ASUSTeK Computer 777 PDA Phone with Bluetooth User Manual Otto UG
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record on the screen. Your smartphone has a self-portrait mirror next to the camera lens on the back of your smartphone. Use the mirror when you’re recording a video and you want to be in the video. 9 (Optional) To review the video in Windows Media Player Mobile, press Thumbnails (left softkey), highlight the video, and then press Centre . Press Back to return to Thumbnail View. CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 6 (Optional) Adjust either of the following: Brightness: Press Menu (right softkey) and select Brightness to change the image brightness. Resolution: Press Menu and select Quality to change the video resolution. If you don’t like a video you recorded, delete it. See Deleting a picture or video for details. TIP After three minutes of inactivity when previewing an image, the camera goes into standby mode. Press any key to return to the image preview. If the camera goes to standby while the recording is paused, the video recording is stopped and the video is saved. DID YOU KNOW? Customising your Camera settings 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Recent Photos content list and press All Photos (right softkey). 7 Press Centre to start recording. 8 When you’re finished recording, press Stop (left softkey) or Centre to stop recording. 3 Press Menu select Options. (right softkey) and 4 Select General and set any of the following options: CAMERA 155 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC CHAPTER When sending pictures in email, use this picture size: Sets the size of pictures you send in an email message. When rotating a picture, rotate 90 degrees: Sets the direction in which pictures rotate. 5 Select Slide Show and set any of the following options: 156 CAMERA During slide shows, optimise for viewing: Sets whether pictures are optimised for portrait or landscape format during slide shows. Play screensaver when connected to my PC and idle for 2 minutes: Sets whether the pictures in your My Pictures folder are used as a screensaver when your smartphone is connected to your computer and the desktop synchronisation software is not running. 6 Select Camera and set any of the following options: Save files to: Specifies whether pictures and videos are stored on your smartphone or on an expansion card. Type filename prefix: Assigns a name to a series of pictures to be captured, such as Seattle001, Seattle002, and so on. Still image compression level: Sets the default quality and size for newly captured still pictures. 7 Select Video and set any of the following options: CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Include audio when recording video files: Turns the microphone on and off so that you can record videos with or without sound. Time limit for videos: Limits the length of videos you record. You can select the No limit option. 8 Press Back to return to Thumbnail View. Pictures & Videos Viewing a picture PICTURES & VIDEOS 157 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC In addition to viewing the pictures you capture with the built-in camera, you can view pictures captured on many popular digital cameras or downloaded from the Internet. Your smartphone supports the following picture formats: • • JPG PNG • BMP • GIF 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Recent Photos content list 3 If the picture you want appears on the list, select it. If the picture does not appear, press All Photos (right softkey) and select the picture you want to view. 4 Press Back to return to Thumbnail View. Viewing a video In addition to viewing the videos you capture with the built-in camera, you can view videos captured on many popular 158 PICTURES & VIDEOS digital cameras or streamed from websites. Your smartphone supports and streams the following types of video files: • MPEG-4 • 3GPP2 • 3GPP • WMV, WMA, ASF • RTSP Streaming 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Music & Video content list 3 If the video you want appears on the list, select it. If the video does not appear, press All Music (right softkey), select My Videos, select All Video, and select the video you want to view. For more info on viewing videos, see Playing media files on your smartphone. 4 Press Back Videos. to return to My Viewing a slide show 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Recent Photos content list and press All Photos (right softkey). 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Play Slide Show. The slide show plays automatically. 4 Press Back to stop the slide show and return to Thumbnail View. Sending a picture or video You can send a picture or video to other picture-enabled mobile smartphone devices or to an email address as an attachment. You cannot send copyrighted pictures or videos that appear with a lock icon in Thumbnail View. 1 Highlight the picture or video you want to send. 2 Press Menu select Send. (right softkey) and 3 Select the option you want to use to send the picture or video: an email account or MMS. CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 4 When the Messaging application opens, address and send the message (see Creating and sending an email message or Creating and sending a multimedia message). You can also beam a picture or video using the built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology on your smartphone to another nearby Bluetooth device. Highlight the picture or video, press Menu (right softkey), and select Beam. Select the receiving device and press Beam (left softkey). TIP Creating new folders for storing pictures and videos You can create folders to organise your pictures and videos. For example, you can store trip items in one folder and holiday items in another. 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Recent Photos content list and press All Photos (right softkey). PICTURES & VIDEOS 159 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select New Folder. Organising your pictures and videos You can move or copy pictures and videos to other folders or between your smartphone and an expansion card. 1 Highlight the picture or video you want to move or copy. 2 Do one of the following: • • To move the picture or video to another location, press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit > Cut. To keep the picture or video in two locations, press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit > Copy. 3 Press Menu (right softkey), select Folders, and then select the folder where you want to paste the picture or video.After you select a folder, you can navigate to a subfolder within that folder. If you have an expansion card inserted into your smartphone, select Storage Card to paste the picture or video to the card. TIP You can create a new folder for storing your pictures and videos. Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit > New Folders. After you create a new folder, you can move or rename it (see Exploring files and folders). TIP 4 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit > Paste. Using a picture as the Home screen background 1 Select the picture you want to use. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Use as Home Screen. 3 If prompted, press Up or Down adjust the area of the picture that appears on the Home screen. 4 Press Next PICTURES & VIDEOS (right softkey) 5 Press Right or Left to select the transparency level. Use a higher percentage for a more transparent picture and a lower percentage for a more opaque picture. 6 Press Finish 160 to (right softkey) Editing a picture • For more extensive edits, just download your picture or video to your computer and edit it in your favourite graphics program. Then sync the picture or video back to your smartphone. To cancel all unsaved edits you made to the picture, press Menu (right softkey) and select Cancel. • To save the edited picture with a new file name, press Menu (right softkey), select Save As, enter a name for the picture, and press Done (left softkey). 1 Select the picture you want to edit. 2 Press Menu select Edit. (right softkey) and 3 Do any of the following: • • • • CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC To rotate the picture 90 degrees, press Menu and select Rotate (left softkey). To crop the picture, press Menu (right softkey) and select Crop. Navigate to the upper-left corner of the area you want to crop and press Centre . Navigate to the lower-right corner of the area you want to crop and press Centre to crop the image. To adjust the brightness and contrast levels of the picture, press Menu (right softkey) and select AutoCorrect. Deleting a picture or video 1 Highlight the picture or video you want to delete. 2 Press Menu select Delete. (right softkey) and 3 Select Yes (left softkey) to confirm the deletion. Renaming a picture or video 1 Select the picture or video you want to delete. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Properties. 3 Enter a new name for the picture or video. Press Done (left softkey). To undo an edit, press Menu (right softkey) and select Undo. PICTURES & VIDEOS 161 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Windows Media Player Mobile Windows Media Player Mobile can play music, audio, and video files that are stored on your smartphone or on an expansion card (sold separately) in any of the following file formats: • WMA • WMV • MP3 • 3GP • AAC • AAC+ • MPEG-4 video thumbnail after synchronising the files. You can listen to these music, audio, and video files through the speaker on the back of your smartphone or through stereo headphones. Transferring media files to your smartphone Use the Sync feature in the desktop version of Windows Media Player to transfer digital music, audio, video, and playlist files from your computer to an expansion card or your smartphone. Using the Sync feature ensures that the files are transferred correctly. For tips on using the desktop version of Windows Media Player, go to the Help menu in Windows Media Player on your computer. TIP You can also download animated GIF files and view them in Internet Explorer Mobile. DID YOU KNOW? BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: IMPORTANT You must have QuickTime Player version 6.5 or later installed on your computer to play videos recorded by your smartphone. You can download the videos from an expansion card or you can click the 162 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE • Be sure you have Windows Media Player 10 or later installed on your computer. On a Windows XP computer, Windows Media Player 10 must be installed on your computer before you install ActiveSync desktop software. If you don’t already have Windows Media Player 10 or later installed on your Windows XP computer, you can download it from www.microsoft.com. Windows Media Player 11 is installed on Windows Vista computers by default. TIP • To sync media files with your computer, set the Media sync option on your smartphone (see Changing which applications sync). 1 On your computer, open Windows Media Player. 2 (Optional) If you’re transferring media files to an expansion card, insert a 32MB or larger expansion card into your smartphone. 3 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the USB sync cable. 4 Do one of the following: Windows XP: When the Device Setup Wizard opens on your computer, click Automatic. Check the Customise the playlists that will be synchronised box. CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Windows Vista: Select the Sync tab, and then select Treo > Set Up Sync. Check the Sync this device automatically box. 5 Select the playlists you want to sync. On a Windows Vista computer, select the All Photos and All Videos playlists to synchronise pictures and videos between your smartphone and your computer. 6 Click Finish to begin the transfer. If you are transferring files to an expansion card, be patient; transferring media files to an expansion card can take several minutes. Playing media files on your smartphone 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Music & Video content list and press All Music (right softkey). 3 Press Menu select Library. (right softkey) and WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE 163 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC CHAPTER Shuffle/Repeat > Shuffle: Plays the Now Playing playlist in random order. A check appears next to this command when it is on. Shuffle/Repeat > Repeat: Plays the Now Playing playlist repeatedly. A check appears next to this command when it is on. 4 Select the library you want to use. If you can’t find a media file on your expansion card, update the library (see Working with libraries). To play a file that is not in a library, go to the Library screen, press Menu (right softkey), and select Open File. Stop: Ends playback. To view detailed information about the song that is playing, press Menu (right softkey), and select Properties. TIP TIP 5 Select the item you want to play (such as a song, album, or artist name). 6 Press Play (left softkey. See the next page for playback controls. 7 Press Menu (right softkey) and select any of the following during playback: Library: Displays the Library screen so you can select a different song to play. 164 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE Use any of the following onscreen controls during playback: or Centre plays the current file. or Centre pauses the current file. or Left skips to the beginning of the current file or to the previous file. or Right skips to the next file. Volume button increases or decreases the volume level. turns the sound on or off. indicates the rating of the current file. You can play streaming files from the web. To play an MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming) file, press Menu on the Library screen and select Open URL. Select URL and enter the website address, or select History and select a site you’ve visited before. DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? If you close the Windows Media Player Mobile window, your music continues to play in the background. 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 2 Navigate to the Music & Video content list and press All Music (right softkey). 3 Press Menu select Library. (right softkey, and 4 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Update Library. 5 Wait for the files to be added, and then press Done (right softkey). To delete an item from a library, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey), and select Delete from Library. Press Yes (left softkey) to confirm the deletion. TIP Working with libraries A library represents each of the storage locations available to Windows Media Player Mobile, so you should have two libraries: My Device and My Storage Card. Each library contains links to the media files in that location. Windows Media Player Mobile usually updates the My Device library automatically, but you must manually update the My Storage Card library. If you don’t see a media file that you added, manually update the library. TIP If you move files between your smartphone and an expansion card, be sure to update your libraries, or you won’t be able to see the files in their new location. DID YOU KNOW? Working with playlists A playlist is a list of media files that play in a specific order. You can use playlists to group audio files together or video files together for convenient playback. For example, in the desktop Windows Media Player, you can create a playlist of upbeat WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE 165 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC songs for when you exercise and a playlist of soothing songs for a long flight. When you synchronise, your favourite playlists are automatically copied to your smartphone. Your playlists appear in your libraries (in the My Playlists category). 2 Do any of the following: A temporary playlist, called Now Playing, appears on the Now Playing menu. It lists the currently playing file, as well as any files that are queued up to play next. You can add to, modify, or clear the files on the Now Playing playlist. • To move a file up or down one slot, highlight the file, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Move Up or Move Down. • To add a file, highlight the file, press Menu (right softkey) and select Library. Highlight the file, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Queue Up. • To delete a file from the playlist, highlight the file, press Menu and select Delete from Playlist. To view more info about a file, highlight the file, press Menu and select Properties. 1 Go to the Now Playing screen: • • • If you are on the Library screen, select Now Playing. If you are on the Playback screen, select Now Playing. • To save the playlist, press Menu (right softkey) and select Save Playlist. • 166 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE To remove all items from the Now Playing playlist, press Menu (right softkey) and then select Clear Now Playing. Customising Windows Media Player Mobile 1 If you are on any screen other than the Player screen, press Back to go to the Playback screen. 2 Press Menu select Options. (right softkey) and 3 Select Playback and set any of the following options. Press Done (left softkey) when you have finished. Resume playback after a phone call: Sets whether playback continues after you finish a phone call. CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 4 Select Video and set any of the following options. Press Done (left softkey) when you have finished. Play video in full screen: Sets whether videos automatically play in full screen format. Shrink to fit window: Sets whether videos are automatically scaled to fit the Playback screen. 5 Select Network and set the following options. Press Done (left softkey) when you have finished. Internet Connection Speed: Specifies the speed of your network connection, and specifies whether you want the device to detect connection speed. Show time as: Sets whether the time remaining or time elapsed appears in the Playback screen. Pause playback while using another program: Sets whether playback continues if you switch to another application. Protocol: Enables and disables the available protocols. You must select at least one protocol. You can also set a UDP Port. 6 Select Library and set whether you want to see the Library or Player screen when you open Windows Media Player WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MOBILE 167 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Mobile. Press Done when you have finished. (left softkey) 7 Select Skins and press Right or Left to set the player’s background. Press Done (left softkey) when you have finished. • To assign a button, highlight the item you want to set, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Assign.Press the button you want to use for that item. • To restore an item’s factory setting, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Reset. • To unassign an item, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey), and then select None. 8 Select Buttons to change any of the available button settings: 9 Press OK (left softkey). 10 Press Done (left softkey). Mobile TV Mobile TV lets you watch entertainment, sports, news, and other television programming right on your smartphone. BEFORE YOU BEGIN • 168 MOBILE TV Be sure to subscribe to data services from your network operator. This is necessary for using Mobile TV. • You must subscribe to the Mobile TV service; additional fees apply. Contact your network operator. • Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see “Turning your phone on” on page 22). CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the live! content list and select Mobile TV. 3 Select the channel you want to watch. Repeat steps 1-3 to switch to a different channel. TIP MOBILE TV 169 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC CHAPTER 170 MOBILE TV CHAP TE R 10 Your personal information organiser Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone is all you need to organise your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. You never lose your information, even if your battery is completely drained. All your personal information is backed up each time you synchronise, and your information is kept private when you use the security features available on your smartphone. Also, you can easily share info with others electronically. Benefits • Track current, future, and past appointments • Make to-do lists that get done • Set reminders for appointments, birthdays, important tasks, and more In this chapter Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Voice Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Contacts Adding a contact 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 Press All Contacts 3 Press New If you have set up a Windows Live account (see Using Windows Live), you can save the contact as a Windows Live contact. A Windows Live contact synchronises with your Hotmail contacts list but not with Microsoft Outlook on your computer. TIP (right softkey). (left softkey). 4 Select the type of contact to create: Outlook Contact: This type of contact is stored in the Contacts application on your smartphone and synchronises with the Contacts application in Microsoft Outlook on your computer. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER 5 Use the 5-way navigator to move between fields as you enter information. NOTE For a SIM contact, you can enter a name and phone number only. SIM Contact: This type of contact is stored on the SIM card in your smartphone and does not synchronise. If you use the SIM card with another smartphone, you can access any contacts on the SIM card. CONTACTS 173 CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Take some time to scroll down through all the fields in a new contact. There are fields for multiple addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and much more. TIP Be sure to enter mobile numbers and email addresses in the correct fields so that Messaging can find this info when you address a message and Calendar can find your contacts when you want to invite them to meetings. TIP Here are some helpful tips for entering info: 174 • To assign a ringtone to the entry, select Custom ring tone and select a tone. • To add a caller ID picture that displays when that person calls, select Picture, and then select Camera and take a picture, or select an existing picture from Thumbnail View. • To assign the entry to one or more categories, select Categories and then check the categories under which you want this entry to appear. • To add a note to an entry, select Notes and enter the note text. CONTACTS 6 After you enter all the information, press Done (left softkey). If you need to enter multiple contacts that share information—for example, multiple people who work at the same company—you can copy one contact’s information and then change only the fields you need for another contact. In the contact list, highlight the first contact, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Copy Contact. TIP Viewing or changing contact information 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 If the contact you want is displayed on the list, select the contact to view the contact’s information; to edit the information, skip to step 5. If the contact is not displayed, press All Contacts (right softkey). 3 In the Contacts list (viewed by name), begin entering one of the following for the contact you want to view or edit: • First name • Last name • One or more letters of the first and last name separated by a space • Phone number (be sure to press Option twice to turn on Option Lock before entering a phone number) You can type letters from the last name first; for example, typing “S J” or “Smi Joh” also finds “John Smith.” TIP DID YOU KNOW? The search function offers several features that make it easy to find the contact you want, even if you are not sure of the exact name: 1) Search results include name variations, such as “David” for “Dave.” 2) The search function inserts a space before the last letter typed in if it cannot find a match. So if entering “Davidm” returns to no results, the search function automatically tries to search for “David M.” 3) Search results include soundalike entries, so entering “Dwayne” returns results for “Duane” also. When you select a contact entry, you are presented with several options for contacting the person, depending on what information you have entered for the contact. For example, you may see options for calling a number associated with the contact, sending an email to the contact’s email address, or calling the last number you dialed to call the contact. DID YOU KNOW? 5 Press Menu select Edit. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER (right softkey) and 6 Make changes to the entry as necessary. 7 Press Done (left softkey). You can find a contact by company name. Press Menu (right softkey) and select View By > Company. Select a company name to see the contacts who work there. DID YOU KNOW? To view a particular group of contacts, press Menu (right softkey), select Filter, and then select the category you want to view. TIP 4 Select the entry you want to open. Deleting a contact 1 In the Contacts list, highlight the contact you want to delete. CONTACTS 175 CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Delete Contact. 3 Press Yes the deletion. You can add up to 10 contacts to the Favourite Contacts list so that you can quickly access them. 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 Select Add a Favourite. 3 Select the contact you want to add and press Centre . If the contact has multiple phone numbers or email addresses, select the number or address you want to use and press Centre Finding a contact in an online address book In addition to having contacts on your device, you can also access contact information from your organisation’s online address book or Global Address List (GAL). CONTACTS • Make sure you are accessing Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2003 upgraded to Service Pack 2. • Synchronise with the Exchange server in order for the Company Directory option to appear. (left softkey) to confirm Adding a contact to the Favourite Contacts list 176 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 Press All Contacts (right softkey). 3 Press Menu (right softkey), select Company Directory, enter the name of the contact, and then select Search. Sending a contact Your smartphone provides multiple options for sending a contact’s information to someone else. 1 Press Home , and then press Right to open the Favourite Contacts content list. 2 Press All Contacts (right softkey). 3 Highlight the contact you want to send. 4 Press Menu (right softkey) and select one of the following options: Beam a contact to a nearby Bluetooth device: Select Send Contact > Beam, select the device, and then press Beam (left softkey). Send a text message containing the contact information: Select Send Contact > Text Message. Select which contact information you want to send and press Done (left softkey). Address the text message and press Send (left softkey). Send a multimedia message containing the contact information: Select Send as vCard, address the multimedia message, and then press Send (left softkey). 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Calendar Displaying your calendar 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Upcoming Events content list and press All Events (right softkey). 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select one of the following view options: Week View: Shows your schedule for an entire week. Month View: Shows your schedule for a whole month. In Month View, the following icons appear on the date of the appointment: A morning appointment You can also quickly send a multimedia message to a contact from within the Contacts application. Highlight the contact name, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Send MMS. TIP An afternoon appointment Both morning and evening appointments An all-day event Go to Today: Shows your daily schedule in list format. Upcoming CALENDAR 177 CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER appointments are bold; past appointments are dimmed. Go to Date: Shows your daily schedule in day-planner format. This view displays a horizontal time strip at the top to show at a glance when you have appointments. DID YOU KNOW? If your schedule contains a conflict—two appointments that overlap—you can see the conflict in Today View, Date View, and Week View. TIP To switch views, press the left softkey. Don’t confuse the view name displayed above the left softkey with the current view. The name above the left softkey is the name of the next view you see when you press the key. Creating an appointment 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Upcoming Events content list and press New (left softkey). 178 CALENDAR 3 Use the 5-way navigator to move among fields and enter information. You must use the number keys to enter date and time settings, including AM or PM if you are using the 12-hour time format—other keys have no function when entering date and time settings. 4 Press Done (left softkey). To “pencil in” an appointment, open the appointment, select Status, and then select Tentative. TIP You can display your appointments on your Today screen (see Selecting your Home screen layout). TIP Adding an alarm reminder to an event Creating an untimed event You can use the Reminder list to set an alarm for an event when you create the event. You can also add an alarm to an event later, after you have created it. An untimed event, such as a birthday, anniversary, or vacation, does not occur at a particular time of day. These events appear as banners at the top of your calendar; they don’t occupy blocks of time. For example, “Submit Final Draft” in the screenshot shown below is an untimed event. 1 Create an event and then select it. 2 Press Menu select Edit. (right softkey) and 3 Select the Reminder list and then select the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks before the event you would like to receive the alarm. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER An untimed event can last longer than a day. DID YOU KNOW? 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Upcoming Events content list and press New (left softkey). Type of time units Number of time units 4 Press Done (left softkey). CALENDAR 179 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER CHAPTER 10 To enter a birthday or an anniversary, create an untimed event that repeats every year. TIP 4 Press Done (left softkey). Sending a meeting request 3 Enter a subject (description). 4 Select the starting and ending dates. Do not enter anything in the Start time or End time field. 5 Check the All day event box. 6 Press Done (left softkey). Scheduling a repeating appointment 1 Create an appointment or untimed event, and then select it. 2 Press Menu select Edit. (right softkey) and 3 Select the Occurs list, and then select a repeat pattern. 180 CALENDAR You can email meeting invitations to contacts who use Microsoft Office Outlook® or Outlook Mobile. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Create contact entries with email addresses for the people you want to invite to a meeting. You can’t access contact entries without email addresses from your calendar. 1 Create an event, and then select it. 2 Press Menu select Edit. (right softkey) and 3 Select the Attendees list. Select Add Required Attendee, and then select the name of the contact you want to invite. To invite other attendees, select Add Required Attendee, and then select the name. 4 (Optional) To invite an optional attendee, select Add Optional Attendee, and then select the name. DID YOU KNOW? If you are using Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2, you can use your corporate Global Address List to find contact information for an attendee. On the contact list, select Company Directory, and then select the name of the contact you want to invite. 5 Press Done (left softkey). The next time you synchronise, the meeting request is sent to the attendees. When attendees accept your meeting request, the meeting is automatically added to their schedules. When you receive their response, your calendar is updated as well. Replying to a meeting request You receive and reply to meeting requests in the email application (see Working with meeting invitations). If you accept or tentatively accept an invitation, it shows up as an appointment in your Calendar. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Marking an event as sensitive If other people have access to your Microsoft Office Outlook calendar on your computer and you don’t want them to see an appointment, you can mark that appointment as private to hide it from other Microsoft Office Outlook users. 1 Create an event, and then select it. 2 Press Menu select Edit. (right softkey) and 3 Select the Sensitivity list, and then select one of the following: Personal: Displays the event on your smartphone and on your computer. Meeting attendees or recipients see “Please treat this as Personal” near the top of an open appointment. Private: Displays the event on your smartphone and on your computer. Meeting attendees or recipients see “Please treat this as Private” near the top of an open appointment. If you sync with an Exchange server, other users who can access your folders can’t see your private events; they see private events as unavailable time slots. CALENDAR 181 CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Confidential: Displays the event on your smartphone and on your computer. Meeting attendees or recipients see “Please treat this as Confidential” near the top of an open appointment. If you don’t see an option on the screen, press Down on the 5-way to scroll to other options. For example, when editing an event, you don’t see the Sensitivity option until you scroll toward the bottom of the entry. TIP 4 Press Done (left softkey). Deleting an event 1 Highlight the event you want to delete. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Delete Appointment. 3 Press Yes the deletion. (left softkey) to confirm Customising Calendar 1 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Tools > Options. 2 On the General tab, set any of the following options: 182 CALENDAR Start in: Specifies which view is displayed when you open Calendar. First day of week: Specifies Sunday or Monday as the first day of the week for all Calendar views. Week view: Specifies whether five, six, or seven days appear in Week View. Month view/Show week numbers: Specifies whether week numbers (1– 52) appear in Month View. Set reminders: Specifies whether a reminder is automatically added to new events and how long before the event the reminder appears. You can override this setting for individual events. Send meeting requests via: Specifies the email account used to send meeting requests. 3 Press Done (left softkey). Sending an appointment 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Navigate to the Upcoming Events content list and press All Events (right softkey). 3 Highlight the contact you want to send. 4 and select one of the following options: Beam an appointment to a nearby Bluetooth device: Select the appointment you want to send. Press Menu (right softkey) and select Beam Appointment. Select the receiving device and press Beam (left softkey). 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Tasks You can use Tasks to remind you of tasks you need to complete and to keep a record of completed tasks. Adding a task 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications , and then select Organiser & Tools . 3 Press More select Tasks (left softkey) and. 4 Press Menu (right softkey) and select New Task. 5 Enter a description of the task in the Subject field. 6 Set any of the following: Send a multimedia message containing the appointment: Highlight the appointment you want to send. Press Menu (right softkey) and select Send as vCalendar. Address the multimedia message, and then press Send (left softkey). TASKS 183 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER CHAPTER 10 Reminder: Sets an alarm for this task and indicates when you want to be reminded. Categories: Assigns the task to one or more categories. Sensitivity: Marks this task as Normal, Personal, Private, or Confidential. Notes: Enables you to enter additional text for the task. Priority: Specifies the priority level for this task. Later you can arrange your tasks based on the importance of each task. Status: Indicates whether the task is now completed. Start date: Specifies when the task begins. Due date: Specifies the due date for the task. Occurs: Indicates if the task repeats at regular intervals and how often it repeats. 184 TASKS 7 Press Done (left softkey). You can also add a task by selecting the Tasks entry bar at the top of the task list screen, entering the task description, and pressing Centre on the 5-way. TIP You can display your tasks on your Today screen (see Selecting your Home screen layout). TIP Checking off a task 1 Highlight the task you want to check off. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Deleting a task 1 Highlight the task you want to delete. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Delete Task. 3 Press Yes the deletion. (left softkey) to confirm Customising Tasks 1 Go to the Tasks list. 2 Press Complete DID YOU KNOW? (left softkey). Overdue tasks appear in red. Organising your tasks 1 In the Tasks list, press Menu (right softkey) and select Filter. 2 Select which tasks you want to view: All Tasks, Recent, No Categories, Active Tasks, Completed Tasks, or a specific category, such as Business or Personal. 3 Press Menu select Sort By. (right softkey) and 2 Press Menu select Options. (right softkey) and 3 Set any of the following options: Set reminders for new items: Automatically adds a reminder to new tasks. The default reminder is set to 8:00 on the morning the task is due. You can override this setting for individual tasks. Show start and due dates: Displays task start and due dates in the Tasks list. 4 Press Done (left softkey). 4 Select the sort method: Status, Priority, Subject, Start Date, or Due Date. TASKS 185 CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANISER Voice Notes Renaming a voice note Voice notes are a great way to capture thoughts, questions, and meeting notes on your smartphone. 2 Press Menu select Rename. (right softkey) and 3 Enter a new name for the note. Recording a voice note 4 Press Done 1 Press Home Centre Deleting a voice note , and then press (left softkey). 2 Select Applications , and then select Organiser & Tools . 1 Highlight the voice note you want to delete. 3 Press More (left softkey) and select Voice Notes 2 Press Menu select Delete. 4 Press Record 3 Press Yes the deletion. (left softkey). 5 Speak into the microphone on your smartphone, or hold it close to another sound source. 6 When you have finished recording, press Stop (left softkey). Playing a voice note 1 Highlight the voice note you want to play. 2 Press Menu select Play. 186 1 Highlight the voice note you want to rename. VOICE NOTES (right softkey) and (right softkey) and (left softkey) to confirm Using a voice note as your ringtone 1 Highlight the voice note you want to delete. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Set As Ringtone. 3 Press OK (left softkey). CHAP TE R 11 Your Microsoft Office and other document tools Your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone enables you to take your office with you—including your Microsoft Office files. With Microsoft Office, you can carry, view, and manage Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on your smartphone. You can keep updated copies of the files on both your smartphone and your computer so that you can work on them in the most convenient location at any time. You can also use PDF Viewer to view PDF files on your smartphone. Benefits • Manage Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on your smartphone • Improve productivity by taking important docs, spreadsheets, and presentations with you • Work with PDF files In this chapter Synchronising your Microsoft Office files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 PowerPoint Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Excel Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 PDF Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Synchronising your Microsoft Office files NOTE Most ActiveSync desktop software You can create and edit Microsoft Office files on your computer on your smartphone and then synchronise the files so that changes you make show up on both your computer and your smartphone. To synchronise Microsoft Office files, you must first choose Files as one of your synchronisation options on your smartphone if you did not do so during desktop software installation; see Setting up wireless synchronisation and Changing which applications sync. 2 On your computer, double-click the ActiveSync® icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your computer screen to open the ActiveSync desktop software window. options are available only when your smartphone is connected to your computer. 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS If the ActiveSync icon does not appear in the taskbar, go to Start, navigate to Programs, and then select Microsoft ActiveSync to open the ActiveSync window. TIP The procedure for synchronising files is different for computers running Windows XP and computers running Windows Vista. NOTE The Office mobile applications on your smartphone are not compatible with the Office 2007 desktop application. Synchronising files: Windows XP 1 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the USB sync cable. SYNCHRONISING YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE FILES 189 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 3 Under Information Type, double-click Files to view a list of all synchronised files. If Files doesn’t appear under Information Type, open the Tools menu and select Options. Make sure the Files box is checked. The Documents on username’s Smartphone folder is created when you select the option to sync Files. DID YOU KNOW? TIP 4 Do any of the following: • • To delete a file from the file sync folder on your computer and from your smartphone, highlight the file name and click Remove. To copy a file from your computer to your smartphone, click Add, browse to and highlight the file, and then click Open. NOTE If you receive an error while synchronising files, make sure that all of the files you’re trying to sync are closed on both your computer and on your smartphone. Synchronising files: Windows Vista 1 On your computer, copy or save the file to the Documents\Documents on username’s Smartphone folder. 190 2 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the USB sync cable. Synchronisation takes place automatically. Where are the changes I made to my file? Don't look for the changed file in its original location on your computer. Only the synchronised version contains the changes, and that version is in the ActiveSync file sync folder. To find this folder, do one of the following: Windows XP: On your computer desktop, double-click the file sync folder icon. This is a shortcut to the file sync folder. Windows XP: In ActiveSync desktop software, double-click Files. The location of the file sync folder appears in the File Synchronisation Settings dialog box (under On this computer, synchronise the files in this folder). SYNCHRONISING YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE FILES Windows Vista: Open the Documents\ Documents on username’s Smartphone folder. On your smartphone, you can find the synchronised file by doing either of the following: • • Press Home , and then press Centre . Select Applications press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile . Select the application that opens the file: Word Mobile , Excel Mobile , or PowerPoint Mobile Press Home , and then press Centre . Select My Files Word Mobile With Word Mobile, you can view and change the text formatting of documents stored on your smartphone or on an expansion card (sold separately) inserted into your smartphone. If you have a PDF file (.pdf), you can view the file using PDF Viewer. Press Start, select Programs, and then select PDF Viewer (see PDF Viewer). DID YOU KNOW? 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS Opening a document 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications 3 Press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile 4 Select Word Mobile 5 Navigate to and select the file you want. 6 To close the document, press Menu (right softkey) and select Close File. If you want to create a new document, open an existing document and save it with a new name (see Saving a copy of a document). Alternately, open the blank document template located in the My Files/Templates folder (see Exploring files and folders) and then save it with a new name. TIP WORD MOBILE 191 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS To open a file on an expansion card, press Menu (right softkey) and select Storage Card. TIP To zoom in or out of an open document, press View (left softkey) and select the zoom level. To fit the document to your smartphone’s screen, press View (left softkey) and select Wrap to Window TIP TIP To view a document’s properties, including the size and the date created, highlight the document name, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Properties. TIP To exit Edit mode, press Menu (right softkey) and select View Mode. Finding or replacing text in a document 1 Open the document containing the text you want to find. Formatting text in a document 2 Press Menu select Find. 1 Open the document whose text you want to edit. 3 Select Find What and enter the text you want to find. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 (Optional) Check the Match case box to find text that matches the capitalisation in the text you entered step 3. 3 Highlight the text you want to format (see Highlighting text). 4 Press Menu (right softkey), select Format, and then select the formatting option you want: Bold, Italic, Underline, or Highlight. 192 To undo the formatting change, press Menu (right softkey) and select Undo. To redo the last formatting change, highlight the text you want, press Menu (right softkey) and select Redo. TIP WORD MOBILE (right softkey) and 5 (Optional) Check the Whole words only box to find only full words that match the text you entered in step 3. 6 Press Find (left softkey). 7 Press Next (left softkey) to find the next instance of the text, or press Cancel (right softkey) to stop searching. Saving a copy of a document NOTE If a document was previously saved or in list format. You can also choose how documents are sorted. 2 Press Menu (right softkey) and select File > Save As. The options you choose apply to files within the selected folder only. When you select a folder, all items in that folder— including any subfolders and other types of files—are displayed or sorted according to the options you select. 3 Select Name and enter a new name for the file. 1 Press Home Centre 4 Select the Location list, and then select whether you want to store the file to the My Files folder on your smartphone (Main memory) or on an expansion card (Storage Card). 2 Select Applications on a computer, any unsupported formatting may be lost when you save the file. 1 Open the document you want to copy. 5 Select Save. If you select Main memory, the document is saved to the My Files folder on your smartphone by default. After the file is saved, you can move it to a different folder if you want (see Finding information). TIP Changing the document list display You can choose whether to display documents in the documents list as icons 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS , and then press 3 Press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile 4 Select Word Mobile 5 If the last document you were viewing is displayed, press Menu (right softkey) and select Close File to view the documents list. 6 Press Menu (right softkey) and select the folder containing the documents you want to work with: My Device, Storage Card (if an expansion card, sold separately, is inserted into your smartphone), or My Files. WORD MOBILE 193 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS To sort documents in a different folder, select My Device or My Files and navigate to the folder you want. TIP 7 To change the documents list display, press Menu (right softkey) and select View. Select Icons or List. 8 To change the sort criteria, press Menu (right softkey) and select Sort By. Select the sort option you want: Name, Date, Size, or Type. The first time you select a sort option, items are sorted in ascending (A-Z, oldest to most recent, or smallest to largest) order. To change to descending (Z-A, most recent to older, or largest to smallest) order, press Menu (right softkey) and select the same sort option. PowerPoint Mobile With PowerPoint Mobile, you can open and view slide show presentations created on your computer. Many presentation 194 POWERPOINT MOBILE elements such as slide transitions, animations, and URL links are supported. Playing a presentation 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications 3 Press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile 4 Select PowerPoint Mobile 5 Navigate to and select the file you want. To open a file on an expansion card, press Menu (right softkey) and select Storage Card. TIP To view a document’s properties, including the size and the date created, highlight the document name, press Menu (right softkey), and then select Properties. TIP 6 Press Right slide or Left slide. to advance to the next to view the previous NOTE If a presentation is set up as a timed slide show, the slides advance automatically. Presentations pause during zooming. 7 (Optional) If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels, and then do either of the following: • • Press Menu (right softkey), select Go to Slide, and then select the slide you want to view. Press Menu (right softkey) and select Zoom In or Zoom Out. To show web addresses as underlined hyperlinks, press Menu (right softkey) and select Show Links. TIP 8 Press End the show. (left softkey) to stop DID YOU KNOW? By default, the softkey labels such as Menu are hidden when you open a presentation, so you need to press the right or left softkey once to display them, and then press Menu (right softkey) to open the menu. Setting presentation playback options 3 Select the Orientation list, and then select the orientation you want. 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 4 Check the Override playback options box and set any of the following options: Without animation: Turns off builds and other animations. Without transition: Turns off transition effects between slides. Without media: Turns off sound or other media files. Use timings: Enables the timings recorded with each slide in a presentation. If a presentation is set up as a timed slide show, the slides advance automatically. Presentations pause during zooming. Loop continuously: Advances to the first slide after playing the last slide in a presentation. 5 Press Done (left softkey). 1 Open the presentation for which you want to change the settings. 2 Press Menu select Options. (right softkey) and POWERPOINT MOBILE 195 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS To turn the presentation into a continuously looping slide show, check both the Use timings and the Loop continuously boxes. TIP To customize your presentation playback, press Menu (right softkey); select Custom; and then select the slides you want to include, the order of slides, and so on. Custom slide show is not available for all presentations. TIP Changing the presentation list display You can choose whether to display presentations in the presentations list as icons or in list format. You can also choose how presentations are sorted. The options you choose apply to files within the selected folder only. When you select a folder, all items in that folder— including any subfolders and other types of files—are displayed or sorted according to the options you select. 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications 3 Press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile 4 Select PowerPoint Mobile 196 POWERPOINT MOBILE 5 If the last presentation you were viewing is displayed, press End (left softkey) to close the presentation and view the presentations list. 6 Press Menu (right softkey) and select the folder containing the presentations you want to work with: My Device, Storage Card (if an expansion card, sold separately, is inserted into your smartphone), or My Files. To sort presentations in a different folder, select My Device or My Files and navigate to the folder you want. TIP 7 To change the presentations list display, press Menu (right softkey) and select View. Select Icons or List. 8 To change the sort criteria, press Menu (right softkey) and select Sort By. Select the sort option you want: Name, Date, Size, or Type. The first time you select a sort option, items are sorted in ascending (A-Z, oldest to most recent, or smallest to largest) order. To change to descending (Z-A, most recent to older, or largest to smallest) order, press Menu (right softkey) and select the same sort option. Saving a copy of a presentation If you select Main memory, the presentation is saved to the My Files folder on your smartphone by default. After the file is saved, you can move it to a different folder if you want (see Finding information). TIP 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS NOTE If a presentation was previously saved on a computer, any unsupported formatting may be lost when you save the file. 1 Open the presentation you want to copy. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select File > Save As. 4 Select Name and enter a new name for the file. 5 Select the Location list, and then select whether you want to store the file to the My Files folder on your smartphone (Main memory) or on an expansion card (Storage Card). 6 Select Save. Excel Mobile With Excel Mobile you can view and edit workbooks on your smartphone. You can also edit workbooks that you create on your computer. However, keep in mind that you may lose some of the information and formatting when you save the workbook on your smartphone. Viewing a workbook 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications 3 Press More (left softkey), and then select Office Mobile 4 Select Excel Mobile 5 Navigate to and select the file you want. EXCEL MOBILE 197 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS To open a file on an expansion card, press Menu (right softkey) and select Storage Card. TIP DID YOU KNOW? By default, the softkey labels such as Menu are hidden when you open a workbook, so you need to press the right or left softkey once to display them, and then press Menu (right softkey) to open the menu. To zoom in or out and set other viewing options, press the right or left softkey, press View (right softkey), and then select the options you want. TIP 6 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 7 Press View (left softkey) and select any of the following: Full Screen: Shows as much of a worksheet as can be displayed with a readable text size. Cell Text: Shows the full contents of a highlighted cell, as well as the cell row letter and column number. The Cell Text option does nothing if an empty cell is highlighted. 198 EXCEL MOBILE Overview: Shows an entire worksheet. In Overview view, you can select an area of the worksheet to view in Full Screen view. Use the 5-way to move the red selection border, and press Centre to select the area you want to view. Freeze Panes: Locks rows and columns so they remain visible while you scroll. Highlight the cell at the point at which you want to lock before you select this command. To unlock the rows or columns, select View > Unfreeze Panes. Zoom: Sets the magnification level so that you can easily read the worksheet. Sheet: Lets you switch to a different worksheet. Split: Divides the window into two scrollable areas. To move the split bar, tap and drag it. To remove the split bar, select View > Remove Split. Toolbar: Indicates whether the toolbar appears onscreen. Status Bar: Indicates whether the status bar appears onscreen. Show: Indicates whether headings and scroll bars appear onscreen. To jump to a cell or region, press Menu (right softkey) and select Go To. (In Edit mode, select Tools > Go To.) Select Cell reference or name and enter the target cell info. Press OK (left softkey). TIP If you want to create a new workbook, open an existing workbook and save it with a new name (see Saving a copy of a workbook). Alternately, open the blank workbook template located in the My Files/Templates folder (see Exploring files and folders) and then save it with a new name. TIP To quickly delete cell text, in Edit mode, press Menu (right softkey) and select Clear Cell. TIP 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS To undo or redo any edits you make in a workbook, in Edit mode, press Menu (right softkey) and select Undo [last action] or Redo [last action]. TIP Inserting a function 1 Open the workbook where you want to insert the function. 2 Select the cell where you want to insert the function. 3 Press Edit (right softkey) and select Insert Function. Entering text in a cell 1 Open the workbook where you want to enter text. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 Press Menu select Cell Text. (right softkey) and 5 Enter the text you want. 6 Press Done (left softkey). EXCEL MOBILE 199 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 4 Select the Category list, and then select the type of function you want to insert. 5 Select the Function list, and then select the specific function you want to insert. 6 Press OK (left softkey). 7 Enter any values needed in the function. 8 Press Done (left softkey). (left softkey). Adding cells, rows, or columns 1 Open the workbook you want. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 1 Open the workbook containing the elements you want to select. 4 Select the area above or to the left of where you want to insert an element (see Selecting cells, rows, or columns). 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 5 Press Menu (right softkey), select Insert > Cells, and then select how you want to insert the elements: Selecting cells, rows, or columns 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 Navigate to one of the cells you want to select so that it is highlighted. 5 Press Menu (right softkey), select Select, and then select the type of item you want to select: Cells, Columns, Rows, or All (all cells in the worksheet). 6 If you selected Cells, Columns, or Rows, use the 5-way to highlight the items you want. 200 7 Press Done EXCEL MOBILE Entire row: Inserts the same number of new rows as the number of cells you selected vertically in step 2—for example, if you selected an area containing two cells vertically (say A1 and A2), selecting Entire row inserts two rows; so the original rows 1 and 2 (and their contents) are now rows 3 and 4. The rows containing the selected area and all rows beneath it move the same number of rows—two in this example—down. Entire column: Inserts the same number of new columns as the number of cells you selected horizontally in step 2—for example, if you selected an area containing two cells horizontally (say, A1 and B1), selecting Entire column inserts two columns; so the original columns A and B (and their contents) are now columns C and D. The columns containing the selected area and all columns on the right move the same number of columns—two in this example—to the right. Shift Right: Inserts the same number of new cells as the number of cells you selected horizontally in step 2—for example, if you selected an area containing two cells horizontally (say, A1 and B1), selecting Shift cells right inserts two horizontal cells; so the original A1 and B1 (and their contents) are now C1 and D1. The selected area and all cells on the right move the same number of columns—two in this example—to the right. Shift Down: Inserts the same number of new cells as the number of cells you selected vertically in step 2—for example, if you selected an area containing two cells vertically (say, A1 and A2), selecting Shift cells down inserts two vertical cells; so the original A1 and A2 (and their contents) are now A3 and A4. The selected area and all cells below it move the same number of rows—two in this example—down. 6 Press Done 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS (left softkey). Moving cells, rows, or columns You can cut or copy an area of a worksheet and paste it elsewhere on the same worksheet or on a different worksheet. 1 Open the workbook containing the elements you want to move. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 Select the area you want to move (see Selecting cells, rows, or columns). 5 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Cut or Copy, EXCEL MOBILE 201 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 6 Navigate to the area where you want to insert the cells, rows, or columns. 7 Press Menu select Paste, (right softkey) and Entire column: Deletes the entire column(s) in which the highlighted cells are located, and moves all columns on their right to the left. NOTE Excel Mobile adjusts formulas to Deleting cells, rows, or columns 1 Open the workbook containing the elements you want to delete. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 Select the area you want to delete (see Selecting cells, rows, or columns). 5 Press Menu (right softkey), select Delete Cells, and then select how you want to remove the elements: Shift cells left: Deletes the highlighted cells and moves all cells on their right to the left. Shift cells up: Deletes the highlighted cells and moves all cells below them up. Entire row: Deletes the entire row(s) in which the highlighted cells are located, and moves all rows below up. 202 EXCEL MOBILE reflect the new cell locations. However, a formula that refers to a deleted cell displays the #REF! error value. 6 Press Done (left softkey). Naming a cell or range of cells 1 Open the workbook containing the cells you want to name. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 4 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Define Name. 5 Select Range Name and enter a name for the cell or range. 6 Select Refers to and enter the cell range to be included. 7 Press Done (left softkey). Sorting info in a worksheet Finding info in a workbook 1 Open the workbook containing the elements you want to delete. 1 Open the workbook containing the info you want to find. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Edit Mode. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Find.If you are in Edit mode, select Tools > Find. 4 Select the cells you want to sort (see Selecting cells, rows, or columns). 5 Press Menu (right softkey) and select Tools > Sort. 4 Select Find what and enter the info you want to find. 6 Select the Sort by list, and then select the primary sort column. 5 (Optional) Check the Match case box to find text that matches the capitalisation in any text you entered in step 3. 7 Check the Ascending box to sort in ascending order. Leave the box unchecked to sort in descending order. 6 (Optional) Check the Match entire cells box to find only entire cell contents that match any text you entered in step 3. 8 (Optional) Select the Then by lists, and then select second- and third-level sorting options. 7 Select the Look in list and select whether to look in Formulas or Values. 9 Check or uncheck the Exclude header row from sort box to indicate whether you want to sort the header row. 10 Press OK (left softkey). 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 8 Press Find (left softkey). 9 Press Next (left softkey) to find the next instance of the text, or press Cancel (right softkey) to stop searching. EXCEL MOBILE 203 CHAPTER 11 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS Saving a copy of a workbook PDF Viewer NOTE If a workbook was previously saved on a computer, any unsupported formatting may be lost when you save the file. 1 Open the workbook you want to copy. 2 If the softkey text labels are hidden, press the right or left softkey to display the labels. 3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select File > Save As. 4 Select Name and enter a new name for the file. 5 Select the Location list, and then select whether you want to store the file to the My Files folder on your smartphone (Main memory) or on an expansion card (Storage Card). 6 Select Save. If you select Main memory, the workbook is saved to the My Files folder on your smartphone by default. After the file is saved, you can move it to a different folder if you want (see Finding information). TIP 204 PDF VIEWER Picsel PDF Viewer lets you view PDF files whether they are saved to your smartphone, attached to email messages, stored on an expansion card (sold separately) inserted into your smartphone’s expansion card slot, or downloaded from the web. Opening a file 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select Applications select PDF Viewer , and then 3 Press File (left softkey) and select Open. 4 Navigate to and select the file you want. To open a recently viewed file, press File (left softkey) and select Recent Files. TIP To open a file on an expansion card, after you select Open, select the topmost folder icon with two periods next to it, and then select Storage Card. TIP 11 CHAPTER YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS 5 Press Up , or Down through the file. to scroll 6 (Optional) To zoom in or out, press Zoom (right softkey) and select the zoom level. Select Page Width to resize the file so that the width of the file matches the width of the screen. 7 When you have finished viewing the file press File (left softkey) and select Close. To view detailed information about PDF Viewer, press File (left softkey) and select About. For help using the application, press File (left softkey) and select Help. TIP PDF VIEWER 205 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS CHAPTER 11 206 PDF VIEWER CHAP TE R 12 Your application and info management tools Your Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone comes equipped with a variety of tools for managing and organising your information. Get the most out of your smartphone: Install business, education, or leisure-time applications available. After you use your smartphone to create or capture important business and personal information, use one of several options to share the info with others. Insert expansion cards (sold separately) for a compact and virtually limitless answer to the storage dilemma. And because there’s one on your smartphone, you never need to carry a separate calculator. Benefits • Locate info in any application • Install applications, games, and other software • Keep others up-to-date with meaningful business and personal information • Store, carry, and exchange info • Always have a calculator with you In this chapter Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Sharing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Using expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Finding information Quickly find who or what you’re looking for by using one of these search features: • Lookup: Find and dial your contacts by name or phone number. See Dialling by contact name for details. • My Files: Browse through the files and folders on your smartphone or on an expansion card. • Global Address List Lookup: Look up names in your online corporate address list. • Email message search: Display only those messages whose senders, recipients, or subjects match the text you enter (see Finding messages). For information on opening and closing apps, see Opening and closing applications. TIP Exploring files and folders My Computer (Windows XP) or Computer (Windows Vista) on your computer. 12 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Your smartphone also contains a My Files folder where pictures you capture and Office Mobile files you save are stored by default. My Files is similar to My Documents (Windows XP) or Documents (Windows Vista) on your computer 1 Press Home Centre , and then press 2 Select My Files . 3 Navigate to and select the folder you want to explore. Here are some tips: To move up one folder level: Press Up (left softkey). To quickly jump to the My Device folder: Press Menu (right softkey) and select My Device. To quickly jump to the My Files folder: Press Menu (right softkey) and select My Files. You can browse the contents of folders on your smartphone or on an expansion card. The root folder on your smartphone is named My Device. My Device is similar to FINDING INFORMATION 209 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS CHAPTER 12 required for your smartphone to function properly. Show list Sort by list When the items in a folder are displayed, you can sort them by name, date, size, or type. Press Menu (right softkey), select Sort by, and then select the sort method. • To send an item, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey) and select Beam to send to another nearby Bluetooth device, or select Send and select the method you want to use the send the item. • To move a file to another folder, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey), select Edit, and then select Cut or Copy. Open the destination folder, press Menu (right softkey), select Edit, and then select Paste. • To highlight multiple items, while pressing and holding Shift , press Up or Down . DID YOU KNOW? 4 Do any of the following: • To open an item, select it. • To delete or rename an item, highlight the item, press Menu (right softkey), select Edit, and then select the appropriate command. IMPORTANT Do not delete any files that you cannot identify. These files may be 210 INSTALLING APPLICATIONS Installing applications Your smartphone comes with several built-in and ready-to-use applications. You can also install third-party applications that are compatible with Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6 Standard edition devices, such as business software, games, and more. Applications you download to your computer are likely to be in a compressed format such as ZIP. If the file is compressed, you need to use a decompression utility on your computer, such as WinZip, to decompress the file before you install the application on your smartphone. • Apps designed for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional or any edition of Windows Mobile 5.x software are not compatible with your smartphone. • If you can try a free or trial version of the software before purchasing it, you can test it first to make sure it works properly. These instructions tell you how to install basic files onto your smartphone. Some software uses an installer or wizard to guide you through the process. For details, consult the documentation that came with the software. NOTE If you encounter a problem with a If an application does not have a Microsoft Mobile to Market certificate, you see a message indicating that the application is untrusted. If this occurs, you can indicate whether you want to continue the installation. TIP Installing third-party applications When installing third-party applications, note the following: • Install only apps that are designed for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard. 12 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS third-party application (such as an error message), contact the application’s vendor. For general troubleshooting of third-party applications, see Third-party applications. You can purchase a third-party application that lets you run Palm OS® applications on your smartphone. DID YOU KNOW? Installing applications from the Internet You can use Internet Explorer Mobile to install Windows Mobile apps in the CAB file format directly from the Internet. For files in any other format except CAB, you must first download the files to your computer and then install them to your smartphone by synchronising. INSTALLING APPLICATIONS 211 CHAPTER 12 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 1 Make sure your phone is on and that you are in a coverage area (see Turning your phone on). 2 Download the application file you want to install (see Downloading files and images from a web page). 3 When the download has finished, press Home , and then press Centre 4 Select My Files . 5 Select the file you downloaded to start the installation program. Installing applications from your computer BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an application from your computer to your smartphone, you must first install the desktop synchronisation software on your computer (see Installing ActiveSync desktop software: Windows XP or Installing Windows Mobile Device Center: Windows Vista). 1 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer. 212 INSTALLING APPLICATIONS 2 Double-click the icon representing your smartphone. 3 Copy the application file(s) into the folder. 4 Connect your smartphone to your computer to synchronise and install the application(s) on your smartphone. You can install Java application files called Midlets onto your smartphone, either from your computer or from the Internet. (To install a Midlet from your computer, first copy the file to your smartphone using your desktop synchronisation software.) Press Home, press Centre, and then select Applications. Select Organiser & Tools, and then select Java. Press Menu (right softkey), select Install, and then select Local (to install a file from your computer) or Internet. After you install the file, press Menu (right softkey) to perform various tasks using the file. TIP Installing applications onto an expansion card BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an application from your computer to an expansion card, you must first install the desktop synchronisation software on your computer (see Installing ActiveSync desktop software: Windows XP or Installing Windows Mobile Device Center: Windows Vista). you install; you cannot remove the built-in applications that reside in the Read-Only Memory (ROM) portion of your smartphone. 1 Insert the expansion card into the expansion card slot (see Inserting and removing expansion cards). 1 Press Home , and then press Start (left softkey). 2 Connect your smartphone to your computer using the USB sync cable. 2 Navigate to the My Settings content list and press All Settings (right softkey). 3 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer. 12 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 3 Select More, and then select Remove Programs. 4 Double-click the icon representing your smartphone. 5 Navigate to the folder representing the expansion card. 6 Copy the application file(s) into the expansion card folder. Removing applications To free up memory on your smartphone, you can remove applications that you no longer use. You can remove only applications, patches, and extensions that 4 Highlight the application that you want to remove. Built-in applications that cannot be deleted are not listed in the Remove Programs list. DID YOU KNOW? REMOVING APPLICATIONS 213 CHAPTER 12 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Press Menu select Remove. 6 Press Yes the deletion. 7 Press Done (right softkey) and • You can attach a picture, video, or sound file to a multimedia message (see Creating and sending a multimedia message). • You can synchronise to share info between your smartphone and your computer or between your smartphone and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007 (see Synchronising information). • If you are near someone, you can beam files and applications between your smartphone and your neighbor’s device using the built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology (see Beaming information). • You can also store files on an expansion card and share the expansion card (see Using expansion cards). (left softkey) to confirm (left softkey) Sharing information Your smartphone comes equipped with a variety of options for sharing information, so that you can choose the quickest, most convenient way to send your info or to receive info from another device. • • 214 When you have a file open such as a picture or a Word document, you can easily share a file by pressing Menu (right softkey) and then selecting the Send or Beam option. The option name changes depending on the type of file you are sending. You can insert a picture or attach a note or other file to an email. You can also receive pictures and attachments (see Your email). SHARING INFORMATION Beaming information Your smartphone is equipped with built-in Bluetooth wireless technology that enables you to beam information to another device enabled with Bluetooth technology. The maximum range for beaming with Bluetooth technology is about 9 meters.
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