Compaq IPAQ H3800 Series Reference Guide

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Sort tasks
1. From the Start menu, tap Tasks.
2. Tap the down arrow at the top left of the screen to sort the 
task list by category.
3. Select a category.
4. Tap the down arrow at the top right of the screen to sort the 
task list by status, priority, subject, start date, or due date.
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5. Select a sort option.
Change appearance of tasks
You can change the appearance of Tasks to use a large font, show 
the start and end dates, and set reminders for new items.
1. From the Start menu, tap Tasks.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Tap Options.
4. Select the Ta s k s options.
5. Tap OK.
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Using Software
You can use the applications on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC 
H3800 Series to:

Open or create Word documents

Open or create Excel workbooks

Read eBooks with Microsoft Reader
Use Pocket Word
You can create new Word documents from your iPAQ Pocket PC 
or synchronize existing Word documents from your computer to 
your iPAQ Pocket PC. 
Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5 converts Word documents into the 
Pocket Word format and changes the .doc extension to a .psw 
extension.
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Pocket Word does not support:

Columns

Numbered lists

Headers and footers

Footnotes

Style sheets
Open a Word document
Using ActiveSync 3.5, you can move existing Word documents to 
your iPAQ Pocket PC, convert them automatically to the 
Pocket Word format, and open them. Pocket Word recognizes 
and displays documents in one folder below My Documents. 
For example, if you created another folder in the Personal folder 
in My Documents, the documents in that folder will...

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2. Tap Pocket Word.
3. Tap a document to open it.
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Create
You can create a new document from the To d a y screen.
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Word.
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3. Tap New to create a new document.
4. Tap View, then tap Toolbar to format text.
5. Tap OK to close and save the document.
The document is automatically saved as a Pocket Word 
Document with the first few words of your text as its name. 
You may want to rename it.
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Hint: You should save important documents in the iPAQ File 
Store folder located in the File Explorer on your iPAQ 
Pocket PC. Documents in the iPAQ File Store are held in ROM 
and will not be lost if you perform a hard reset of your iPAQ 
Pocket PC or if the battery loses its charge. The iPAQ File Store 
can store between 5 and 6 MB of information, depending on the 
model.
Change the Pocket Word options
You can select:

A default template

Whether documents are stored...

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2. Tap Pocket Wo r d .
3. Tap Tools.
4. Tap Options.
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5. Tap the Default template down arrow to select a default 
template.
6. Tap the Save to down arrow to store documents in main 
memory or on a memory card.
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