells. You can zoom out to show more cells, or zoom in to focus on fewer cells by tapping the View menu, selecting Zoom, and then selecting a specific zoom factor.
A Pocket Excel workbook contains a grid of rows and columns. The intersection of each row and column is called a cell; each cell is named by its corresponding row and column. For example, the cell in the upper-left corner of the workbook is labeled A1, because it’s in the first column (A) and the first row (1). As with the desktop version of Excel, any Pocket Excel workbook can contain multiple sheets. To change sheets within a workbook, pull down the Sheet menu (below the workbook space) and select a new sheet.
SAVING
AND
CLOSING WORKBOOKS
To save a Pocket Excel workbook, tap the Tools menu and select Save Workbook As. To close a workbook, tap the OK button.
ENTERING
AND FORMATTING
DATA
You can use any input method to enter numbers and text into a Pocket Excel workbook. Most users prefer to use the Soft Keyboard, as it’s most like entering data on a computer keyboard. If you prefer another input method, tap the up arrow next to the Keyboard button, and select a new method.
ENTERING NUMBERS
AND
TEXT
You enter numbers and text into workbook cells, one cell at a time. Follow these steps:
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1. Tap the cell. 2. Tap the appropriate keys on the Soft Keyboard. 3. Tap the Enter key on the Soft Keyboard.
FORMATTING CELLS You format all the data in a cell at one time. To format a specific cell, make sure the Toolbar is displayed, then follow these steps: 1. Tap the cell you want to format. 2. Select a formatting option from the Toolbar. 3. To access even more formatting options (including number
formats), tap the Format Cells button on the Toolbar. This displays the Format Cells screen, shown in Figure 18.2. Select a tab, and then select the desired formatting.
FIGURE 18.2 Format fonts, numbers, and borders from the Format Cells screen.
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TIP When you use the Format Cells screen, you can change the number format for any given cell. Select the Number tab, and then choose from a variety of number formats, including General, Number, Currency, Date, Time, and Percentage.
USING FUNCTIONS
AND FORMULAS
Spreadsheets are like giant calculators; the real power comes in manipulating numbers with algebraic formulas. Formulas are created by stringing together specific functions. A function performs a single operation, like Sum or Count. Like the desktop version of Excel, Pocket Excel includes numerous built-in functions that you can use to create your own custom formulas.
USING COMMON FUNCTIONS Several of Pocket Excel’s most-used functions have been assigned to a Functions menu, where they’re easily accessible. These functions include Average, Count, Count Nums, Max, Min, and Sum. To use one of these functions, follow these steps: 1. Tap and drag your stylus across the row or column of cells
you want to work with. 2. Tap the Functions button and select the desired function.
The value of the function will be displayed on the Functions button. For example, if you highlight three cells and select Count, the Functions button will display Count=3.
CONSTRUCTING BASIC FORMULAS Entering a formula into a cell with Pocket Excel is similar to the method you use with Microsoft Excel. Just follow these steps:
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1. Tap the cell that will contain the formula. 2. Use the Soft Keyboard to enter an equal sign (=). 3. Enter a numeric value, or point to a cell you want to include
in the formula. 4. Tap the key for the desired operator (+,-,*,/). 5. Enter another numeric value, or point to another cell. 6. Continue constructing your formula in this fashion; tap the
Enter key when finished. TIP The formula under construction is displayed in the Formula Bar at the top of the workbook screen.
As with the desktop version of Excel, you can use parentheses to separate parts of a formula. For example, the formula =(A2/A3)+A4 indicates that you divide the contents of the cell A2 by the contents of the cell A3, and then add to the results the contents of the cell A4.
CONSTRUCTING ADVANCED FORMULAS You can create very powerful formulas by including Pocket Excel’s built-in functions. Here’s how you insert a function into a formula: 1. Tap the cell that will contain the formula. 2. Use the Soft Keyboard to enter an equal sign (=). 3. Tap the Tools menu and select Insert Function. 4. When the Insert Function screen appears (shown in Figure
18.3), select the type (Category) of function you want, and then select the function itself. Tap OK. 5. Use the Soft Keyboard to edit the components of the func-
tion, or to further construct your formula. Tap Enter when finished.
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FIGURE 18.3 Insert functions into your workbook formulas.
SHARING DOCUMENTS
WITH
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Pocket Excel can share spreadsheet files with Microsoft Excel, although some of the spreadsheet formatting might not translate.
COPYING EXCEL FILES To share Excel spreadsheet files between your Pocket PC and desktop PC, you can either copy the files (using ActiveSync, My Computer, or File Explorer) or you can synchronize the files (using ActiveSync). When you synchronize or copy word files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC, normal Excel workbooks and templates (XLS and XLT extensions, respectively) are automatically converted to Pocket Excel workbook and template files (PXL and PXT extensions). Pocket Excel files are converted back to XLS and XLT files when you copy them from your Pocket PC back to your desktop PC. To copy an Excel file from one device to another, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button and select My
Computer.
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2. When My Computer appears, navigate to the file you want to
copy. (If the file is on your Pocket PC, click the Mobile Device icon and navigate to the file accordingly.) 3. Select Copy This File from the File and Folder Tasks panel. 4. When the Copy Items dialog box appears, select the destina-
tion device and folder, and then click OK.
SYNCHRONIZING EXCEL FILES To synchronize an Excel file between your two devices, you use the Pocket PC My Documents folder that was created on your desktop PC’s desktop when you installed the ActiveSync application. Place into this folder any file from your desktop PC that you want to synchronize with your Pocket PC. On your Pocket PC, any file stored in your My Documents folder (or any subfolders) will automatically be synchronized with your desktop PC. Your Excel files are automatically synchronized whenever your Pocket PC device is connected to your desktop PC.
BEAMING SPREADSHEETS To beam a Pocket Excel file from your Pocket PC to another device, follow these steps: 1. From within the Pocket Excel workbook, tap the Tools
button. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select Beam Workbook.
In this lesson you learned how to create Pocket Excel workbooks, to enter and format data, and to use functions and formulas; you also learned how to share Excel files between your desktop PC and Pocket PC device.
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LESSON 19
Using Pocket Money In this lesson you learn how to use the Pocket PC version of Microsoft Money to manage your financial accounts.
STARTING POCKET MONEY Pocket Money is a condensed version of the desktop version of Microsoft Money, one of the top financial-management programs today. You use Microsoft Money to manage all your checking, savings, and investment accounts; you use Pocket Money to keep track of your accounts while you’re away from your desktop PC. TIP Pocket Money doesn’t come preinstalled on all brands of Pocket PC devices. If Pocket Money isn’t visible on the Programs screen, you may have to install the program from your Pocket PC’s installation CD.
You start Pocket Money by tapping the Start button and selecting Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap the Microsoft Money icon. As you can see in Figure 19.1, the main screen of Pocket Money— called the Account Manager—displays the main accounts you previously created in the desktop version of Microsoft Money. To edit the details of any account, tap and hold the account name. Then select Edit Details from the pop-up menu.
New Transaction Account Manager
Payees Investments Categories
FIGURE 19.1 Viewing your accounts in Pocket Money.
CAUTION Editing account details is not the same as entering new transactions for that account. To enter new transactions, follow the instructions later in this lesson.
To display other views of your Money information, tap the following buttons on the Command Bar: • New Transaction (lets you enter a new transaction for any account) • Categories (displays a master list of income and expense categories) • Investments (displays a list of your investments, along with most recent quotes) • Payees (displays a list of your payees)
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You also can view all transactions in a specific account. Just tap the account name, and the account register (shown in Figure 19.2) will be displayed. You can edit any transaction in the register by tapping the transaction.
FIGURE 19.2 Viewing an account register.
SYNCHRONIZING ACCOUNTS When you first install Pocket Money, it uses the ActiveSync application to transfer your key account information from your desktop version of Microsoft Money to your Pocket PC. Subsequently, every time you synchronize your two devices, your Money data will be synchronized—so any new transactions you enter on your Pocket PC will be reflected in the desktop version of Money. By default, only the past four weeks’ worth of transactions are stored on your Pocket PC. You can configure ActiveSync so that your Pocket PC stores less or more information, or even all your transactions. Know, however, that the more transactions you store, the more main memory is used; if you store too many transactions, your Pocket PC will run out of memory.
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To reconfigure your Pocket Money settings in ActiveSync, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button, and then select
All Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window opens, click the Options
button. 3. Select Microsoft Money, and then click the Settings button. 4. When the Microsoft Money Synchronization Settings dialog
box appears (as shown in Figure 19.3), select the Transactions tab.
FIGURE 19.3 Configuring your Money synchronization settings.
5. Check those accounts you want to synchronize, and then
select either Synchronize All Transactions or Synchronize Only the Last X Weeks. If you select the second option, pull down the list and select how many weeks of transactions you want to store on your Pocket PC. 6. Click OK.
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ENTERING ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS Once your accounts are set up and synchronized, you can use Pocket Money to enter transactions when you’re on the go. The transactions you enter will be transferred to your desktop version of Microsoft Money the next time you connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC. To enter a new transaction in Pocket Money, follow these steps: 1. Tap the New Transaction button.
CAUTION Do not tap the New button while you’re on the Account Manager screen; this will prompt Pocket Money to create a new account, not a new transaction.
2. When the new transaction screen appears (shown in Figure
19.4), pull down the type list and select the type of transaction (Withdrawal, Deposit, or Transfer). 3. If you’re entering a withdrawal or payment, select which
account you’re withdrawing from, the name of the payee, the date of the withdrawal, and the amount. If you want, select the Optional tab to enter check number, category, and other subsidiary information. 4. If you’re entering a deposit, select which account you’re
depositing to, where the deposit is coming from, the date of the deposit, and the amount. If you want, select the Optional tab to enter category and other information. 5. If you’re entering a transfer between accounts, enter which
accounts you’re transferring from and to, the payee (if relevant), the date of the transfer, and the amount. If you want, select the Optional tab to enter category and other information. 6. Tap OK to register the transaction.
Using Pocket Money
FIGURE 19.4 Entering a new transaction.
PROTECTING YOUR DATA If you’ve stored all your financial data in Pocket Money, you don’t want strangers picking up your Pocket PC and easily accessing this information. For this reason, Pocket Money includes optional password protection; when you activate a password, you have to enter the password before you can access your Money accounts. To enable Pocket Money’s password protection, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Tools button and select Password. 2. When the password screen appears, enter your password
(twice, as directed). 3. Tap OK.
In this lesson you learned how to synchronize your accounts between Pocket Money and the desktop version of Microsoft Money, and how to enter new account transactions.
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Connecting to the Internet In this lesson you learn how to use your Pocket PC to connect to the Internet.
USING
THE
POCKET PC CONNECTION WIZARD
When you connect your Pocket PC to the Internet, you can use it to send and receive email, “talk” to other users via instant messages, and surf the World Wide Web. There are any number of ways you can connect your Pocket PC to the Internet, including: • Via a standard modem, typically a modem card that inserts into your Pocket PC’s CF slot (at the top of the device). • Via a wireless modem, typically a card that inserts into the CF slot. • Via a cellular phone, by connecting a CF connector from your Pocket PC to your cell phone. • Via your corporate network, by inserting an Ethernet card into your Pocket PC’s CF slot. • Via your desktop PC, while your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop (inserted in its cradle). All of these connections can be configured using the Pocket PC Connection Wizard, which was installed on your desktop PC when you first set up your Pocket PC. You also can use the Connections screen on your Pocket PC, although this screen is less intuitive than the wizard.
TIP Depending on the connection you select, you may need to enter specific information about your Internet service provider (ISP), such as dial-up number, user name, password, and so on. You also may need to enter information about your corporate network. It’s best to gather this information in advance, from your ISP and your network administrator, before you start configuring your Pocket PC.
To use the Pocket PC Connection Wizard, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button, and then select
All Programs, Microsoft Pocket PC Connection Wizard. 2. When the Wizard appears, make sure your Pocket PC is pow-
ered on and connected to your desktop PC; click Next. 3. You’ll now be asked if your Pocket PC will be using an
external modem. If you’re connecting via a cell phone, click Yes, connect your Pocket PC to your cell phone, and follow the subsequent instructions. Otherwise, click No. 4. After the wizard finishes checking the configuration of your
Pocket PC device, click Next. 5. When the How Do You Want to Connect? screen appears
(shown in Figure 20.1), select whether you’re connecting via modem or network (Ethernet) card. Then select whether this method will connect to your ISP, your work network, or both. TIP You can select both modem and network card connections. For example, you might connect via a modem card when you’re on the road, but connect via your work network when you’re in the office.
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FIGURE 20.1 Configuring the Pocket PC Connection Wizard.
6. If you selected to connect via modem, the next dialog box
prompts you to enter your dialing and area code information. Enter this information, and click Next. Now you’ll be prompted for your ISP’s phone number; enter the number and click Next. 7. If you select to connect via network card, you’ll be asked
whether you use a VPN server to connect to your network. If so, check Yes and enter the server’s name or IP address; if no, check No. Click Next, and you’ll be asked if your company uses a proxy server; answer Yes or No and click Next. 8. The setup is now complete; click Next to copy these settings
to your Pocket PC. 9. Click Finish when done.
This should configure your Pocket PC for your basic Internet connection settings. There may be more specific settings you need to enter,
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depending on your type of connection. These connections are discussed next. TIP You also need to configure your Pocket PC for your current location, much as you do with your desktop PC. Tap the Start button and select Settings; then select the Connections tab and tap the Connections icon. When the Connections screen appears, select the Dialing Locations tab and enter your Home settings (area code, tone or pulse dialing, and so on)—or tap the New button and create a new location.
CONNECTING
VIA A
STANDARD MODEM
Probably the most common type of Internet connection for Pocket PC users is via a standard modem card. You insert the modem card into the CF slot at the top of your Pocket PC, and then connect the card to a nearby phone line. You can then use your Pocket PC to dial into your ISP, just as you’d dial in via your desktop PC. TIP Whether you’re connecting with a standard or wireless modem, the first time you insert the modem card you may need to run the card’s installation program, which installs the proper software drivers required for you to use the new card. However, the drivers for the most common modem cards are already installed in the Pocket PC 2002 operating system, so that these modems are automatically recognized when they’re inserted into your device—no installation is required.
To establish a modem connection to your ISP, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and then select Settings. When the
Settings screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Connections.
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2. When the Connections screen appears, tap the top Connect
button, in the Internet Settings section. 3. When the Network Log On screen appears, enter your user
name and password information, and then tap OK. (You can ignore the Domain field on this screen.) TIP To keep from entering your password every time you connect, check the Save Password option on this screen.
The modem will now dial into your ISP, using the phone number you entered in the Pocket PC Connection Wizard. Once the connection is established, you can use any of your Pocket PC’s Internet-related applications, such as Internet Explorer or MSN Messenger.
CONNECTING
VIA A
WIRELESS MODEM
Connecting to the Internet via a wireless modem is very similar to connecting with a standard modem—except you don’t have to plug your device into a phone line. Just insert the wireless modem card into your Pocket PC’s CF slot, and follow these instructions: 1. Tap the Start button, and select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Connections. 2. When the Connections screen appears, tap the top Connect
button in the Internet Settings section. 3. When the Network Log On screen appears, enter your user
name and password information, and then tap OK. Your wireless modem will now dial into your ISP, and connect you to the Internet.
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CONNECTING
VIA A
CELLULAR PHONE
To your Pocket PC device, your cellular phone is just another type of wireless modem. To connect via cell phone, insert one end of the connecting cable into your Pocket PC’s CF slot, and the other end into the appropriate slot on your cell phone. Turn on your phone and follow these instructions: 1. Tap the Start button, and select Settings. When the Settings
screen appears, select the Connections tab and tap Connections. 2. When the Connections screen appears, tap the top Connect
button in the Internet Settings section. 3. When the Network Log On screen appears, enter your user
name and password information, and then tap OK. Once the connection is established, you can launch any of the Internet-related applications on your Pocket PC.
CONNECTING
VIA AN
ETHERNET NETWORK
Connecting to the Internet over your company’s network is a slightly different procedure than connecting via any other type of modem. That’s because you don’t have to dial into an ISP; when you connect to the network, you’ll also be connected to the Internet, via your company’s Internet connection. To use your company’s network to connect to the Internet, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Ethernet card into your Pocket PC’s CF slot, and
then connect the Ethernet card to your company’s network. 2. If prompted to enter a user name and password, do so.
You should now be automatically connected to your company’s network—and to the Internet.
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CONNECTING
VIA
YOUR DESKTOP PC
If your desktop PC is connected to the Internet—via modem or network—you can use ActiveSync’s Desktop Pass Through feature to share this connection with your Pocket PC. This way you don’t have to create any new connections; all you have to do is connect your Pocket PC to your desktop PC, with only minor configuration necessary. To configure ActiveSync for Desktop Pass Through, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button, and select All
Programs, Microsoft ActiveSync. 2. When the ActiveSync window appears, click the Options but-
ton, then and the Rules tab. 3. In the bottom section, pull down the Pass Through list and
select either The Internet (if your desktop PC connects to the Internet via any type of modem—including DSL and cable), or Work (if your desktop PC connects to the Internet via a corporate network). 4. Click OK.
When Desktop Pass Through is properly configured, your Pocket PC will be connected to the Internet whenever it is connected to your desktop PC—as long as your desktop PC is also connected to the Internet, of course. In this lesson you learned how to establish several different types of Internet connections for your Pocket PC—via a standard modem card, via a wireless modem, via a cellular phone, via a corporate network, and via your desktop PC.
LESSON 21
Sending and Receiving Email In this lesson you learn how to use your Pocket PC to send and receive email messages.
CONFIGURING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT When your Pocket PC is connected to the Internet, you can use it to receive and read email messages, and to create and send new messages. Messages are received into the Inbox application; you open the Inbox by tapping the Start button and selecting Inbox. Before you start using Pocket PC email, however, you have to configure your Pocket PC for your own individual email account. To do this, you’ll need to obtain information about your email account from your ISP; this should be the same information you used to configure your desktop email program. TIP To view your email account information in Outlook Express, select Tools, Accounts, and then select the Mail tab. Highlight your email account and click the Properties button; when the Properties dialog box appears, select the Servers tab, and use the information here to configure your Pocket PC email.
To configure your Pocket PC to access your email account, make sure your Pocket PC is connected to the Internet (or connected to a desktop PC that’s connected to the Internet). Then follow these steps:
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1. From the Inbox screen, tap the Services button and select
New Service. 2. When the E-Mail Setup screen appears, enter your email
address and tap Next. 3. The application will now attempt to automatically configure
your email. When done, the Status field will show Completed; tap Next. 4. When the next screen appears, enter your name, your user
name, and your password, as assigned by your email account. 5. When the next screen appears, pull down the service type and
select either POP3 or IMAP4. Then enter a unique name for this email account and tap Next. TIP Most ISPs’ email services are POP3.
6. When the next screen appears, enter the name or address for
your incoming and outgoing mail servers. Leave the Domain field blank, and tap Finish. You can now send and receive email with this email account—or repeat this procedure to add other email accounts to your Inbox.
CONNECTING
AND
RECEIVING EMAIL MESSAGES
New email messages are received into your Pocket PC Inbox. To connect to your email server and receive new messages, make sure your Pocket PC is connected to the Internet. Then follow these steps:
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1. Tap the Start button and select Inbox to display the Inbox
screen (shown in Figure 21.1). 2. Tap the Send/Receive Mail button. 3. New messages will now be displayed on the Inbox screen.
Sort by list
Folder list Messages
New button
Send/Receive button Connect button
FIGURE 21.1 Viewing new email messages in your Inbox.
READING MESSAGES To read a message in your Inbox list, tap it. The message now appears full-screen, as shown in Figure 21.2. To delete a message, tap the Delete button. To view the next message in the list, tap the Next button; to view the previous message, tap the Previous button. To return to the Inbox list, tap OK.
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Message header
Message text
Delete button Forward/Reply button
Next message button Previous message button
FIGURE 21.2 Reading an email message.
RESPONDING
TO AND
CREATING NEW MESSAGES
To reply to a message in your Inbox, open the message and follow these steps: 1. Tap the Forward/Reply button and select Reply. 2. A new message now appears onscreen, with the original
message text included. Enter your new text at the top of this message. 3. When you’re done writing your reply, tap the Send button.
Your message will be sent the next time you connect to the Internet. To create a new message from scratch, follow these steps: 1. Tap the New button. 2. When the new message screen appears (shown in Figure
21.3), tap the To: field and enter the address of your recipient. Alternatively, you can tap the Address Book button and
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select a recipient from your Address Book. (The Address Book is discussed later in this lesson.)
To: field Subject field Message text
Show/Hide Recording Toolbar My Text button/menu Address Book button FIGURE 21.3 Creating a new email message.
3. Tap the Subj: field and enter the subject of your message. 4. Tap the message area and enter the text of your message. 5. When you’re done writing your message, tap the Send but-
ton. Your message will be sent the next time you connect to the Internet. TIP To make text entry easier, many common phrases can be added to your message with just a tap of the stylus. Tap the My Text button to display a menu of common phrases, such as “I’m running late” and “Call me later”; tap a phrase to insert it into your message.
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You also can include audio greetings in your message. Tap the Show/Hide Recording Toolbar button to display the Recording toolbar, and then tap the red Record button to record a voice message. The voice message is included with your email message as a file attachment that can be played back on other PCs.
HANDLING FILE ATTACHMENTS Many users use email to send files across the Internet, by attaching those files to individual messages. When you receive a message with a file attachment, the attachment will appear as an icon in the message. To download the file attachment to your Pocket PC, tap the icon. TIP To automatically store all attachments on a storage card, tap the Tools button and select Options; when the Options screen appears, select the Storage tab and check the Store Attachments on Storage Card option.
To attach a file to an outgoing message, create a new message as normal, and then follow these steps: 1. Tap the Edit button and select Add Attachment. 2. Navigate to and select the file you want to attach. 3. The attachment now appears as an icon at the bottom of your
message. You can now complete and send your message, as normal; the file you attached will be sent along with your message when you tap the Send button.
MANAGING YOUR ADDRESS BOOK You can use your Pocket PC’s Address Book to store frequently used email addresses, and then add those addresses to the To: field of new email messages.
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By default, all the names in your Contacts list that have email addresses are included in your Address Book. To add new names to your Contacts list, see Lesson 14, “Using Contacts.” To send an email to someone in your Contacts list, follow these steps: 1. From the Inbox screen, tap the Address Book button. 2. When the Address Book screen appears, tap the contact name
to which you want to send an email; you can tap more than one name. 3. The contact’s email address now appears in the To: field of a
new email message. Tap the Address Book button again to close the Address Book and continue writing your message text. In this lesson you learned how to configure your Pocket PC to connect to an existing email account, and then send and receive email messages.
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Using Instant Messaging In this lesson you learn how to send and receive instant messages with the Pocket PC version of MSN Messenger.
SETTING UP
AN
MSN MESSENGER ACCOUNT
MSN Messenger is a program that enables you to send messages, in real time, to other users connected to the Internet. You probably have MSN Messenger installed on your desktop PC; Pocket PC 2002 also includes a version of MSN Messenger, customized for Pocket PC devices. You open MSN Messenger by connecting to the Internet, tapping the Start button, and selecting Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap the MSN Messenger icon. To use MSN Messenger, you must have either a MSN Passport account (created when you use any Microsoft online service, such as Hotmail) or a Microsoft Exchange account, provided by your employer. If you have one of these accounts, you can then set up a separate MSN Messenger account and start messaging. To set up an MSN Messenger account, follow these steps: 1. From within MSN Messenger, tap the Tools button, and
select Options. 2. When the Options screen appears, select the Accounts tab.
3. Check either the Passport or Exchange account options. 4. Enter the sign-in and password for that account. 5. Tap OK.
TIP You can create separate MSN Messenger accounts for your Passport and Exchange accounts. If you do, select which account you want to sign into first.
Whenever you start MSN Messenger, you’re prompted to sign in to the service. Enter or confirm your sign-in name and password, and then tap the Sign In button. Presuming that you’re connected to the Internet, you’ll be connected to the MSN Messenger service, and see your list of online and offline contacts (shown in Figure 22.1).
FIGURE 22.1 Viewing your list of contacts in MSN Messenger.
To sign out of the MSN Messenger service, tap the Tools button, and select Sign Out.
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CREATING NEW CONTACTS You can send instant messages to anyone on your MSN Messenger contacts list. To add a new contact to your list, follow these steps: CAUTION Your MSN Messenger contacts are different from the contacts in your Pocket PC Contacts list, and must be added separately.
1. Tap the Tools button and select Add a Contact. 2. When the Add a Contact screen appears, enter the sign-in
name of your contact, and then tap Next. 3. When the new contact has been confirmed, tap OK to return
to your MSN Messenger contacts list. To delete a contact, tap and hold the name in the contacts list, and select Delete Contact. TIP If you’re signing into an established MSN Messenger account shared with your desktop computer, the first time you sign in your existing contacts list will automatically be imported into your Pocket PC version of MSN Messenger.
SENDING
AND
RECEIVING MESSAGES
The whole point of instant messaging is to send “live” messages back and forth to other users. Your MSN Messenger contacts list tells you which of your friends are currently online; you can send messages to any of these online contacts.
Using Instant Messaging
To send a message, follow these steps: 1. Tap the contact’s name. 2. When the instant message screen appears (shown in Figure
22.2), enter your message in the message field, and tap Send.
Discussion area
Message field
My Text button Chats button FIGURE 22.2 Holding a one-on-one discussion with MSN Messenger.
3. Your message will now be sent to your contact and displayed
in the discussion area of the screen. When your contact replies, those messages will also appear in the discussion area. TIP To make it easier to “chat” in real time, many common phrases can be added to your message with just a tap of the stylus. Tap the My Text button to display a menu of common phrases, such as “Yes,” “No,” and “I can’t talk right now.” Tap a phrase to insert it into your message.
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If someone else messages you while you’re online, your Pocket PC will display a balloon message, like the one in Figure 22.3. To enter into a discussion with this user, tap the Chat button; to decline the invitation, tap Ignore.
FIGURE 22.3 Receiving an invitation to chat from another user.
You can carry on multiple chats at the same time; each chat appears in its own individual MSN Messenger screen. To switch from one chat to another, tap the Chat button and select the chat you want. In this lesson you learned how to sign up to and start using MSN Messenger, including how to add new contacts, send messages, and receive messages from other users.
LESSON 23
Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer In this lesson you learn how to use the Pocket PC version of Internet Explorer to surf the World Wide Web.
VIEWING WEB SITES When your Pocket PC device is connected to the Internet, you can use the “pocket” version of Internet Explorer to visit all your favorite Web sites. This version of Internet Explorer works similarly to the version of Internet Explorer you use on your desktop PC, and includes such popular features as the Favorites and History lists. To use Internet Explorer to surf the Web, make sure your Pocket PC is connected to the Internet, and follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button and select Internet Explorer. 2. Internet Explorer now launches, and displays a Home page
similar to the one in Figure 23.1. 3. Tap one of the services listed to visit that site (or, in the case
of AvantGo—discussed later in this lesson—to view saved pages offline). 4. To access another Web site, enter the site address in the
Address Bar and tap the Go button. TIP If the Address Bar isn’t visible, tap the View button and select Address Bar.
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Address Bar
Go button
Default sites and services
View button Hide Pictures button Back button Stop/Refresh button Favorites Button Home button FIGURE 23.1 Internet Explorer’s default Home page.
5. To visit one of your Favorite sites, tap the Favorites button;
when the Favorites screen appears, tap the site you want to view. 6. To stop the current page from loading, tap the Stop/Refresh
button; to reload the current page, tap the Stop/Refresh button again. 7. To return to the last-viewed page, tap the Back button. 8. To revisit another recently viewed page, tap the View button
and select History; when the History screen appears, tap the page you want to view. 9. To return to the Home page, tap the Home button.
CHANGING VIEW OPTIONS By default, Web pages are resized to fit within the Pocket PC window. If you’d rather view pages at their full size, tap the View button and
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uncheck the Fit to Screen option; recheck this option to return to the resized view. You can speed up the loading of certain Web pages if you choose not to download and display graphics and pictures. To turn off image viewing, tap the Hide Pictures button; tap the button again to turn image viewing back on. You can also change the size of the text displayed on the Internet Explorer screen. Just tap the View button and select Text Size; when the pop-up menu appears, choose a new size (from Smallest to Largest).
MANAGING FAVORITE SITES When you find a site you like, you can save it to your Favorites list. Tapping the site in the Favorites list is easier than re-entering the complete address every time you want to revisit the page. To save a site to your Favorites list, follow these steps: 1. Navigate to the page you want to save. 2. Tap the Favorites button. 3. When the Favorites page appears, select the Add/Delete tab. 4. When the next screen appears, tap the Add button. 5. When the next screen appears, confirm the name and address
of the page, select the subfolder where you want to store the link, and tap Add. To visit a page on your Favorites list, tap the Favorites button; when the Favorites screen appears (see Figure 23.2), make sure the Open tab is selected. Then tap the name of the site. TIP If you have Favorites set on your desktop PC, they’ll be transferred to your Pocket PC when you synchronize data.
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FIGURE 23.2 Selecting a site from your Favorites list.
USING
THE
AVANTGO SERVICE
All Pocket PC 2002 devices come with a built-in link to the AvantGo service. This service enables you to select key information on their site (organized by what AvantGo calls “channels”), and then download those pages to your desktop PC. When you synchronize your Pocket PC with your desktop PC, those pages are copied to your Pocket PC device, for reading while you’re offline. The basic AvantGo service is provided free of charge, but does require you to sign up (and create a user name and password) the first time you access it. It’s better to sign up using your desktop PC, at ami.avantgo.com/setup/, as there’s a fair amount of typing involved. When you sign up, you’ll be prompted to download the AvantGo software, and establish a connection between their site, your desktop PC, and your Pocket PC device. Once you’re signed up, you can visit the AvantGo site with your desktop PC and select the channels you want. The next time you synchronize your Pocket PC, make sure your desktop PC is connected to the Internet; it will then download new information and pages from the
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AvantGo site, and synchronize those new items with your Pocket PC device. To read pages offline, go to the Internet Explorer home page (on your Pocket PC) and tap the AvantGo logo. You can then tap the link for any channel, and read the information presented there. (Figure 23.3 shows a typical AvantGo page, with headlines from USA Today.)
FIGURE 23.3 Reading USA Today news, offline, via the AvantGo service.
TIP You also can use AvantGo to download and store custom maps from MapQuest and MapBlast; see Lesson 27, “Finding and Using Maps,” for more information.
In this lesson you learned how to launch the Pocket PC version of Internet Explorer, and use it to access your favorite Web sites and services.
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LESSON 24
Listening to Music Files In this lesson you learn how to use your Pocket PC as a portable digital music player.
COPYING DIGITAL AUDIO FILES Your Pocket PC device includes a built-in speaker and headphone jack, as well as digital music player software, all of which enable you to use your Pocket PC as a portable digital music player. You can download your favorite songs onto your Pocket PC (or onto a storage card that you insert into your Pocket PC), and then turn up the volume—or plug in the headphones—and listen to tunes on the go. The first step in listening to music is downloading audio files to your Pocket PC. You can use My Computer or the ActiveSync program on your desktop PC, to copy any digital music files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC. It’s easiest to copy files into the Pocket PC My Documents folder on your desktop PC’s desktop; you also can create a My Music folder within this folder to hold your music files. Because your Pocket PC can play both MP3- and WMA-format audio, you can copy either type of file. TIP If you have the option when recording songs to copy to your Pocket PC, choose a lower sound quality level to create smaller file sizes—otherwise, these files can take up a lot of precious storage space on your Pocket PC device.
If you have the Windows XP version of Windows Media Player (WMP) installed on your desktop PC, you can use this program to efficiently copy audio files to your Pocket PC. When you use WMP to copy audio files, the program automatically adjusts the sound quality to create more efficient files, which are more easily stored on your Pocket PC. To copy audio files with Windows Media Player, follow these steps: 1. On your desktop PC, click the Start button, and then select
All Programs, Windows Media Player. 2. When WMP launches, select the Copy to CD or Device tab
(shown in Figure 24.1). Music on Device pane Music to Copy pane
Copy Music button
FIGURE 24.1 Using the desktop version of Windows Media Player to copy songs to your Pocket PC.
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3. Make sure that All Audio is selected in the Music to Copy
(left) pane, and that your Pocket PC device is selected in the Music on Device (right) pane. 4. Check those songs you want to copy. 5. Click the red Copy Music button.
WMP will now automatically select the most efficient combination of file size and sound quality, and copy the selected files to your Pocket PC.
LISTENING
TO
SONGS
You listen to music on your Pocket PC with the Pocket PC 2002 version of Windows Media Player. To listen to a song, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button and select Windows Media. 2. When the Windows Media Player launches (shown in Figure
24.2), tap the Select button.
Song title
Playback slider Volume slider
Play/Pause Folder list Next track Stop Previous track
FIGURE 24.2 Listening to music with the Pocket PC Windows Media Player.
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3. When the next screen appears, tap the song you want to play,
and then tap the Play Selection button. CAUTION By default, your Windows Media Player only plays songs recorded at low bit rates, which creates smaller file sizes. If you want to play a higher-bit rate file (which has better sound quality), you’ll have to reconfigure the program. Select Tools, Settings, Audio & Video, and then pull down the Audio list (in the Play Unsupported Files section) and select Yes.
Playback now commences, with the name of the song displayed at the top of the Windows Media Player screen. You can pause playback by tapping the Pause button; tapping Play resumes playback. Tap Stop to stop the playback completely, or drag the Playback slider to jump forward or back in the current song. TIP Adjust playback volume by moving the Volume slider on the Windows Media Player screen.
To play another song, you can tap the Select button and choose another song, or tap the Next or Previous buttons to advance to the next or previous song in your song list.
CREATING
A
PLAYLIST
If you have a lot of songs stored on your Pocket PC device, you can organize those songs into distinct playlists. Then you can load an entire playlist into Windows Media Player, and play all the songs in a row.
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To create a playlist, follow these steps: 1. Pull down the Folder list and select Organize Playlists. 2. When the Organize Playlists screen appears, tap New. 3. Enter the name for your new playlist. 4. When the Add Content screen appears, check those songs
you want to include in the playlist. 5. Tap OK. 6. When the next screen appears, tap the first song in the
playlist and then tap the Play Selection button; this starts playback of your entire playlist. You also can load a playlist by tapping the Select button and then pulling down the Folders list. All your playlists will be listed on the pull-down menu; tap the playlist you want to play. TIP By default, the songs in your playlist play back in their original order. To play the songs in random order, tap the Tools button and select Shuffle.
CHANGING SKINS If you don’t like the default look and feel of the Windows Media Player, you can change the player’s skin. You can download new skin files from Microsoft’s Pocket PC Web site (www.microsoft.com/ windows/windowsmedia/software/pocket/custom.asp), or from any number of other sites on the Web. (See Appendix B, “Pocket PC Applications,” for lists of sites with downloadable skins.) TIP Some skins feature extra-large onscreen buttons, which make it easier to use your Pocket PC as a portable audio player.
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Figure 24.3 shows one of the many different skins you can apply to the Windows Media Player.
FIGURE 24.3 Windows Media Player with the Moonlit Glow skin.
To change skins, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Tools button, and select Settings, Skin Chooser. 2. When the Skin Chooser window appears, use the forward and
reverse buttons to cycle through available skins. 3. When you find a skin you like, tap OK.
TIP You also can reprogram your Pocket PC’s Hotkey buttons to perform specific music playback functions. Tap the Tools button, and select Settings, Buttons. Pull down the Select Function list to select a function, and then press the button to which you want to assign that function. Tap OK when done.
In this lesson you learned how to copy MP3 and WMA files from your desktop PC to your Pocket PC, and how to use Windows Media Player to play your digital audio files.
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Viewing Movie Files In this lesson you learn how to play movie files on your Pocket PC device.
VIEWING DIGITAL MOVIES In the previous lesson, you learned how to use Windows Media Player to play digital music files on your Pocket PC. You also can use Windows Media Player to play movie files, assuming those files are in Microsoft’s WMV or ASF formats. You load a movie file into WMP the same way you load music files: 1. From within Windows Media Player, tap the Select button. 2. When the next screen appears, navigate to and select the
movie you want to play. 3. Tap the Play Selection button to begin playback.
As you can see in Figure 25.1, the movie appears in the main WMP window. You use the standard Play/Pause, Stop, Playback, and Volume controls to control playback of the movie. CAUTION The Pocket PC version of WMP can only play WMV- and ASF-format movie files. Other digital video formats, such as the AVI and MPEG formats, will not play in WMP.
File name
Playback slider Volume slider
Play/Pause Folder list Stop
Next file
Previous file FIGURE 25.1 Playing a movie in Windows Media Player
ADJUSTING PLAYBACK
SETTINGS
By default, the movie is resized to fit within the WMP window—if it’s a widescreen movie, the left and right edges are cropped off. You can choose to play movie files in full-screen mode, and to turn off the cropping. Follow these steps: 1. Tap the Tools button, and select Settings, Audio & Video. 2. To play movies in full-screen mode, pull down the Full
Screen list and select All. 3. To play widescreen movies in a reduced “letterbox” format,
pull down the Oversized list and select 50% Size. 4. Tap OK.
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OTHER MOVIE PLAYERS There are other movie players you can use with Pocket PC, some of which play other digital video formats besides the WMV format— such as the popular MPEG and DIVX formats. These players include: • Pocket DivX Player (www.projectmayo.com/projects/) • Pocket TV (www.mpegtv.com/wince/pockettv/) • PVPlayer (www.packetvideo.com)
MOVIES
TO
DOWNLOAD
There are many sites on the Web that offer video movies for downloading; the following sites specialize in movies for small display devices, like your Pocket PC: • PalmSizeMedia (www.palmsizemedia.com) • Pocket Cinema (www.cinemaelectric.com/pocket_cinema.asp) • PocketMatrix (www.pocketmatrix.com) • PocketMovies (www.pocketmovies.net) In this lesson you learned how to load and play movie files on your Pocket PC, and where to find pocket-sized movies on the Web.
LESSON 26
Working with Digital Photographs In this lesson you learn how to view image files on your Pocket PC device.
VIEWING PHOTOGRAPHS Your Pocket PC can be used as a portable picture viewer—the electronic alternative to carrying around a pouch full of photo prints. By default, your Pocket PC uses Internet Explorer to display picture files, although there are many third-party image-viewing programs you also can use. To view a picture on your Pocket PC, follow these steps: 1. Tap the Start button and select Programs; when the Programs
screen appears, tap the File Explorer icon. 2. When File Explorer launches, navigate to and tap the image
file you want to view. 3. The image file is now loaded into Internet Explorer, as shown
in Figure 26.1. TIP Internet Explorer will resize your image to fit in the onscreen window.
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FIGURE 26.1 Viewing a picture with Internet Explorer.
USING OTHER PICTURE VIEWING SOFTWARE Internet Explorer is rather limited as an image viewer. For example, you can’t zoom in or out, rotate, or otherwise manipulate the pictures you view. Fortunately, there are other image-viewing programs that offer these—and many other—options. TIP Some Pocket PC devices come with other image-viewing programs already installed. For example, Hewlett Packard Jornadas come with the HP Image Viewer program preinstalled.
You may want to use a dedicated image viewer program to display your Pocket PC pictures. Some of the most popular viewing programs include: • CoolViz (www.realviz.com/products/coolviz/) • IA Album (www.iastyle.com)
Working with Digital Photographs
• PhotoExplorer (www.aidem.com.tw/English.htm) • PicturePerfect (www.applian.com) • PocketPics (www.scarybearsoftware.com/ppc_pp_overview.html) • Resco Picture Viewer (www.resco-net.com/resco/en/) Figure 26.2 shows how an image appears in the PicturePerfect program. PicturePerfect lets you view an image full-screen, view thumbnails of different images, zoom into or out of an image, and create slideshows of your image files.
FIGURE 26.2 Viewing a picture with the optional PicturePerfect program.
TURNING YOUR POCKET PC
INTO A
DIGITAL CAMERA
Many Pocket PC manufacturers offer digital camera adapters for their Pocket PC devices. These adapters plug into the Pocket PC’s CF slot, and include a fully functioning digital camera. You then use your Pocket PC to control the camera, and to store the pictures that you shoot.
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To determine if there’s a digital camera card you can use with your particular Pocket PC, contact your device’s manufacturer. In this lesson you learned how to view picture files on your Pocket PC—using both Internet Explorer and third-party image-viewing programs.
LESSON 27
Finding and Using Maps In this lesson you learn how to use your Pocket PC to display maps and directions.
USING MAPS
ON
YOUR POCKET PC
One of the most popular applications for the Pocket PC is mapping. When you’re traveling, you can load maps of your route and destination onto your Pocket PC, and have them available at the touch of a button. You also can purchase global positioning satellite (GPS) accessories, which turn your Pocket PC into a handheld GPS receiver, capable of pinpointing your exact location anywhere on Earth. There are two ways to use maps with your Pocket PC—by downloading maps from popular mapping Web sites, or by creating maps with specialized mapping software.
DOWNLOADING MAPS
FROM THE
WEB
The two most popular mapping sites on the Web are MapQuest (www.mapquest.com) and MapBlast (www.mapblast.com), and both enable downloading of their maps to Pocket PCs and other PDA devices. The process is similar at both sites; we’ll use MapBlast as an example. To create a MapBlast map, follow these steps: 1. On either your Pocket PC or your desktop PC, use Internet
Explorer to navigate to the MapBlast Web site. 2. On the MapBlast home page, enter the location you want to
map, and then click the Create Map button.
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TIP To use either MapQuest or MapBlast with your Pocket PC, you must have the AvantGo software installed on both your Pocket PC and your desktop PC, and you must be signed up for a (free) AvantGo account. Go to ami.avantgo.com/setup/ for more information; AvantGo is also covered in Lesson 23, “Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer.”
3. MapBlast now creates your map; click the PDA Download
button to proceed. 4. Make any adjustments to the map, such as zooming in or out,
or panning; the final version of the map displayed onscreen will be the version you download to your Pocket PC. 5. Pull down the Map Color list and select the color you want
the map to be. 6. Enter a title for the map in the Map Title field. 7. Click the Download Now button. 8. You’re now taken to the AvantGo Web site; if prompted, enter
your user name and password to continue. 9. Your new map will be saved as a page (“channel”) on the
AvantGo Web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save Channel button. Your map is now saved as a new channel on the AvantGo Web site. To download this channel to your desktop PC, and then synchronize it to your Pocket PC, make sure your desktop PC is connected to the Internet. Then open ActiveSync and click the Sync button. When the synchronization process is complete, you can follow these steps to view the map on your Pocket PC: 1. Tap the Start button, and select Internet Explorer.
Finding and Using Maps
2. When the home page appears, tap the AvantGo logo. 3. When the AvantGo page appears, tap the link to your map
channel. The map now displays onscreen, as shown in Figure 27.1.
FIGURE 27.1 Using Internet Explorer and the AvantGo service to view a map created with MapBlast.
TIP You don’t have to be connected to the Internet to access the AvantGo page or maps with your Pocket PC; these pages have already been downloaded and stored in your Pocket PC’s memory.
USING POCKET STREETS Previous versions of the Pocket PC operating system came with a free application called Pocket Streets. Pocket Streets lets you display custom maps on your Pocket PC, downloaded from the Web or copied from associated software programs.
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With Pocket PC 2002, Pocket Streets is no longer included with Pocket PC devices; instead, you have to purchase a separate application for your desktop PC to have access to Pocket Streets. You can find Pocket Streets 2002 as part of the following Microsoft applications: • Microsoft Streets • Microsoft AutoRoute • Microsoft MapPoint When one of these software programs is installed on your desktop PC, you can install Pocket Streets 2002 on your Pocket PC. Then you can use the program to create custom maps, which you can then download to your Pocket PC and view with Pocket Streets. You also can download maps from the Pocket Streets Web site (www.microsoft.com/ pocketstreets/). CAUTION You can’t view Pocket Streets 2002 maps without having Pocket Streets 2002 installed on your Pocket PC— which you can’t do unless you purchase one of the associated Microsoft programs listed previously.
USING OTHER MAP UTILITIES Beside Pocket Streets, there are several other mapping programs available for your Pocket PC. The most popular of these programs include: • MapInfo Map X Mobile (www.mapinfo.com) • Mapopolis (www.mapopolis.com) • Portable Internet (www.portableinternet.com) • Street Wizard (www.streetwizard.com)
Finding and Using Maps
• TomTom Route Planner (www.palmtop.nl/ce/poc_route.html) • Vindingo (www.vindingo.com)
USING GPS ACCESSORIES By adding a GPS receiver to your Pocket PC device (via the CF slot), you can use your Pocket PC to precisely track your location, using government-operated GPS satellites. Most GPS receivers come with special mapping software to install on your Pocket PC, so that your position can be superimposed on a detailed map. Among the most popular GPS receiver/software packages for the Pocket PC are: • Destinator Personal Navigation System (www.mecissystems.com/destinator.htm) • HandMap (www.handmap.net/WinCE/) • Pharos Pocket GPS Navigator (www.pharosgps.com) • Pocket CoPilot (www.travroute.com) • Rugged WorldNavigator CompactFlash GPS Solution (www.teletype.com) In this lesson you learned how to use the Web and third-party software programs to download and display maps on your Pocket PC device.
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Reading eBooks In this lesson you learn how to use Microsoft Reader to read—and listen to—electronic books on your Pocket PC.
USING
THE EBOOK
READER
Your Pocket PC device is just a little smaller than a typical paperback novel. As such, it presents an attractive form for reading books and other documents—especially when these texts can be swapped in and out of your device’s memory, as needed. Pocket PC 2002 includes a program that facilitates the reading of these electronic books (also known as eBooks). Microsoft Reader is an eBook reader that uses Microsoft’s ClearType technology to present books onscreen, in a very legible and readable format. To launch Microsoft Reader, tap the Start button and select Programs; when the Programs screen appears, tap the Microsoft Reader icon. TIP The first time you start Microsoft Reader, you’ll be prompted to activate and register the software. Follow the onscreen instructions; this is one instance where you can’t use the software until it’s been officially activated.
The Microsoft Reader main screen is the Library, shown in Figure 28.1. The Library lists those eBooks you’ve downloaded and stored on your Pocket PC device. You can sort the Library by title, author, last read, book size, and date acquired; just tap Sort and make a selection from the pop-up menu.
FIGURE 28.1 A variety of eBooks, stored in the Microsoft Reader Library.
Opening an eBook is as easy as tapping the book title in the Library. When the book opens, you’re treated to the book’s cover page; tap the title to turn the page. Once you’re into the body of the book (shown in Figure 28.2), tap the right and left arrows at the bottom of the screen to go forward and backward through the pages. You can return to the cover page or table of contents (when available) by tapping the title at the top of the page, and selecting a destination from the pull-down menu; you can also use this menu to return to the Library screen. When you’re reading an eBook, you can mark it up and bookmark it as you would any physical book. Here are the basic operations available to you: • To highlight a block of text, tap and drag across the text and then select Add Highlight from the pop-up menu. • To write your own notes in the next, tap the text and select Add Text Note. • To create a bookmark so you can revisit this spot later, tap a location in the text and select Add Bookmark. The bookmark
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now appears as a red “bookmark” graphic on the right side of the page; multiple bookmarks appear as multiple graphics.
Tap to change location
Forward one page Backward one page FIGURE 28.2 Reading an eBook with Microsoft Reader.
• To jump to a Bookmark, tap the bookmark graphic at the side of the page. When you’re done reading a book, you can delete it from your Pocket PC by returning to the Library screen, tapping the book title, and then selecting Delete from the pop-up menu.
FINDING
AND
DOWNLOADING EBOOKS
If you like reading books on your Pocket PC, where do you find books to read? There’s a list of bookstores on Microsoft’s Reader Web site (www.microsoft.com/reader/shop.asp), or you can use Internet Explorer to shop at any of the following online merchants: • Amazon.com e-Books (www.amazon.com/ebooks/) • Awe-Struck E-Books (www.awe-struck.net)
Reading eBooks
• Barnes & Noble eBooks (ebooks.barnesandnoble.com/ pocketpc/) • CyberRead (www.cyberread.com) • eBookMall (www.ebookmall.com/pocketpc/) • Fictionwise (www.fictionwise.com) • PocketPCpress (www.pocketpcpress.com) • Powells.com (www.powells.com/ebookstore/mreader.html) • PreviewPort (www.previewport.com/BookShop/bookshop.html) • University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center (etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/) Buying an eBook is a different process from buying a physical book. While the specific procedure differs from site to site, in general, here’s what you have to do: 1. Search for and locate the eBook you want to purchase. 2. Add the eBook to your shopping cart. 3. Check out of the online store and pay for your purchases. 4. Go to the site’s download or “My Library” page, where the
eBooks you’ve purchased are now available for downloading. 5. Select the eBooks you want to download, and start the down-
load process. (Make sure you save the books on your Pocket PC, or in the Pocket PC My Documents folder on the desktop of your desktop PC.) All eBooks you download and save to your Pocket PC device will automatically appear in the Microsoft Reader Library list.
LISTENING
TO
AUDIO EBOOKS
Some eBooks are easier listened to than read. Just as you have audio books that you listen to in your car (or in your home), there are also audio eBooks you can listen to on your Pocket PC.
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Audio eBooks use AudibleManager software licensed from Audible.com. The audio eBooks appear in your Microsoft Reader Library list as any other eBook, but when you open them, they launch within Microsoft Reader, using the AudibleManager software (shown in Figure 28.3).
Time counter Play/Pause
Bookmark menu
Stop Previous section
Next section Skip forward Skip backward
FIGURE 28.3 Listening to an audio eBook with Microsoft Reader.
The AudibleManager controls work much like the controls in Windows Media Player. You start playback by tapping the Play button, temporarily pause playback with the Pause button, and stop playback with the Stop button. There also are buttons to skip forward and backward (about ten seconds a tap), and to go to the next or previous section in the book. You can even add bookmarks to an audio book by tapping the Bookmarks button and selecting Add bookmark. (To go to a bookmark, tap the Bookmarks button and select Goto Bookmark.) The time played is displayed on the time counter, above the controls.
Reading eBooks
TIP Tip You can purchase audio eBooks—and download the necessary AudibleManager software—at the Audible.com Web site (www.audible.com).
In this lesson you learned how to find, download, and read eBooks with Microsoft Reader; you also learned how to listen to audio eBooks.
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Playing Pocket PC Games In this lesson you learn how to turn your Pocket PC into a handheld gaming device.
PLAYING BUILT-IN GAMES The Pocket PC 2002 operating system comes with a single built-in game: Solitaire. This is the same Solitaire that you find on the Microsoft Windows desktop operating system, and it works in the same manner. Like the desktop version, the Pocket PC version of Solitaire (shown in Figure 29.1) is also good for practicing using the stylus.
FIGURE 29.1 Playing Solitaire on your Pocket PC.
You launch Solitaire by following these steps: 1. Tap the Start button, and select Programs. 2. When the Programs screen appears, tap the Games icon. 3. When the Games screen appears, tap the Solitaire icon.
TIP Some Pocket PC manufacturers include other games with their own Pocket PC devices.
FINDING
AND
DOWNLOADING POCKET PC GAMES
There are many more Pocket PC games available on the Internet— everything from card games and arcade games to role-playing and simulation games. Some of these games are freeware or shareware, while other commercial games need to be purchased before you can download them. When you’re looking for games to play on your Pocket PC, check out the following Web sites, all of which offer a variety of different games: • PocketFun (www.pocketfun.btinternet.co.uk) • PocketGamer (www.pocketgamer.org) • Pocket-PC Games Network (www.ppcgames.net) • Puzzle Express (www.puzzlexpress.com/pocket_pc.htm) • Tucows (pda.tucows.com/pocketpc.html) In addition, many game developers offer their games direct to users over the Internet. See Appendix B, “Pocket PC Applications,” for more listings.
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EMULATING OTHER GAME PLATFORMS One of the more interesting uses of the Pocket PC platform is to emulate other game-playing platforms. For example, software exists that can make your Pocket PC operate just like a Nintendo GameBoy, and play GameBoy software. These programs are called emulators, and are available for a large number of past and present game platforms. For example, the PDAGold (www.pdagold.com/software/ppc/300/list.asp?CategoryID=52) and Retrogames (www.retrogames.com/pocketpc.html) sites offer Pocket PC emulators for the following game platforms: • Apple II • Atari 2600 • Atari 5200 • Atari 800 • Atari Lynx • ColecoVision • Commodore 64 • MS-DOS • NEC TurboGrafx-16 • NeoGeo Pocket • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) • Nintendo GameBoy • Sega GameGear • Sega Genesis • Sega Master System • Super Nintendo
Playing Pocket PC Games
TIP Tip There also are emulator programs that enable you to play classic arcade games, such as Pac-Man and Zaxxon, on your Pocket PC. (These programs are called Multi-Arcade Machine Emulators, or MAMEs.) Many of these arcade emulators can be found at the MAMEWorld Web site (www.mameworld.net).
The single best Pocket PC emulator available is Pocket GB (www.pocketgb.com). This program emulates a variety of classic game systems, most notably Nintendo GameBoy and Sega GameGear. As you can see in Figure 29.2, the Pocket GB software makes your Pocket PC look and function just like a Nintendo GameBoy unit. Your unit’s Hotkey buttons and navigation pad are used to replicate the GameBoy’s buttons and joystick.
FIGURE 29.2 Running Nintendo GameBoy games on your Pocket PC, via the Pocket GB emulator.
Once you install the emulator software on your Pocket PC, you can then download individual games for specific gaming platforms. This type of game software is called a game ROM, because it contains an
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image of the read-only memory of the original game cartridge. You can find game ROMs at a number of different Web sites; Zophar’s Domain (www.zophar.net) is a good starting point for your game search. TIP You also can create your own game ROMs by connecting a cable from a game cartridge to your desktop PC, and using special software to copy an image of the game ROM to your computer’s hard disk. It is legal to do this, as long as you copy a cartridge you personally own—and don’t share the ROM with anyone else.
In this lesson you learned how to find, install, and play games on your Pocket PC device.
APPENDIX A
Pocket PC Accessories You can enhance your Pocket PC experience by adding specific accessories to your Pocket PC device. These accessories—from storage cards to GPS receivers—increase the performance and the versatility of any Pocket PC.
FINDING POCKET PC ACCESSORIES When you’re looking for Pocket PC accessories, the following sites offer a wide variety of items for all brands of Pocket PC devices: • Handango (www.handango.com) • MobilePlanet (www.mobileplanet.com) • pdamart (www.pdamart.com) • Pocket PC Central (www.pocketpccentral.net) • PocketGear.com (www.pocketgear.com)
POCKET PC MANUFACTURERS Another good source for Pocket PC accessories is the manufacturer of your specific Pocket PC. Most manufacturers offer a variety of accessories directly from their Web sites. • Audiovox Maestro (www.audiovoxonline.com/webapp/ commerce/command/ExecMacro/Audiovox_Online_Store/ macros/avox_PPC.d2w/report)
• Casio Cassiopeia (www.casio.com/personalpcs/) • Compaq iPAQ (www.compaq.com/products/handhelds/)
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• Hewlett-Packard Jornada (www.hp.com/jornada/) • NEC MobilePro (www.neccomp.com/MobilePro/) • Toshiba Pocket PC (www.csd.toshiba.com/pda/pda_home.html)
POPULAR POCKET PC ACCESSORIES You can order accessories directly from individual manufacturers. The following sections present a variety of accessories, organized by category.
CABLES, CHARGERS,
AND
CAR KITS
• iBIZ Travel Kits (www.ibizcorp.com/pda_accessories/pda_travelkits.html) • Instant Power (www.instant-power.com/charger/pda/ techcharger_pda.shtml) • Multimedia Mounts (www.arkon.com) • Targus (www.targus.com)
CASES
AND
PROTECTION
• Brenthaven (www.brenthaven.com) • FranklinCovey Handheld Binders (shopping.franklincovey.com) • Nite Ize Standup Holster (www.niteize.com/mb_home.html) • NuShield Screen Protectors (www.nushield.com) • Nutshell Cases (www.tuff-as-nuts.com) • Otter Products (www.otterbox.com)
Pocket PC Accessories
• PDA and Phone Organizer (www.roadwired.com) • RhinoSkin Cases (www.rhinoskin.com) • Slipper Cases (www.ebcases.com) • Targus Cases (www.targus.com/case.asp)
GPS
AND
MAPPING
• Destinator Personal Navigation System (www.mecissystems.com/destinator.htm) • HandMap (www.handmap.net/WinCE/) • Pharos Pocket GPS Navigator (www.pharosgps.com) • Pocket CoPilot (www.travroute.com) • Rugged WorldNavigator CompactFlash GPS Solution (www.teletype.com)
KEYBOARDS • KeySync Keyboard (www.ibizcorp.com/pda_accessories/pda_keysync.html) • Targus Stowaway Keyboard (www.targus.com)
MODEM, ETHERNET,
AND
OTHER ACCESSORY CARDS
• PocketSpider Wireless Modem (www.enfora.com) • Pretec (www.pretec.com/PocketPC/PocketPC_main.htm) • Socket Communications (www.socketcom.com) • TrendNet (www.trendnet.com)
PRESENTATIONS • CF Voyager VGA (www.colorgraphic.co.uk/voyager.htm)
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• Presenter-to-Go (www.margi.com/products/)
STYLI
AND
DRAWING
• Cross (www.cross.com) • Pilot Pentopia (www.pentopia.com) • SmartPad (www.seikosmart.com) • StylusCentral.com (www.styluscentral.com) • ttools (www.ttools.com)
STORAGE CARDS • IBM Microdrive (www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/micro/) • Kingston (www.kingston.com) • Pretec (www.pretec.com) • SanDisk (www.sandisk.com)
APPENDIX B
Pocket PC Applications You can make your Pocket PC more useful by installing task-specific software programs, like these listed here.
FINDING POCKET PC SOFTWARE When you’re looking for Pocket PC software, you can go directly to the software developers’ sites, or you can search through sites that offer a large number of programs, often from many different companies. For the largest selection of Pocket PC software, check out the following sites, all of which offer a variety of Pocket PC programs for downloading, from business applications to games. • 4 Pocket PC.com (www.4-pocketpc.com) • Applian Software (www.applian.com) • DeveloperOne (www.developerone.com) • Handango (www.handango.com) • Ilium Software (www.iliumsoft.com) • Microsoft Pocket PC Downloads (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/) • Pocket PC Central (www.pocketpccentral.net) • Pocket PC Magazine (www.pocketpcmag.com) • Pocket PC Singapore Community (www.ppcsg.org) • PocketGear.com (www.pocketgear.com)
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• PocketPCpower.net (www.pocketpcpower.net) • Tucows PDA Software (pda.tucows.com/pocketpc.html) • ZDNet Pocket PC Downloads (www.zdnet.com/downloads/ce/)
SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
AND
UTILITIES
The following sections list some of the most popular Pocket PC programs, organized by category.
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE • McAfee VirusScan Wireless (www.mcafeeb2b.com/products/virusscan-wireless/) • PC-cillan for Wireless (www.antivirus.com/free_tools/ wireless/)
BACKUP PROGRAMS • CF2Desktop (www.doctorce.com/cf2desktop.htm) • Pocket Backup (www.spritesoftware.com/products.html) • Sunnysoft Backup Manager (www.sunnysoft.cz/en_clanek.php?clanekid=51)
DATABASES • abcDB (www.pocketsoft.ca) • HanDBase (www.ddhsoftware.com) • HandyDB (www.soft4ce.com/handydb_page.htm) • Pocket Database (www.surerange.com/database.html)
Pocket PC Applications
• Resco Adoce Manager (www.resco-net.com/resco/en/ solution_adocemgr_p.asp) • Visual CE (www.syware.com/prodlib/win_ce/vce/vce.htm) CAUTION Microsoft does not make a version of Access for the Pocket PC, although many of the programs listed here can read and write Access-compatible files.
DICTIONARIES • Evolutionary Dictionary (www.evolutionary.net) • Lextionary (revolution.cx/lex.htm) • PDWebsters (www.surerange.com/pdwebsters.html) • SlovoEd Multilingual Dictionary (www.penreader.com/PocketPC/SlovoEd.html)
GAMES • BallShooter (www.ballshooter.com/pda/) • Jimmy Software (www.jimmysoftware.com) • Micaceler (www.micaceler.com) • Microsoft Arcade PocketPak (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/ arcadepak.asp) • Microsoft Entertainment PocketPak (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/ entpack.asp) • oopdreams software (www.oopdreams.com/products.html)
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• PDAGold (www.pdagold.com/software/ppc/300/ list.asp?SuperCategoryID=3) • Pocket GB (www.pocketgb.com) • PocketFun (www.pocketfun.btinternet.co.uk) • PocketGamer (www.pocketgamer.org) • PocketGamer (www.pocketgamer.org) • Pocket-PC Games Network (www.ppcgames.net) • Puzzle Express (www.puzzlexpress.com/pocket_pc.htm) • Retrogames (www.retrogames.com/pocketpc.html) • ZioSoft (www.zio.co.kr/english/business/pda.asp)
HEALTH
AND FITNESS
• Calorie Tracker (www.pocketsoftfactory.com/calorie_tracker.htm) • FoodTracker (www.ceshopper.com/foodtracker13.html) • MySportTraining (www.mysporttraining.com) • Pocket Diet Tracker (www.pocketdiettracker.com) • Pocket Personal Trainer (www.bigmansoftware.com) • UltimateCalorieMeterII (ultimatecaloriemeter.tripod.com/UCMII/)
IMAGE VIEWERS • CoolViz (www.realviz.com/products/coolviz/) • IA Album (www.iastyle.com) • PhotoExplorer (www.aidem.com.tw/English.htm) • PicturePerfect (www.applian.com/pocketpc/pictureperfect/)
Pocket PC Applications
• Pocket Album (www.conduits.com/ce/album/) • PocketPics (www.scarybearsoftware.com/ppc_pp_overview.html) • Resco Picture Viewer (www.resco-net.com/resco/en/)
MAPS • MapInfo Map X Mobile (www.mapinfo.com) • Mapopolis (www.mapopolis.com) • Microsoft Pocket Streets (www.microsoft.com/pocketstreets/) • Portable Internet (www.portableinternet.com) • Street Wizard (www.streetwizard.com) • TomTom Route Planner (www.palmtop.nl/ce/poc_route.html) • Vindingo (www.vindingo.com)
MOVIE PLAYERS • Pocket DivX Player (www.projectmayo.com/projects/) • Pocket TV (www.mpegtv.com/wince/pockettv/) • PVPlayer (www.packetvideo.com)
ORGANIZERS
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PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGERS
• ListPro (www.iliumsoft.com/listpro.htm) • Pocket ClassPro (www.developerone.com/pocketpc/classpro/) • Pocket Informant (www.pocketinformant.com) • RemindMe (www.applian.com/pocketpc/remindme/)
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PRESENTATIONS • IA Presenter (www.iastyle.com/iapresenter/) • Pebbles Slide Show Commander (www-2.cs.cmu.edu/ ~pebbles/slideshow/) • Pocket PowerPoint Editor (www.minhosoft.com/products.html) • Pocket Slides (www.conduits.com/products/slides/) • Pocket SlideShow (www.cnetx.com/SlideShow/) CAUTION Microsoft does not make a version of PowerPoint for the Pocket PC—although it does make a Pocket PowerPoint for larger Windows CE devices. The programs listed here can be used to display presentations created in the desktop version of PowerPoint.
RECIPE
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DRINKS PROGRAMS
• AceBartender (www.acebartender.com) • Pocket Cook (www.pocket-cook.com) • Pocket Kitchen (www.pocketkitchen.com) • Pocket Recipes (www.pocketexpress.com/Catalog/Product_Pages/ recipes.html) • Pro Bartender (www.ceshopper.com/probarpocpc1.html)
THEMES
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SKINS
• Microsoft Pocket PC Themes (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/themes.asp)
Pocket PC Applications
• Microsoft Theme Generator (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/ themegenerator.asp) • Microsoft Windows Media Player Skins (www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/ pocket/custom.asp) • Pocket PC Themes (www.pocketpcthemes.com) • Pocket Theme Manager (www.bvrp.com/eng/produits/ pocketthememanager/) • Pocketnow.com Skins (skins.pocketnow.com) • PocketThemes.com (www.pocketthemes.com) • PPC2002 Themes (www.sls.clara.net/index.html/ppc2002themes/index.htm) • sitepoint.net Skins and Themes (www.sitepoint.net/skins/) • SnoopSoft Dashboard (www.snoopsoft.com/pocketpc/)
UTILITIES • CETuner (www.penreader.com/PocketPC/CETuner.html); personalizes Pocket PC screen colors and fonts • Flash Format (www.cnetx.com/format/); reformats CF and SD memory cards • GigaBar (www.gigabar.com); adds a multifunction menu bar to the Pocket PC interface • HandyZIP (www.cnetx.com/HandyZIP/); compresses and decompresses files in the ZIP format • HPC NetProfile (www.phatware.com/hpcprof.html); creates multiple network profiles for your Pocket PC device • IA ScreenShot (www.iastyle.com/iascreenshot/); captures Pocket PC screen shots
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• IA Zip (www.iastyle.com/iazip/); compresses and decompresses files in the Zip format • Intellisync (www.pumatech.com/Intellisync_Palm_CE.html); synchronizes data between your Pocket PC and your desktop PC, including non-Outlook contacts and appointments • Microsoft Power PC PowerToys (www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/ powertoys.asp); a variety of useful utilities for your Pocket PC device (including Pocket PC Expense, Remote Display Control, Microsoft Password, and Microsoft Power Contacts), from Microsoft
WALLET
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SECURITY PROGRAMS
• CodeWallet Pro (www.developerone.com/pocketpc/ codewallet/) • eWallet (www.iliumsoft.com/wallet.htm) • PDA Confidential (www.pdautilities.com/PDAConfidential.html) • Virtual Wallet (www.applian.com/pocketpc/virtual_wallet/)
INDEX
A Account Manager screen (Pocket Money), 124 Action button (Pocket PC), 3 ActiveSync applications, removing/ reinstalling, 87-88 configuring, 62-63 data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 62-64 remote synchronization, 66 remote synchronization via Ethernet, 66-67 remote synchronization via modems, 67-69 resolving data conflicts, 65 files automatic backups, 78 managing, 76 manual backups, 80 restoring, 80 maps, synchronizing (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 168 Pocket Money (Pocket PC), 126-127 ActiveSync Options screen (Pocket PC), changing connections, 55 adding contacts (MSN Messenger contacts list), 146
address book (email), managing, 142-143 adjusting display settings (Pocket PC), 18-19, 28 notification sounds (Pocket PC), 18 system sounds (Pocket PC), 17 System Volume control (Pocket PC), 17 Volume control (Pocket PC), 16 allocating memory (Pocket PC), 32 application files, managing, 70 applications closing, 33-34, 85 installing, 86-87 minimizing, 84 opening, 83 removing/reinstalling (ActiveSync), 87-88 saving, 85 Appointment screen (Pocket PC), 97-98 appointments beaming, 100 making, 97 notification, configuring, 99 synchronizing (Pocket PC/ desktop PC), 100 viewing, 11, 98 AudibleManager, 176-177
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audio eBooks, 175-177 files (WMP) adjusting volumes, 157 copying, 155-156 listening, 156-157 playlists, 157-158 skins, 158-159 Auto-Suspend (Pocket PC), enabling, 29-30 automatic backups (Pocket PC files), 78 AvantGo, 152-153, 168
B backlighting, reducing, 28 backup batteries, 27 backups files automatic backups, 78 manual backups, 80 restoring, 80 third-party backups, 81 batteries, 27-30 beaming appointments, 100 connections (Pocket PC), 60-61 Contacts, 94 Excel (MS) files, 123 files, 74 folders, 74 notes, 105 Pocket Excel files, 123 Pocket Word files, 114 spreadsheets, 123 Word (MS) files, 114 workbooks (Pocket Excel), 123 Block Recognizer (Pocket PC), 23 Bluetooth, 55 bookmarks (eBooks), creating, 173-174 brightness, adjusting, 18 buttons (Pocket PC) Action, 3 Hotkey, 3, 6, 45-46 Input Panel button, 12
Input Selector button, 23 Minimize button, 11 Power, 3, 6 voice recorder, 5
C Calendar screen (Pocket PC), 96-98 calendars, viewing, 96 cards CF (Compact Flash) cards, 8, 37 Ethernet, Pocket PC connections, 58-60 iPAQ (Compaq) PC cards, 8 memory cards, 37-38 PC cards, 8 plug-in cards, 8 SD (Secure Digital) cards, 8, 37 storage cards, 75 cells, formatting (Pocket Excel), 119-120 cellular phones, 135 CF (Compact Flash) cards, 8, 37 clocks, 39-40 closing applications, 33-34, 85 Pocket Word documents, 107 workbooks (Pocket Excel), 118 CodeWallet Pro wallet program, 53-54 Command bar (Pocket PC), 12, 15 Compact Flash cards. See CF cards configuring ActiveSync, 62-63 appointment notifications, 99 Connection Manager (Pocket PC), 56-58 Internet connections, 130-136 New menu, 44-45 power settings (Pocket PC), 29-30 Soft Keyboard (Pocket PC), 22 Start menu, 43-44 Today screen, 40-41 connecting Pocket PC to desktop PC, 55, 58-59
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Connection Manager (Pocket PC), 56-58 Connection Wizard (Pocket PC), Internet connections, 130-136 Connections screen (Pocket PC), 56-58 conserving power (Pocket PC), 28-30 Contacts, 90-94 controls, 3 Action button, 3 Hotkey buttons, 3, 6 Navigation Pad, 3 Power button, 3, 6 System Volume control, 17 Up/Down control, 5 voice recorder button, 5 Volume control, 16 copying files/folders, 74 creating appointments, 11 bookmarks (eBooks), 173-174 Contacts, 90 email messages, 140-142 folders, 74 formulas (Pocket Excel), 120-121 instant messenger accounts (MSN Messenger), 144-145 notes, 103-104 Pocket Word documents, 106 spreadsheets, 117-118 tasks, 102-103 workbooks (Pocket Excel), 117-118
D data entering Letter Recognizer (Pocket PC), 23 Soft Keyboard (Pocket PC), 21-22 Transcriber (Pocket PC), 24
files, deleting, 36 storage, 31 synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC) ActiveSync, 62-64 ActiveSync, remote synchronization, 66 ActiveSync, remote synchronization via Ethernet, 66-67 ActiveSync, remote synchronization via modems, 67, 69 ActiveSync, resolving data conflicts, 65 deleting contacts, 93, 146 email messages, 139 eBooks, 174 files, 36, 73 folders, 73 notes, 105 programs, 34 desktop PC audio files, copying, 155-156 connecting to Pocket PC, 55, 58-59 data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC) ActiveSync, 62-64 ActiveSync, remote synchronization, 66 ActiveSync, remote synchronization via Ethernet, 66-67 ActiveSync, remote synchronization via modems, 67-69 ActiveSync, resolving data conflicts, 65 Excel (MS) beaming files to Pocket PC, 123 copying Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 122
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synchronizing Excel (MS)/Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 123 versus Pocket Excel (Pocket PC), 115-116 files automatic backups, 78 backups, 78, 81 managing, 75 managing from ActiveSync, 76 managing from My Computer folder, 76 manual backups, 80 restoring, 80 Word (MS) files, 110-114 Internet connections, 136 digital cameras, 165 digital photos, 163-165 display settings, 18-19, 28 displaying personal information, 48-49 documents Pocket Excel versus Excel (MS), 115-116 Pocket Word changing size, 107 closing, 107 creating, 106 entering text, 107 formatting fonts, 108 formatting lists, 109 formatting paragraphs, 109 formatting text, 108 retaining formatting, 111-113 saving, 107 Spell Check, 110 downloading eBooks, 175 email attachments, 142 maps, 167-168 themes, 42
E eBooks audio eBooks, 175-177 bookmarks, creating, 173-174 deleting, 174 downloading, 175 highlighting text, 173 Microsoft Reader (Pocket PC) audio eBooks, 175-177 creating bookmarks, 173-174 deleting eBooks, 174 downloading ebooks, 175 eBook Web sites, 174-175 highlighting text, 173 launching, 172 Library screen, 172 listening to audio eBooks, 175 opening eBooks, 173 reading eBooks, 173 writing notes, 173 notes, writing, 173 opening, 173 reading, 173 text, highlighting, 173 Web sites, 174-175 editing Contacts, 92 email accounts, configuring, 137 address book, managing, 142-143 attachments, downloading, 142 messages creating, 140-142 deleting, 139 reading, 139 receiving, 138-139 replying to, 140 emulators (game platforms), 180-182 entering numbers (Pocket Excel workbooks), 118
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text Pocket Excel workbooks, 118 Pocket Word, 107 transactions (Pocket Money), 128 Ethernet cards, 58-60 Internet connections, 135 Pocket PC connections, 58-60 remote data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 66-67 Excel (MS). See also Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, beaming to Pocket PC, 123 versus Pocket Excel (Pocket PC), 115-116
F Favorites (Internet Explorer), 150-151 File Explorer (Pocket PC), 70 digital photos, 163 files, deleting, 36 folders/subfolders, managing, 70 navigating, 71-72 File Explorer screen (Pocket PC), 70 files audio files adjusting volume, 157 changing skins, 158-159 copying, 155-156 creating playlists, 157-158 listening to, 156-157 backups, 78 automatic, 78 manual, 80 third-party backups, 81 beaming, 74 copying, 74 deleting, 36, 73
Excel (MS) files beaming to Pocket PC, 123 versus Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 115-116 finding, 72 managing ActiveSync, 76 desktop PC, 75 File Explorer, 70-72 My Computer folder (desktop PC), 76 movie files adjusting playback settings, 161 movie player Web sites, 162 viewing, 160 Web sites, 162 moving, 74 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files beaming to desktop PCs, 123 Pocket Word files beaming to desktop PCs, 114 copying to desktop PCs, 110-111 desktop PC synchronization, 111 renaming, 73 restoring, 80 storing, 75 Word (MS) files beaming to Pocket PC, 114 copying to Pocket PC, 110-111 Pocket PC synchronization, 111 retaining formatting, 111-113 Find command (Pocket PC), 72 finding Contacts, 92 files, 72 folders beaming, 74 copying, 74
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creating, 74 deleting, 73 managing, File Explorer (Pocket PC), 70 moving, 74 My Computer folder (desktop PC), 76 My Documents folder (Pocket PC), 70 renaming, 73 fonts, formatting, 108 Format Cells screen (Pocket PC), 119-120 Format screen (Pocket PC), 108 formatting cells (Pocket Excel workbooks), 119-120 fonts, 108 lists, 109 paragraphs, 109 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) versus Excel (MS), 115-116 text (Pocket Word), 108 fonts, 108 lists, 109 paragraphs, 109 Word (MS) files, retaining, 111-113 formulas (Pocket Excel), 120-121
G game platform emulators MAMEWorld Web site, 181 PDAGold Web site, 180 Pocket GB Web site, 181 game ROMs, 182 games game ROMs, 182 platform emulators, 181-182 Solitaire (Pocket PC), 178 Web sites, 179 gestures (Transcribers), 25 GPS (Global Positioning System) Web sites, 171
H–J highlighting text (eBooks), 173 Hotkey buttons (Pocket PC), 3 reassigning, 45-46 turning on/off Pocket PC, 6 Input Panel button (Pocket PC), 12 Input Selector button (Pocket PC), 23 input/output ports (Pocket PC), 8 Insert Function screen (Pocket PC), 121 installing applications, 86-88 instant messages MSN Messenger contact list, 146 creating accounts, 144-145 receiving, 148 sending, 146-148 Internet connections cellular phones, 135 desktop PCs, 136 Ethernet networks, 135 Pocket PC Connection Wizard, 130-132 cellular phones, 135 desktop PCs, 136 Ethernet networks, 135 standard modems, 133 wireless modems, 134 standard modems, 133 wireless modems, 134 Internet email accounts configuring, 137 downloading attachments, 142 managing address book, 142-143 messages creating, 140-142 deleting, 139 reading, 139 receiving, 138-139 replying, 140
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Internet Explorer digital photos, 163 Favorites, 150-151 maps, 168 settings, changing, 150 Web sites, viewing, 149-150 iPAQ (Compaq) plug-in cards, 8
K–L keyboards, Soft Keyboard (Pocket PC) configuring, 22 switching to Letter Recognizer, 23 typing, 21-22 LANs (Local Area Networks), connecting Pocket PC to desktop PCs, 58-59 launching Microsoft Reader (Pocket PC), 172 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC), 117 Pocket Money (Pocket PC), 124 Pocket Word (Pocket PC), 106 Solitaire (Pocket PC), 178 Letter Recognizer (Pocket PC), 23 Library screen (Microsoft Reader), 172-174 listening to voice notes, 105 lists, formatting, 109 local area networks. See LANs
M making appointments (Pocket PC Calendar screen), 97 MAMEWorld (game platform emulator) Web site, 181 managing application files (File Explorer), 70 connections (Connections screen), 56-58
Contacts, 91 email address book, 142-143 Favorites, 151 files ActiveSync, 76 desktop PCs, 75 File Explorer, 70-72 My Computer folder (desktop PC), 76 tasks, 101-102 manual backups (Pocket PC files), 80 MapBlast Web site, 167-168 MapQuest Web site, 167-168 maps downloading, 167-168 GPS (Global Positioning System) Web sites, 171 Pocket Streets Web site, 169 synchronizing (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 168 viewing, 168 Web sites, 170-171 memory (Pocket PC), 31 allocating, 32 memory cards, 37-38 Memory screen, 31 closing applications, 34 monitoring memory, 38 reducing usage, 33 closing applications, 33-34 deleting files, 36 removing programs, 34-35 Remove Programs screen, 35 memory cards, 37-38 Memory screen (Pocket PC), 31 closing applications, 34 monitoring memory, 38 menus (Pocket PC) New menu configuring, 44-45 navigating, 15 pop-up menus, navigating, 15 Start menu configuring, 43-44 navigating, 12-13 opening applications, 83
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Programs screen, 13 Settings screen, 13, 19, 28 messages, viewing, 11 Microsoft Money, synchronizing Microsoft Money/Pocket Money (Pocket PC) accounts, 126-127 Microsoft Reader (Pocket PC) eBooks audio eBooks, 175-177 creating bookmarks, 173-174 deleting, 174 downloading, 175 highlighting text, 173 opening, 173 reading, 173 Web sites, 174-175 writing notes, 173 launching, 172 Library screen, 172 Minimize button, 11 minimizing applications, 84 modems remote data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 67-69 standard modems (Internet connections), 133 wireless modems (Internet connections), 134 monitoring battery life (Pocket PC), 27 enabling Auto-Suspend, 29-30 reducing backlighting, 28 memory (Pocket PC), 31, 34, 38 movie files (Pocket PC WMP) movie player Web sites, 162 movie Web sites, 162 playback settings, adjusting 161 viewing, 160 movie players (Pocket PC WMP) movie files, viewing, 160 playback settings, adjusting, 161
Web sites, 162 moving files/folders, 74 MSN Messenger accounts, creating, 144-145 contacts list, adding/deleting contacts, 146 instant messages, sending/receiving, 146-148 one-on-one discussions, 147 music files copying, 155-156 listening to, 156-157 playlists, creating, 157-158 skins, changing, 158-159 volume, adjusting, 157 My Computer folder (desktop PC), managing files, 76 My Device (Pocket PC), 70 My Documents folder (Pocket PC), 70 My Info screen (Pocket PC), personalizing, 50
N navigating File Explorer (Pocket PC), 71-72 New menu, 15 Pocket PC Memory Screen, 31, 34, 38 Programs Screen, 13 Remove Programs Screen, 35 Settings and Notifications Screen, 17-18 Settings Screen, 13, 19, 28 Today Screen, 10-11 pop-up menus, 15 Start menu, 12 Programs screen, 13 Settings screen, 13, 19, 28 Navigation bar Minimize button, 11
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Start menu navigating, 12-13 Programs screen, 13 Settings screen, 13, 19, 28 Volume control, 16 Navigation Pad, 3 New menu (Pocket PC) configuring, 44-45 navigating, 15 notes beaming, 105 creating, 103-104 deleting, 105 reading, 105 voice notes listening to, 105 recording, 104-105 notes (eBooks), writing, 173 Notes screen (Pocket PC), 103-105 notification sounds (Pocket PC), adjusting, 18 numbers, entering (Pocket Excel workbooks), 118
O–P one-on-one discussions (MSN Messenger), 147 opening applications, 83 eBooks, 173 Owner Information screen (Pocket PC) changing personal information, 47 displaying personal information, 48-49 paragraphs, formatting, 109 Password screen (Pocket PC), 51 passwords Password screen (Pocket PC), 51 personal information password protection, 51 Pocket Money (Pocket PC), 129
PC cards, iPAQ (Compaq), 8 PDAGold (game platform emulator) Web site, 180 personal information changing, 47 displaying, 48-49 password protection, 51 wallet programs, 53-54 phones, Internet connections, 135 photos (digital) digital cameras, 165 PicturePerfect, 165 viewing, 163 Web sites, 164-165 playback (movie files), adjusting, 161 playlists (audio files), creating, 157-158 plug-in cards, 8 CF (Compact Flash) cards, 8, 37 iPAQ (Compaq) PC cards, 8 memory cards, 37-38 SD (Secure Digital) cards, 8, 37 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) Excel (MS) copying files, 122 synchronizing Excel MS/Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 123 files, beaming to desktop PCs, 123 formulas, 120-121 launching, 117 spreadsheets, creating, 117-118 versus Excel (MS), 115-116 workbooks beaming, 123 closing, 118 creating, 117-118 entering numbers, 118 entering text, 118 formatting cells, 119-120 saving, 118 Pocket GB (game platform emulator) Web site, 181
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Pocket Money (Pocket PC), 124 Account Manager screen, 124 accounts entering transactions, 128 viewing, 125-126 launching, 124 password protection, 129 settings, reconfiguring, 127 synchronizing Pocket Money (Pocket PC)/Microsoft Money accounts, 126-127 Pocket PC ActiveSync changing connections, 55 configuring, 62-63 reconfiguring Pocket Money settings, 127 removing/reinstalling applications, 87-88 synchronizing maps (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 168 synchronizing Pocket Money (Pocket PC)/Microsoft Money accounts, 126-127 ActiveSync Options Screen, 55 application files, managing, 70 applications closing, 33-34, 85 installing, 86-87 minimizing, 84 opening, 83 reinstalling, 88 removing, 87 saving, 85 Appointment screen, 97-98 appointments beaming, 100 making appointments, 97 synchronizing (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 100 viewing appointments, 98 audio files copying, 155-156 listening, 156-157
playlists, creating, 157-158 skins, changing, 158-159 volume, adjusting, 157 Auto-Suspend, enabling, 29-30 AvantGo, 152-153 batteries, 27-30 beam connections (Pocket PC to Pocket PC), 61 Block Recognizer, 23 brightness level, adjusting, 18 buttons Action, 3 Hotkey, 3, 6, 45-46 Input Panel button, 12 Input Selector button, 23 Minimize button, 11 Power, 3, 6 voice recorder, 5 Calendar screen, 96-98 clocks, resetting, 39 Command bar, 12, 15 connecting to desktop PCs, 55, 58-59 Connection Manager, configuring, 56-58 connections, Pocket PC to Pocket PC beam connections, 60-61 Connections screen, 56-58 Contacts, 90-94 controls, 3 Action button, 3 Hotkey buttons, 3, 6 Navigation Pad, 3 Power button, 3, 6 System Volume control, 17 Up/Down control, 5 voice recorder button, 5 Volume control, 16 data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC) ActiveSync, 62-64 ActiveSync, remote synchronization, 66
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ActiveSync, remote synchronization via Ethernet, 66-67 ActiveSync, remote synchronization via modems, 67-69 ActiveSync, resolving data conflicts, 65 deleting files, 36 digital cameras, 165 digital photos, 163-165 display settings, adjusting, 18-19, 28 email configuring accounts, 137 creating messages, 140-142 deleting messages, 139 downloading attachments, 142 managing address book, 142-143 reading messages, 139 receiving messages, 138-139 replying to messages, 140 Ethernet connections, 58-60 File Explorer, 70 deleting files, 36 digital photos, viewing, 163 managing folders/subfolders, 70 navigating, 71-72 files audio files, adjusting volume, 157 audio files, changing skins, 158-159 audio files, creating playlists, 157-158 automatic backups, 78 backups, 78, 81 beaming, 74 copying, 74
copying audio files, 155-156 deleting, 36, 73 listening to audio files, 156-157 managing from ActiveSync, 76 managing from desktop PCs, 75 managing from File Explorer, 70-72 managing from My Computer folder (desktop PC), 76 manual backups, 80 movie file Web sites, 162 movie files, adjusting playback settings, 161 movie files, viewing, 160 renaming, 73 restoring, 80 storing, 75 Find command, 72 folders, 70, 73-74 games game platform emulators, 180-181 game ROMs, 182 Solitaire, 178 Web sites, 179 Hotkey buttons, reassigning, 45-46 Input Panel button, 12 Input Selector button, 23 input/output ports, 8 instant messages creating MSN Messenger accounts, 144-145 MSN Messenger contacts list, adding/deleting contacts, 146 receiving, 148 sending, 146-148
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Internet Explorer changing settings, 150 digital photos, viewing, 163 Favorites, 150-151 maps, viewing, 168 Web sites, viewing, 149-150 Letter Recognizer, 23 maps GPS (Global Positioning System) Web sites, 171 Pocket Streets, 169 synchronizing (Pocket PC/desktop PC), 168 viewing, 168 Web sites, 167-168 memory, 31 allocating, 32 memory cards, 37-38 Memory screen, 31, 34, 38 reducing usage, 33-36 Remove Programs screen, 35 Memory screen, 31 closing applications, 34 monitoring memory, 38 menus New menu, 15 pop-up menus, 15 Start menu, 12-13, 19, 28, 83 Microsoft Reader audio eBooks, AudibleManager, 176-177 audio eBooks, listening to, 175 deleting eBooks, 174 downloading eBooks, 175 eBooks, creating bookmarks, 173-174 eBooks, highlighting text, 173 eBooks, Web Sites, 174-175
eBooks, writing notes, 173 launching, 172 Library screen, 172 opening eBooks, 173 reading eBooks, 173 Minimize button, 11 movie files, 160-161 My Device, 70 My Documents folder, 70 My Info screen, personalizing, 50 Navigation bar Minimize button, 11 Start menu, 12-13, 19, 28 New menu configuring, 44-45 navigating, 15 notes beaming, 105 creating, 103-104 deleting, 105 listening to voice notes, 105 reading, 105 recording voice notes, 104-105 Notes screen, 103-105 notification sounds, adjusting, 18 Owner Information screen changing personal information, 47 displaying personal information, 48-49 password protection, 51 Password screen, 51 personal information changing, 47 displaying, 48-49 password protection, 51 storing, 53-54 plug-in cards, 8 CF (Compact Flash) cards, 8, 37 memory cards, 37-38
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PC cards, 8 SD (Secure Digital) cards, 8, 37 Pocket Excel beaming files to desktop PCs, 123 closing workbooks, 118 common formulas, 120 copying Excel (MS) files, 122 creating advanced fo rmulas, 121 creating basic formulas, 120 creating spreadsheets, 117-118 creating workbooks, 117-118 entering numbers, 118 entering text, 118 formatting cells, 119-120 launching, 117 saving workbooks, 118 synchronizing Pocket Excel (Pocket PC)/Excel (MS) files, 123 versus Excel (MS), 115-116 Pocket Money, 124 Account Manager screen, 124 entering transactions, 128 launching, 124 password protection, 129 reconfiguring settings, 127 synchronizing Pocket Money (Pocket PC)/Microsoft Money accounts, 126-127 viewing accounts, 125-126 Pocket PC Connection Wizard, 130-136 Pocket Streets Web site, 169
Pocket Word beaming files to desktop PCs, 114 changing document size, 107 closing, 107 copying files to desktop PCs, 110-111 creating documents, 106 desktop PC synchronization, 111 entering text, 107 formatting fonts, 108 formatting lists, 109 formatting paragraphs, 109 formatting text, 108 launching, 106 retaining formatting, 111-113 saving, 107 Spell Check, 110 pop-up menus, navigating, 15 power conserving, 28-30 monitoring battery life, 27 Power button, 3, 6 programs, removing, 34-35 Programs screen accessing, 13 Pocket Money, 124 Remove Programs screen, 35 screens Account Manager screen (Pocket Money), 124 Appointment screen, 97-98 Calendar screen, 96-98 File Explorer screen, 70 Font screen, 108 Format Cells screen (Pocket Excel), 119-120 Insert Function screen (Pocket Excel), 121 Library screen (Microsoft Reader), 172-174
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Memory screen, 31, 34, 38 Notes screen, 103-105 Power Preferences screen, 29 Programs Screen, 13, 106, 124, 172 Remove Programs screen, 35 Settings and Notifications screen, 17-18, 99 Settings Screen, 13, 19, 28 Task screen, 101-103 Today Screen, 10-11 Settings and Notifications Screen accessing, 17 configuring appointment notifications, 99 notification sounds, 18 System Volume control, 17 Settings Screen accessing, 13 adjusting display settings, 18-19, 28 Power Preferences screen, 29 Soft Keyboard, 21 configuring, 22 switching to Letter Recognizer, 23 typing, 21-22 Start menu, 12-13 configuring, 43-44 opening applications, 83 Programs screen, 13 Settings screen, 13, 19, 28 stylus tool, 6-7 system sounds, adjusting, 17 System Volume control, 17 tasks creating, 102-103 managing, 101-102 viewing, 101-102 Tasks screen, 101-103
Today screen, 10 changing themes, 42 configuring, 40-41 creating appointments, 11 resetting clock, 39 viewing appointments, 11 viewing messages, 11 viewing tasks, 11 tools, stylus, 6-7 Transcriber, 24-25 turning on/off, 6 utilities Block Recognizer, 23 Letter Recognizer, 23 Transcriber, 24-25 voice notes, 104-105 Volume control, 16 Web sites, 42, 170-171 Word Completion, 25-26 Pocket PC Connection Wizard, Internet connections, 130-132 cellular phones, 135 desktop PCs, 136 Ethernet networks, 135 standard modems, 133 wireless modems, 134 Pocket PC Windows Media Player audio files adjusting volume, 157 changing skins, 158-159 creating playlists, 157-158 listening to, 156-157 movie files adjusting playback settings, 161 viewing, 160 Pocket Streets Web site, 169 Pocket Word (Pocket PC) documents changing size, 107 closing, 107 creating, 106 entering text, 107 formatting fonts, 108 formatting lists, 109
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formatting paragraphs, 109 formatting text, 108 retaining formatting, 111-113 saving, 107 Spell Check, 110 files beaming to desktop PCs, 114 copying to desktop PCs, 110-111 desktop PC synchronization, 111 launching, 106 Spell Check, 110 pop-up menus (Pocket PC), navigating, 15 ports input/output ports, 8 serial ports, 55 USB ports, 55 power (Pocket PC) conserving, 28 enabling Auto-Suspend, 29-30 reducing backlighting, 28 monitoring battery life, 27 Power button, 3, 6 Power Preferences screen, 29 Program screen (Microsoft Reader), 172 programs, removing, 34-35 Programs screen (Pocket PC) accessing, 13 Microsoft Reader, 172 Pocket Money, 124 Pocket Word, 106
R Reader. See Microsoft Reader reading eBooks, 173 email messages, 139 notes, 105
reassigning Hotkey buttons, 45-46 receiving email messages, 138-139 instant messages, 148 reconfiguring Pocket Money (Pocket PC) settings, 127 recording voice notes, 104-105 reducing backlighting, 28 memory usage (Pocket PC) closing applications, 33-34 deleting files, 36 memory cards, 37-38 removing programs, 34-35 reinstalling applications, 88 remote data synchronization (Pocket PC/desktop PC) ActiveSync 66, Ethernet, 66-67 modems, 67-69 Remove Programs screen (Pocket PC), 35 removing applications, 87 programs, 34-35 renaming files/folders, 73 replying to email messages, 140 resetting clocks, 39 retaining Word file (Pocket PC/desktop PC) formatting, 111-113
S saving applications, 85 Pocket Word documents, 107 workbooks (Pocket Excel), 118 screens Account Manager screen (Pocket Money), 124 ActiveSync Options screen, changing Pocket PC connections, 55 Appointment screen (Pocket PC) making appointments, 97 viewing appointments, 98
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brightness level, adjusting, 18 Connections screen (Pocket PC), 56-58 File Explorer screen (Pocket PC), 70 Format Cells screen (Pocket PC), 119-120 Format screen (Pocket PC), 108 Insert Function screen (Pocket PC), 121 Library screen (Microsoft Reader), 172 deleting eBooks, 174 opening eBooks, 173 reading eBooks, 173 Memory Screen (Pocket PC), 31 closing applications, 34 monitoring memory, 38 My Info screen, personalizing, 50 Notes screen (Pocket PC) beaming notes, 105 creating notes, 103-104 deleting notes, 105 reading notes, 105 Owner Information screen changing personal information, 47 displaying personal information, 48-49 Password screen, enabling password protection, 51 Power Preferences screen, 29 Program screen (Microsoft Reader), 172 Programs screen (Pocket PC) accessing, 13 Pocket Money, 124 Pocket Word, 106 Remove Programs screen, 35 Setting and Notifications screen (Pocket PC), 99 accessing, 17 notification sounds, 18 System Volume control, 17
Settings Screen accessing, 13 adjusting display settings, 18-19, 28 Power Preferences screen, 29 Tasks screen (Pocket PC) creating tasks, 102-103 viewing tasks, 101-102 Today screen changing themes, 42 creating appointments, 11 configuring, 40-41 resetting clocks, 39 viewing appointments, 11 viewing messages, 11 viewing tasks, 11 SD (Secure Digital) cards, 8, 37 security password protection, 51 Pocket Money (Pocket PC) passwords, 129 sending instant messages, 146-148 serial ports, Pocket PC/desktop PC connections, 55 settings display settings, adjusting, 18-19, 28 power settings (Pocket PC), configuring, 29-30 Settings and Notifications Screen (Pocket PC) accessing, 17 notification sounds, 18 System Volume control, 17 Settings screen (Pocket PC) accessing, 13 appointments, configuring appointment notification, 99 display settings, adjusting, 18-19, 28 Power Preferences screen, 29 skins (audio files), 158-159
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Soft Keyboard (Pocket PC), 21 configuring, 22 Letter Recognizer, switching to, 23 typing, 21-22 Solitaire (Pocket PC), 178 sorting Contacts, 91-92 sounds notification sounds (Pocket PC), adjusting, 18 system sounds (Pocket PC), adjusting, 17 Spell Check (Pocket Word), 110 spreadsheets beaming, 123 creating, 117-118 Excel (MS) files copying, 122 synchronizing Excel (MS)/Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 123 formulas, 120-121 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files copying, 122 synchronizing Pocket Excel (Pocket PC)/Excel (MS) files, 123 Start menu (Pocket PC) applications, opening, 83 configuring, 43-44 navigating, 12-13 Programs screen, accessing, 13 Settings screen accessing, 13 adjusting display settings, 18-19, 28 storage cards, 75 storing files, 75 personal information, wallet programs, 53-54 stylus tool (Pocket PC), 6-7 subfolders, managing (File Explorer), 70
synchronizing (Pocket PC/desktop PC) ActiveSync, 62-64 remote synchronization, 66 remote synchronization via Ethernet, 66-67 remote synchronization via modems, 67-69 resolving data conflicts, 65 appointments, 100 Contacts, 93 Excel (MS)/Pocket Excel (Pocket PC) files, 123 maps, 168 Microsoft Money/Pocket Money (Pocket PC) accounts, 126-127 Pocket Excel (Pocket PC)/Excel (MS) files, 123 Pocket Money (Pocket PC)/Microsoft Money accounts, 126-127 Pocket Word (Pocket PC)/Word (MS) files, 111 Word (MS)/Pocket Word (Pocket PC) files, 111 system sounds (Pocket PC), adjusting, 17 System Volume control, adjusting, 17
T tasks creating, 102-103 managing, 101-102 viewing, 11, 101-102 Tasks screen (Pocket PC), 101-103 text entering, (Pocket Excel workbooks), 118 highlighting (eBooks), 173 Pocket Word documents entering, 107 formatting, 108-109 Spell Check, 110
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themes downloading, 42 Today screen themes, changing, 42 third-party backup Web sites, 81 Today Screen (Pocket PC), 10 appointments, creating/viewing, 11 clocks, resetting, 39 configuring, 40-41 messages, viewing, 11 tasks, viewing, 11 themes, changing, 42 tools (Pocket PC), stylus, 6-7 transactions (Pocket Money), entering, 128 Transcriber (Pocket PC) data, entering, 24 gestures, 25 turning on/off (Pocket PC) power, 6 volume, 16-17 typing (Soft Keyboard), 21-22
U–V Up/Down control, 5 USB ports, Pocket PC/desktop PC connections, 55 utilities (Pocket PC) Block Recognizer, 23 Letter Recognizer, 23 Transcriber, 24-25 viewing appointments (Calendar screen), 11, 96-98 Contact lists, 91 digital photos, 163 maps, 168 messages, 11 Pocket Money (Pocket PC) accounts, 125-126 tasks, 11, 101-102 Web sites, 149-150
Visiting option (clocks), 40 voice notes listening to, 105 recording, 104-105 voice recorder button, 5 volume (audio files), adjusting, 157 Volume control (Pocket PC), 16
W–Y wallet programs, 53-54 Web sites AudibleManager, 177 AvantGo, 152-153 AvantGo Web site, 168 CodeWallet Pro, 54 digital photo, 164-165 eBooks, 174-175 Favorites, 151 game platform emulators MAMEWorld, 181 PDAGold, 180 Pocket GB, 181 Game ROMs, 182 games, 179-182 GPS (Global Positioning System), 171 MapBlast, 167-168 MapQuest, 167-168 maps, 167-171 movie players, 162 PicturePerfect, 165 Pocket PC, 42 Pocket Streets, 169 skins (audio files), 158-159 third-party backups, 81 viewing, 149-150 wallet programs, 54 Zophar’s Domain, 182 wireless modems, Internet connections, 134 wizards, Pocket PC Connection Wizard, 130-136 WMP (Windows Media Player) audio files adjusting volume, 157 changing skins, 158-159
Index
copying, 155-156 creating playlists, 157-158 listening to, 156-157 movie files adjusting playback settings, 161 viewing, 160 Word (MS). See also Pocket Word (Pocket PC) beaming files to Pocket PC, 114 copying files to Pocket PC, 110-111 Pocket PC synchronization, 111 retaining formatting, 111-113 Word Completion (Pocket PC), 25-26 workbooks (Pocket Excel) beaming, 123 cells, formatting, 119-120 closing, 118 creating, 117-118 numbers, entering, 118 saving, 118 text, entering, 118 writing notes (eBooks), 173
Z Zophar’s Domain (game ROMs) Web site, 182
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