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`Frank McPherson is an avid user of handheld computers, starting with the Newton MessagePad in
`1993 and all versions of Microsoft Pocket PCs, Pocket PC Phones, and Smartphones. He developed
`and maintains the Pocket PC Hints and Tips web site (www.pocketpchow2.com), which is visited
`by Pocket PC users around the world seeking help using their Pocket PCs.
`Frank has been a sports columnist and reporter for the Norway Current, a weekly newspaper
`in Norway, Michigan, and has also covered high school sports for the Iron Mountain Daily News
`in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Articles written by Frank about Pocket PCs have appeared in Pocket
`PC Magazine, Brighthand. com, and PocketPC.com.
`He is a 1989 graduate of Michigan Technological University with a BS. degree in computer
`science. Frank is a senior information specialist at EDS, where he has been employed for over
`fifteen years. Originally from Norway, Michigan, located in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula,
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`About the Technical Editor Todd Ogasawara is currently the eGovernment Team Leader for
`the State of Hawaii Information & Communication Services Division. Previous to that, he was at
`GTE/Verizon as an advanced technology engineer. During that same period, he simultaneously
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`Technology Forums moved to ZDNet) as the online forum manager for both the Telephony
`and the Windows CE Forums. At ZDNet, these forums were renamed the Communications &
`Messaging Forum and the Handhelds Forum.
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`Todd was privileged to have been the co—manager of the Communications & Messaging Forum
`with the legendary Don Watkins while at ZDNet. He served as an editor for the Microsoft Uplink
`web site that focused on the Palm-size PC, and authored dozens of articles for the Microsoft
`PocketPC.com web site. He has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the
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`Mobile Devices category for the past several years. You can find his mobile device commentary,
`reviews, and how-to articles at www.MobileViews.com.
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`Contents at a Glance
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`PART I
`
`
`Get Started with Windows Mobile
`_
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`1 Welcome to Windows Mobile
`
`..................................
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`2
`3
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`4
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`5
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`............................
`Get Acquainted with Your Pocket PC
`Personalize Your Pocket PC ....................................
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`Change Your Pocket PC System Settings
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`.........................
`
`Get Acquainted with Your Smartphone
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`...........................
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`PART II
`Connect with PCs
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`6
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`Connect to Desktop Computers
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`Synchronize Data with Desktop Computers
`7
`8 Manage Your Windows Mobile Device from Your Desktop
`...........
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`PART III
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`Get Connected with Windows Mobile
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`Call a Friend
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`................................................
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`Connect to Networks
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`Send and Receive E—mail, Text Messages, and Instant Messages
`Browse the Web
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`143
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`PART IV
`Make the Most Out of Windows Mobile
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`Get Organized
`Create Documents and Take Notes
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`Crunch Numbers
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`Be Productive at Work
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`Have Fun with Games, Pictures, Music, Books, and Movies
`Do More with Windows Mobile
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`Acknowledgments
`Introduction
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`Get Started with Windows Mobile
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`CHAPTER 1
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`Welcome to Windows Mobile
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`Information Appliances
`Apple Newton MessagePad
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`Microsoft PC Companions
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`Windows Mobile Devices and Platforms
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`Handheld PC
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`Palm-Size PC
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`Auto PC
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`Handheld PC Professional
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`Pocket PC
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`Smartphone
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`Windows Mobile
`Windows CE .NET ....................................
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`ActiveSync
`Outlook Mobile
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`Mobile Office
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`Windows Media Player and Solitaire
`Internet Explorer and MSN Messenger
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`Get Acquainted with Your Pocket PC
`Meet Your Pocket PC
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`Review the Pocket PC
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`Set Up Your Pocket PC
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`Meet the Today Screen
`Use the Pocket PC Start Menu
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`Work with Applications
`Get Help
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`Print Documents
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`Configure Memory
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`Program Hardware Buttons
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`Use External Keyboards
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`Manage Running Programs
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`Enhance the Today Screen
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`Change Your Pocket PC System Settings
`Change the System Settings
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`Change the Device Name Using About
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`Align the Screen
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`Adjust the Backlight or Brightness
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`Set the Clock and Alarms
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`Stop Running Programs
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`Change the Regional Settings
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`Remove Programs
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`Manage Certificates
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`Turn Off Error Reporting
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`Configure GPS
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`Get Acquainted with Your Smartphone
`Meet Your Smartphone
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`Review the Smartphone
`Meet the Home Screen
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`Use Your Smartphone
`Input Text
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`Make Phone Calls
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`Connect with PCs
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`CHAPTER 6
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`CHAPTER 7
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`CHAPTER 8
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`Connect to Desktop Computers
`Introducing ActiveSync
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`ActiveSync Installation
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`Install ActiveSync on Desktop PCs
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`Start ActiveSync on Desktop PCs
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`Change Desktop ActiveSync Connection Settings
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`Connect with Desktop PCs by Using a Serial Connection
`......
`Connect with Desktop PCs by Using Infrared
`...............
`Connect with Desktop PCs by Using Bluetooth
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`Synchronize Data with Desktop Computers
`Create a Synchronization Relationship
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`Create Two Synchronization Relationships
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`Delete Synchronization Relationships
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`Configure Outlook Synchronization Settings
`.....................
`Change Outlook Calendar Synchronization Settings
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`Change Outlook Contact Synchronization Settings
`...........
`Change Outlook E-mail Synchronization Settings
`............
`Change Task Synchronization Settings
`....................
`Change File Synchronization Settings
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`Change Notes Synchronization Settings
`...................
`Change Favorites Synchronization Settings
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`Change Media Synchronization Settings
`...................
`Configure Exchange Synchronization Settings
`....................
`Change Exchange Server Connection Information
`...........
`Change the Synchronization Schedule
`..........................
`Resolve Synchronization Conflicts
`.............................
`Configure File Conversion Settings
`............................
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`Manage Your Windows Mobile Device from Your Desktop
`Explore Files and Folders
`....................................
`Browse Files and Folders
`...............................
`Copy, Delete, and Rename Files and Folders
`................
`Back Up and Restore Files
`...................................
`Define the Backup Type
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`Define Where to Store the Backup
`........................
`Restore from a Backup
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`Install and Remove Programs
`Use ActiveSync to Install Programs
`.......................
`Use ActiveSync to Remove Programs
`.....................
`Use Desktop Pass Through
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`Get Connected with Windows Mobile
`
`CHAPTER 9
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`Call a Friend
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`Make Phone Calls
`.....................................
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`Make Phone Calls Using Voice Command
`Receive Phone Calls
`...................................
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`Manage Calls
`Program Speed Dial
`........................................
`Connect to the Internet
`......................................
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`..........................
`Manage Your Mobile Data Bill
`Configure the Pocket PC Phone
`...............................
`Change the Phone Settings
`..............................
`Change the Services Settings
`............................
`Change the Network Settings
`............................
`Change Device-Specific Settings
`.........................
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`Connect to Networks
`Network with Windows Mobile
`...............................
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`Manage Connections
`Connect to Networks Using Modems
`...........................
`Create Modem Connections
`.............................
`
`............................
`Manage Modem Connections
`Connect to Networks Using Virtual Private Networking
`............
`Configure Proxy Servers
`.............‘ ........................
`Connect Using Wireless Modems
`..............................
`Connect to Networks with Mobile Phones
`
`Connect Using ActiveSync Desktop Pass Through
`Connect to Local Area Networks
`..............................
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`Select a Network Adapter
`Configure Network Interface Adapters
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`Send and Receive E-mail, Text Messages,
`and Instant Messages
`......................................
`Use Messaging to Work with E—mail
`...........................
`Start Messaging
`......................................
`Add Internet E—mail Accounts
`...........................
`Edit and Remove Accounts
`.............................
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`Synchronize E-mail with Outlook
`Send and Receive E-mail
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`Compose a New E-mail Message
`Read and Respond to E-mail
`............................
`Manage Messages
`....................................
`Manage Attachments
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`Receive Meeting Requests
`..............................
`Find Messages
`.......................................
`Send and Receive Text Messages
`..............................
`Send and Receive Instant Messages
`............................
`Manage Contacts
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`Browse the Web
`...........................................
`Start Internet Explorer Mobile
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`..........................................
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`Use the Address Bar and History
`Use Favorites
`........................................
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`Keep Track of Your Favorite Pages
`Add to Favorites
`......................................
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`.................................
`Synchronize Favorites
`..................................
`Configure Security Options
`Control Cookies
`......................................
`Change the Display
`.........................................
`Control How Pages Display
`.............................
`Change the Home Page
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`Read Web Content Offline
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`Make the Most Out of Windows Mobile
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`Get Organized
`Schedule Appointments Using Calendar
`.........................
`View Your Schedule in Calendar
`.........................
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`.......................
`Create an Appointment in Calendar
`Enter Notes for Appointments
`...........................
`Schedule a Meeting Using Calendar
`......................
`Edit the Appointment Category List
`.......................
`Filter Appointments by Categories
`........................
`Edit and Delete Appointments
`...........................
`Find Appointments in Calendar
`..........................
`Send and Receive Appointments via Infrared
`...............
`Configure Calendar Options
`.............................
`Store and Retrieve Addresses Using Contacts
`....................
`View Addresses in Contacts
`.............................
`Change the Contact List View
`...........................
`Create New Contacts
`..................................
`Edit and Delete Contacts
`...............................
`Filter Contacts by Categories
`............................
`Find Contacts
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`Send E-mail to a Contact
`Send and Receive Contacts via Infrared
`...................
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`..............................
`Configure Contact Options
`Manage Your Tasks
`.........................................
`View Your Tasks
`......................................
`Create New Tasks
`............................ . .........
`Enter Notes for Tasks
`..................................
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`Use the Tasks Entry Bar
`Edit and Delete Tasks
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`Filter Tasks by Categories
`Find Tasks
`...........................................
`Send and Receive Tasks via Infrared
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`Configure Task Options
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`................................
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`Create Documents and Take Notes
`Use Word Mobile on Your Pocket PC ...........................
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`................................
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`Create, Open, and Save Documents
`Edit Your Word Mobile Documents
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`............................
`............................
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`Copy Text
`Delete Text
`
`...........................................
`..........................................
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`Check the Spelling
`....................................
`Format Your Documents
`.....................................
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`Use the View Menu to Change the Screen Display
`Share Documents Easily with Other Users
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`Copy and Delete Documents
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`Create, Open, and Save Notes
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`Write Notes
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`Edit Notes
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`Zoom Notes
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`Make Voice Recordings
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`Create Recordings
`Send Notes and Recordings Via E-mail or Infrared
`Manage Your Notes and Recordings
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`Configure Notes
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`Crunch Numbers
`Excel Mobile on the Pocket PC
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`Start Excel Mobile
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`Create a New Workbook
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`Save Workbooks
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`Move Around in Workbooks
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`Add Data and Formulas to Workbooks
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`Change the View in Workbooks
`Edit Data in Workbooks
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`Format Data in Workbooks
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`Work with Data in Workbooks
`Share Workbooks
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`Be Productive at Work
`Bring WindoWs Mobile to Work
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`Connect to Your PC at Work
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`Work with Non-Microsoft Applications
`Access the Corporate Network
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`View Presentations on Pocket PCs Using PowerPoint Mobile
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`Open and View Presentations
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`Secure Information
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`Use the Pocket PC Power-On Password
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`Assign PINs on Smartphones
`Use Antivirus Software
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`Store Sensitive Information in Secure Databases
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`Encrypt Files
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`Connect to Corporate Email Systems
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`Send and Receive E-mail from Exchange
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`Send and Receive E-mail from Lotus Notes
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`Run Windows Programs on Pocket PCs
`Use Microsoft Mobile Terminal Services Client
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`Use Citrix WinFrame
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`Travel with Windows Mobile
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`Prepare to Travel
`Keep Your Windows Mobile Device Running
`Plan How to Connect Your Pocket PC to the Internet
`Print on the Road with a Pocket PC
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`Back Up Your Windows Mobile Device on the Road
`Secure Your Data
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`Turn Your Windows Mobile Device into a Traveling Tool
`Know Where to Go and How to Get There
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`Configure GPS on Pocket PCs
`View a Customized Map with Microsoft Pocket Streets
`Translate Foreign Languages
`Hit the Road
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`Make Final Preparations
`Complete a Travel Checklist
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`Have Fun with Games, Pictures, Music, Books, and Movies
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`Play Solitaire
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`View Pictures
`View Pictures Using Microsoft Pictures & Videos
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`Play Music and Videos
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`Play Music and Videos Using Windows Media Player
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`Personalize Windows Media Player
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`Where to Find Music on the Internet
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`Read eBooks
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`Read eBooks Using Microsoft Reader on Pocket PCs
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`Download Microsoft Reader eBooks
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`Read eBooks Using Other Programs
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`Listen to Books Using Audible Player
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`Do More with Windows Mobile
`Manage Your Money Using Microsoft Money
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`Use Accounts and the Account Register
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`Smartphone Programs for Managing Money
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`View Microsoft Access Databases
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`Open a Database
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`View Data
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`Edit Data
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`Work with Databases on a Smartphone
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`Top Ten Pocket PC Downloads
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`Create Lists with ListPro
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`Read the Bible with PocketBible
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`Test Network Connections with vatil
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`Create Outlines with Streamliner
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`Secure Information in eWallet
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`Capture Screenshots with Screen Capture Utility
`Watch Live Television
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`View Flash Content
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`Really Shut Down Applications
`Use Your Pocket PC as a USB Flash Drive
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`Customize the Home Screen
`Monitor the Weather
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`Find Travel Information
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`Secure Information
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`Manage Lists
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`Manage Files
`Send Instant Messages to AOL and Yahoo
`Read RSS Feeds
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`Play Mini Golf
`Rack ’Em Up with Virtual Pool
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`Accessorize Your Windows Mobile Device
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`Acknowledgments
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`Although the title does not indicate it, this is now the fourth edition of my book on handheld
`computers that run Microsoft software. Over the years since the first edition of this book became
`available, I have received many kind e-mails from readers complimenting my work. This book
`that you are holding would not exist if not for those who bought the previous editions. So first, and
`foremost, I want to thank all of you for buying this book.
`It has been a pleasure to work again with the entire crew at McGraw-Hill. While my name is
`on the cover, many more have worked behind the scenes to produce this book. Special thanks to
`Megg Morin, Janet Walden, and Agatha Kim.
`Writing this book was a collaborative effort with my technical editor, Todd Ogasawara. Todd’s
`many suggestions in each chapter have made this book better, and you and I have benefited from
`his work. Thank you, Todd.
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`Thanks also go to John Starkweather and Andrew Brown at Microsoft for providing information
`and answering questions about the Windows Mobile.
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`For securing the images seen on this book’s cover, thanks go out to Amy Thompson at Dell,
`Melinda Neely at HTC America, and Lyndsay LaGree at Motorola. Thanks to Michael Boone at
`Biomobility, LLC. for providing permission to include screen shots of their products in this book.
`Their quick turnaround and efforts are much appreciated.
`Thanks to my friends, mentors, and co—workers including: Ray Anderson, Scott Van Wolvelaere,
`Amy Dulan, Bob Naglich, Brad Gee, Shirley Myrick, Saven'o Rinaldi, Keith Muir, Dawn Pfaff, and
`Rhonda Belinc. I appreciate your friendship and support.
`Thanks to my niece, Carley Lindquist, for helping with the screen shots in this book. Thanks
`to my grandmother, Dorothy McPherson, and my mother, Sharon McPherson, for their love and
`support. And last but not least, thanks to my wife Ruth. Your love, patience, understanding, and
`support are what made this book happen.
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`Introduction
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`What’s in a name? Over the years since it first released software for handheld devices, Microsoft
`has changed the software name three times. First it was Windows CE, then Windows Powered, and
`now Windows Mobile Software.
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`Regardless of the names, the software remains true to its Windows heritage, enabling us to
`use handheld computers in much the same way that we use desktop computers. Critics claim that
`the Windows user interface was never designed for, and therefore not appropriate for, handheld
`computers. What the critics overlook is the power of familiarity that enables one to pick up a Pocket
`PC and Smartphone and use it right away.
`Windows Mobile devices help you interact in different ways with a variety of information.
`Think about all of the information that is important to you. It might be appointments, addresses,
`bank account balances, or documents. It might even be voice recordings, web pages, video clips,
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`Many people have turned to personal computers to help them keep track of all this different
`information. But, there is a problem with personal computers. Most sit on tables and desks at
`home, yet we might need the information they contain when we are sitting in a meeting or out
`shopping. With a Windows Mobile device, that information can be taken out of the computer
`so it’s with you at any time and anywhere. And when you return home, that information can be
`easily updated to your personal computer.
`Pocket PCs, Pocket PC Phones, and Smartphones are part of a series of hardware devices
`that run the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system and application software. Also in the
`series are the Handheld PC. Auto PC, and embedded devices. Microsoft calls the series Windows
`Mobile devices. The combination of Windows CE .NET and application software is known as
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`Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PCs, Pocket PC Phones, and Smartphones.
`These are incredibly powerful little devices that you can use for work and play. In How to D0
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`Everything with Windows Mobiie, I show you how to use the latest Windows Mobile Software
`recreate donuments and spreadsheets, check off those items on your task list, and then