Compaq IPAQ H3000 Reference Guide

							Companion Programs5-17
•Drawings. When you add a drawing, a drawing icon appears in the bottom-left corner 
of the page, and drawing tools appear across the bottom of the page. Draw by dragging 
your stylus.
NOTE:To see a list of a book’s annotations, including bookmarks, highlights, text notes, and
drawings, tapAnnotations Indexon the book’s cover page. You can tap an entry in the
list to go to the annotated page.
Removing a Book
When you’ve finished reading a book, you may want to delete it to conserve space on your 
iPAQ H3000. If a copy of the book is stored on your computer, you can download it again 
at any time. To remove a book from your iPAQ H3000, tap and hold the title in the Library 
list then tap Delete on the pop-up menu.
Pocket Streets*
* Available for English operating systems only.
The Pocket Streets feature, included in Microsoft ExpediaÒ Streets and Trips 2000, 
AutoRoute ExpressÔ Great Britain 2000, and Microsoft MapPointÔ 2000, delivers thou-
sands of miles of street map information to your iPAQ H3000. You can create custom 
maps of unfamiliar cities, towns, and villages. 
Installing Pocket Streets
Pocket Streets is included in the Extras folder on the ActiveSync CD. To install Pocket 
Streets on your device, go to the PStreets folder in the Extras folder on the ActiveSync CD 
and follow the instructions in the Read Me file.
Getting Maps on Your iPAQ H3000
Sample maps are included in the PStreets folder in the Extras folder on the ActiveSync 
CD. Use ActiveSync Explore to copy the files from your computer to your iPAQ H3000. 
For more information on copying files using ActiveSync, see ActiveSync Help. 
						

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Creating Map and Pushpin Files for Your iPAQ H3000
1. Draw a box around the area you want to save as a map in Microsoft Expedia Streets 
and Trips 2000, AutoRoute Express Great Britain 2000, or Microsoft MapPoint 2000. 
2. Click Create Map For Pocket Streets on the Tools menu. 
3. Click Create. 
4. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the map, then type a file name for the 
map.
5. Click Save. When you create a map, all visible Pushpins in the portion of the map that 
you selected are also exported. A map file and a corresponding Pushpin file are created 
for your iPAQ H3000.
6. Copy the maps (.mps) and/or Pushpin files (.psp) that youve created for use with 
Pocket Streets to the My Documents folder on your iPAQ H3000. For more informa-
tion on using ActiveSync to copy files, see ActiveSync Help on the computer.
Viewing Maps
To open a map, tap Tools, Maps, then the name of the map you want to see. If you dont 
see the name, tap Tools, Maps, then Open Map, select the folder where you stored the 
map, then tap the name in the list.
For more information on using Pocket Streets, tap   then Help.
Tap to mark the map
with a Pushpin.
Tap to move the map view.
Taptozoominandout. 
						

							Pocket Internet Explorer6-1
chapter 6
P
OCKET INTERNET EXPLORER
Use Pocket Internet Explorer to view Web pages in either of these ways:
• During synchronization with your computer, download your favorite links, mobile 
favorites, and mobile channels that are stored in the Mobile Favorites subfolder in 
Internet Explorer on the computer.
• Connect to an Internet service provider (ISP) or network and browse the Web. To do 
this, you’ll need to create the connection first, as described in Chapter 7 (Getting 
Connected).
To switch to Pocket Internet Explorer, tap   then Internet Explorer.
The Mobile Favorites Folder
Only items stored in the Mobile Favorites subfolder in the Favorites folder in Internet 
Explorer on your computer will be synchronized with your iPAQ H3000. This folder was 
created automatically when you installed ActiveSync. 
Favorite Links
During synchronization, the list of favorite links in the Mobile Favorites folder on your 
computer is synchronized with Pocket Internet Explorer on your iPAQ H3000. Both com-
puters are updated with changes made to either list each time you synchronize. Unless you 
mark the favorite link as a mobile favorite, only the link will be downloaded to your iPAQ 
H3000, and you will need to connect to your ISP or network to view the content. For more 
information on synchronization, see ActiveSync Help on the computer. 
						

							6-2Pocket Internet Explorer
Mobile Favorites
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on your computer, you can download 
mobile favorites. (You can install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 from the Extras folder on 
the ActiveSync CD.) Synchronizing mobile favorites downloads Web content to your 
iPAQ H3000 so that you can view Web pages while you are disconnected from your ISP 
and computer.
Use the Internet Explorer 5 plug-in installed with ActiveSync to create mobile favorites 
quickly.
To create a mobile favorite:
1. Click Tools then Create Mobile Favorite in Internet Explorer 5 on your computer.
2. Enter a new name in the Name box to change the link name. 
3. Select a desired update schedule in Update.
4. Click OK. Internet Explorer downloads the latest version of the Web page to your 
computer.
NOTE:If you want to download the pages that are linked to the mobile favorite you just cre-
ated, in Internet Explorer on the computer, right-click the mobile favorite then click
Properties.OntheDownloadtab, specify the number of links deep you want to
download. To conserve iPAQ H3000 memory, only go one level deep.
5. Synchronize your iPAQ H3000 and computer. Mobile favorites that are stored in the 
Mobile Favorites folder in Internet Explorer 5 are downloaded to your iPAQ H3000.
NOTE:If you did not specify an update schedule in step 3, you will need to manually down-
load content to keep the information updated on your computer and iPAQ H3000.
Before synchronizing with your iPAQ H3000, in Internet Explorer on your computer,
clickToolsthenSynchronize. You will see the most recent content was downloaded
to the computer, and you can manually download content, if needed.
You can add a button to the Internet Explorer toolbar for creating mobile favorites. In
Internet Explorer 5 on your computer, clickView,Toolbars, thenCustomize.
To save iPAQ H3000 memory
Mobile favorites take up storage memory on your iPAQ H3000. To minimize the amount 
of memory used:
• In the settings for the Favorites information type in ActiveSync options, turn off pic-
tures and sounds or stop some mobile favorites from being downloaded to the iPAQ 
H3000. For more information, see ActiveSync Help.
• Limit the number of downloaded linked pages. In Internet Explorer on the computer, 
right-click the mobile favorite you want to change then Properties. On the Download 
tab, specify 0 or 1 for the number of linked pages you want to download. 
						

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Channels
Channels are websites designed specifically for offline viewing on your iPAQ H3000. You 
can subscribe to two types of channels at no fee: AvantGo Channels (Available for English 
operating systems only.) and mobile channels.
Using AvantGo Channels*
* Available for English operating systems only.
AvantGo is a free interactive service that gives you access to personalized content and 
thousands of popular websites. Unlike mobile channels, you can subscribe to AvantGo 
channels directly from your iPAQ H3000. Then, you synchronize your iPAQ H3000 and 
computer or connect to the Internet to download the content. For more information, visit 
http://avantgo.com/help
.
To sign up for AvantGo:
1. Add the Mobile Application Link information type to ActiveSync by installing it from 
the AvantGo folder in the Extras folder on the ActiveSync CD.
2. Tap the Favorites button to display your list of favorites in Pocket Internet Explorer 
on your iPAQ H3000.
3. Tap the AvantGo Channels link.
4. Tap the Activate button.
5. Follow the directions on the screen. You will need to synchronize your iPAQ H3000 
with your computer then tap the My Channels button to complete the AvantGo setup.
When synchronization is complete, tap the AvantGo Channels link in your list of favorites 
to see a few of the most popular channels. To add or remove channels, tap the Add or 
Remove link. 
						

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Using Mobile Channels
Mobile channels are sites you subscribe to on your computer. They are stored in the Chan-
nels subfolder in the Mobile Favorites folder in Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and are 
downloaded to your iPAQ H3000 during synchronization.
To see a list of mobile channels you can subscribe to at no fee, visit the Pocket PC Mobile 
Channel List Web page (www.microsoft.com/pocketpc
). Click on the name of the channel 
you want to subscribe to, then click the Add Mobile Channel button and select Make 
available offline to download the channel to your computer. The mobile channel will be 
transferred to your iPAQ H3000 the next time you synchronize. For more information on 
synchronization, see ActiveSync Help on the computer.
Use Pocket Internet Explorer
You can use Pocket Internet Explorer to browse mobile favorites and channels that have 
been downloaded to your iPAQ H3000 without connecting to the Internet. You can also 
connect to the Internet through an ISP or a network connection and browse the Web.
Favorites button
Home button
Refresh button 
						

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To view mobile favorites and channels:
1. Tap the Favorites button to display your list of favorites. 
2. Tap the mobile favorite or channel you want to view. 
You’ll see the page that was downloaded the last time you synchronized with your com-
puter. If the page is not on your iPAQ H3000, the favorite will be dimmed. You will need 
to synchronize with your computer again to download the page to your iPAQ H3000 or 
connect to the Internet to view the page.
Tap the favorite you
want to view.
Tap to add or delete
a favorite link. 
						

							6-6Pocket Internet Explorer
To browse the Web:
1. Connect to the Internet or your network in either of the following ways:
2. Connect using Connections, as described in Chapter 7 (Getting Connected)
. Then 
switch to Pocket Internet Explorer by tapping it on the   menu. 
3. Connect in Pocket Internet Explorer. To select a service or type of connection, tap 
Tools then Options. Tap the Connections tab and select the connection type. Then, 
whenever you want to connect to the selected service, tap Tools then Connect. 
NOTE:You can have Pocket Internet Explorer automatically connect to the Internet when you
attempt to access a page that is not stored on your iPAQ H3000 by specifying a con-
nection in theConnectiontab inOptionsand selectingAccess remote content
automatically.
4. Go to a specific Web page in either of these ways once connected:
•Tap the Favorites button then tap the favorite you want to view.
•Tap View then Address Bar. In the address bar that appears at the top of the 
screen, enter the Web address you want to visit then tap Go. Tap the arrow to 
choose from previously entered addresses.
5. Tap Tools then Disconnect to end the connection.
NOTE:To add a favorite link while using the iPAQ H3000, go to the Web page you want to add,
tap theFavoritesbutton, tap theAdd/Deletetab, tap theAddbutton, and enter a name
for the favorite link. 
						

							Getting Connected7-1
chapter 7
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ETTING CONNECTED
You can use your iPAQ H3000 to exchange information with other Windows-powered 
devices as well as your computer, a network, or the Internet. Use the Infrared (IR) port on 
your iPAQ H3000 to send and receive files between two devices. In addition to using a 
cradle, cable, or IR port to connect your iPAQ H3000 to your computer, you can connect 
to your computer while away from the office by using a remote connection. You can also 
connect your iPAQ H3000 to a network or the Internet by using a remote connection. You 
have the following connection options:
• Connect to your Internet service provider (ISP). Once connected, you can send and 
receive e-mail messages by using Inbox and view Web pages by using Pocket Internet 
Explorer. If this is the method you want to use, see “Connect to an ISP
”. The commu-
nication software for creating an ISP connection is already installed on your iPAQ 
H3000. Your service provider will provide software needed to install other services, 
such as paging and fax services.
NOTE:Your ISP may not support receiving e-mail on a Pocket PC. Contact your ISP for
details.
• Connect to the network at your company or organization. Once connected, you can 
send and receive e-mail messages by using Inbox, view Web pages by using Pocket 
Internet Explorer, and synchronize with your computer. If this is the method you want 
to use, see “Connect to Your Network
”.
• Connect to your computer to synchronize remotely. Once connected, you can synchro-
nize information such as your Pocket Outlook data. If this is the method you want to 
use, see ActiveSync Help on your computer or Connections Help on the iPAQ H3000. 
						

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Transfer Items Using Infrared
Using the IR port on your iPAQ H3000, you can send and receive information, such as 
contacts and appointments, with another Windows-powered device at speeds of up to 
115.2Kbps. 
To send information:
1. Switch to the program where you created the item you want to send and locate the item 
in the list. If you want to send more than one item, drag the stylus across the items you 
want to send.
2. Align the IR ports so that they are unobstructed and within a range of one foot (30 cm).
3. Tap and hold the item, then tap Send via Infrared on the pop-up menu.
NOTE:You can also send items, but not folders, from File Explorer. Tap and hold the item you
want to send, then tapSend via Infraredon the pop-up menu.
To receive information:
1. Align the IR ports so that they are unobstructed and within a range of 12 inches (30 
cm).
2. Tap , Programs, then Infrared Receive. 
NOTE:You can also receive items from Tasks, Contacts, Calendar, and Notes by tappingTools,
thenReceive via Infraredin list view.