how to everything with your microsoft windows mobile smartphone (2004)

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TEAM LinG Contents at a Glance PART I Get to Know Your Windows Mobile Smartphone 1 Become Smartphone Savvy: Get Familiar with Your Phone . . . . . . 3 2 Select Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3 Make Contact with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4 Explore the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 5 Accessing Mobile Optimized Web Content Using Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 6 Use Your Smartphone to Send and Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Part II There’s So Much More Your Smartphone Can Do 7 Using ActiveSync with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 8 Further Enhance Your Smartphone’s Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 9 Gain Remote Access to Your Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 10 Stay in Touch with Contact Management and Scheduling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 11 Take Advantage of Financial, Spreadsheet, and Database Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 12 Word Processing Applications for Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 13 PowerPoint Presentations on Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 14 Tap the Power of Your Smartphone Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 v TEAM LinG Part III Expand Your Smartphone and Maximize Its Potential 15 Smartphone Fun and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 16 Transform Your Smartphone into a Digital Music Player and eBook Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 17 Accessorize Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 vi How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone TEAM LinG Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii PART I Get to Know Your Windows Mobile Smartphone CHAPTER 1 Become Smartphone Savvy: Get Familiar with Your Phone . . . 3 Discover What’s Inside the Box You Bought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ten Easy Steps to Get Started Once You’ve Purchase Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Find Your Way Around the Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Discover What the Buttons on Your Smartphone Actually Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Discover the Built-In Functionality of Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Understand the Icons and Menu Options on Your Start Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mMode (AT&T Wireless Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Store Text and E-mail in Your Smartphone’s Inbox . . . . . . 14 Your Smartphone Can Handle Your Outlook Contacts . . . 14 Enter Text into Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Browse the Web with Your Smartphone and Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Use ActiveSync to Transfer Data from Your Phone to Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 View Microsoft Office Documents on Your Smartphone Using OfficeOnline . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 See Whom You’ve Called from the Call History Screen . . 24 Store Your Important Info in an Organized Way Using File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Communicate with Others Using Real-Time Text Messages with MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Use the Settings Option to Customize Your Smartphone . . . 25 Customize Your Smartphone’s Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 25 vii For more information about this title, click here TEAM LinG Gain Instant Access to Your Most Commonly Used Programs with the Favorites Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Reach Your Important Contacts Fast with Speed Dial . . . . 27 Manage the Data Stored on Your Phone with the SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Maintain Your To-Do Lists with the Tasks Application . . . 28 View Multimedia Content on Your Smartphone’s Screen with Windows Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Explore the Online Community Known as Pocket MSN . . . 29 Discover How Your Phone’s Resources Are Being Used with Resource Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Instantly Record Your Important Ideas Using Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Add Accessories to Your Smartphone to Enhance Its Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kick Back and Have Some Fun! Play Games on Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Customizing the Profile of Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Keep Your Smartphone Charged and Ready for Action . . . 35 Begin Using Your Smartphone Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 CHAPTER 2 Select Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Choose the Perfect Voice/Data Service Plan for Your Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Choose the Best Strategy for Selecting Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Buy Your Phone and Establish Service for It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Understand the Service Plans Before You Sign On . . . . . . 44 Add a Data Plan to Your Voice Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Discover What to Look for in a Service Plan . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Protect Your Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Start Making Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 CHAPTER 3 Make Contact with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Make Your First Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Hey, It Must Be for You…Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Save a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Add Personality to Your Phone with a Customized Ringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Retrieve a Saved Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Utilize Your Phone’s Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Add Photos to Your Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 viii How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone TEAM LinG Use Your Smartphone’s Speakerphone, Hands-Free, and Mute Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Access Your Call Log (Call History) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Track Your Phone Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 More Phone Features from Your Service Provider . . . . . . . 77 Surf The Web When You’re Not Talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 CHAPTER 4 Explore the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Tap the Power of the Internet from the Palm of Your Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Use the Favorites Menu to Reach Your Favorite Web Sites Quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Navigate Your Way Around Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Discover What Internet Explorer for Your Smartphone Has to Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Find What You Want and Need Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Sometimes You Hit Rough Waters When Surfing . . . . . . . 93 Go Beyond Internet Explorer with Add-On Browser Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 The Future of Smartphone Web Browsing Offers Limitless Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 It’s All About the Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 CHAPTER 5 Accessing Mobile Optimized Web Content Using Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Increase Your Productivity with the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Discover What’s Available Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Driving Directions and Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Movie and Entertainment Listings and News . . . . . . . . . . . 106 News and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Online Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Popular Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Telephone Directory Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Traffic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Travel-Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Tips for Accessing Non–Mobile Optimized Web Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 CHAPTER 6 Use Your Smartphone to Send and Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . 129 Access Virtually Any E-mail Account from Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Access Your Corporate E-mail Account(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Contents ix TEAM LinG [...]... Offers How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone starts off as an informative how to guide for choosing the best Windows Mobile- based Smartphone device to meet your needs Other topics this book delves into include: ■ How to get your Smartphone up and running (Chapter 1) ■ Selecting the best voice and data service and service provider (Chapter 2) ■ Making calls with your Smartphone. .. device has been developed Smartphones are revolutionizing TEAM LinG Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies Click here for terms of use xvii xviii How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone the way people communicate, manage data, organize their lives and handle their day -to- day activities How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone is all about helping... left blank TEAM LinG Chapter 1 Become Smartphone Savvy: Get Familiar with Your Phone TEAM LinG Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies Click here for terms of use 4 How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone How To ■ Get your Smartphone up and running ■ Learn the basic functionality of your Smartphone ■ Understand what’s on the Windows Mobile Welcome screen ■ Discover what... 316 318 TEAM LinG xiii xiv How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone Listen to Audio Books and Other Content Using Your Smartphone Transform Your Smartphone into an eBook Reader Read eBooks with the Tiny eBook Reader Software Use DataViewer to Read a Wide Range of eBook Content Your Smartphone Can Even Display... the Smartphone s built-in browser and the wireless Internet (Chapter 4) TEAM LinG xix xx How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone ■ Accessing Mobile Optimized” websites using your Smartphone (Chapter 5) ■ Using your Smartphone to send and receive email, SMS Text Messages and Instant Messages (Chapter 6) ■ Utilizing ActiveSync to transfer information and data between your. .. computer and your Smartphone (Chapter 7) ■ Using your Smartphone as a wireless modem in conjunction with your computer, plus controlling your Smartphone using the Voice Command software (Chapter 8) ■ Synchronizing data with your computer using the Internet (Chapter 9) ■ Managing your contacts and scheduling with your Smartphone (Chapter 10) ■ Financial tools and database applications for your Smartphone. .. allowing you to easily incorporate a Smartphone into your personal and professional life, starting immediately This book will not only get you up and running with your new Smartphone, it’ll focus heavily on customization You’ll soon learn how to add the specific software applications you need to your new Smartphone in order to truly maximize its functionality Using a Smartphone as a tool in your life,... i600 Software You Need to Use Your Smartphone as a Wireless Modem Use Your Voice to Communicate with Your Smartphone Protect Your Smartphone from Uninvited Users Enable the Phone’s Lock Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone CHAPTER 10 Gain Remote Access to Your Desktop Computer 193 Who Needs to Synchronize Remotely?... Applications on Your Smartphone ALL-Calculator Smartphone Edition Use Keep Track to Manage Expenses, Bills, and Receipts 186 200 201 203 207 208 211 211 213 216 216 219 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 TEAM LinG xi xii How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone Bills & Reminders Helps to Keep Your Finances in... about Smartphones compatible with the Windows Mobile operating system, here’s how Microsoft s website (www .microsoft. com) describes these wireless communications devices: Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Smartphones opens a new chapter in mobile phone technology by combining the best of mobile voice and data communications with the best of personal information management software… Windows Mobile . Offers How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone starts off as an informative how to guide for choosing the best Windows Mobile- based Smartphone device to meet your needs . . 71 Add Photos to Your Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 viii How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone TEAM LinG Use Your Smartphone s Speakerphone, Hands-Free,. buyersguide/buy/sp/default.mspx. xviii How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone TEAM LinG Even if you’ve already read the owner’s manual that came with your Smartphone, chances are