HP IPAQ 1910 Pocket PC Reference Guide

Getting Acquainted
Reference Guide 1–5
3. Tap a letter, symbol, or number to enter information.
✎To see the symbols, tap the 12 3 or Shift key.
4. Tap OK.
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Write with the Stylus and the Letter 
Recognizer
You can write letters, numbers, and symbols on the screen using 
the stylus and the Letter Recognizer. You create words and 
sentences by writing in upper case (ABC), lower case (abc), and 
symbols (123) in specific areas.
To write with the stylus and letter recognizer:
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel button.
2. Tap Letter Recognizer.
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Reference Guide 1–7
3. Write a letter or symbol between the dashed line and 
baseline.
a. Write a letter between the hatch marks labeled ABC to 
display in upper case.
b. Write a letter between the hatch marks labeled abc to 
display in lower case.
c. Write a number or symbol between the hatch marks 
labeled 123.
✎You should write characters between the dashed line and baseline 
for the character recognizer to work effectively. If you are writing 
a letter like “p,” write the top...

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Draw and Write on the Screen
Use the stylus as a pen to draw and write on the screen in the 
Notes application or from the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, 
or Tasks.
To draw and write on the screen:
1. From the Start menu, tap Notes.
2. Tap New.
✎Otherwise, tap the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks, 
then tap the Pen icon.
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Reference Guide 1–9
3. Draw and write on the screen.
4. Tap the Pen icon.
5. Tap OK.
Convert Writing to Text
Convert your writing to text when you write with the stylus in the 
Notes application or from the Notes tab in:

Calendar

Contacts

Ta s k s
To convert writing to text:
1. From the Start menu, tap Notes.
✎Otherwise, tap the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks.
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2. Begin a new note or tap an existing note to open it.
3. Tap Tools, then Recognize.
✎To convert a particular word or phrase, highlight it before you 
tapRecognize. If you select more than one word and one is 
not recognized, all the other words will be converted. The 
unrecognized word will remain written.
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4. Tap OK.
Customize Settings
You can navigate through the iPAQ Pocket PC interface in 
three ways:

Ta p

Tap and hold

Press application buttons
Ta p the...

Getting Acquainted
Reference Guide 1–11
Set the Time for Home
The time on your iPAQ Pocket PC is synchronized with the time 
on your personal computer when they connect using ActiveSync. 
You will need to set the time again if:

The battery completely discharges.

You perform a full reset of your iPAQ Pocket PC. See 
“Perform a Full Reset.”
✎From the To d a y screen, tap the Clock icon to set the time.
To set the time for home:
1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.
2. Tap System, then Clock.
✎By default,...

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3. Verify Home is selected or tap Home.
4. Tap the time-zone down arrow, then select your home 
time zone.
5. Tap the hour, minutes, or seconds, then use the up and down 
arrows to adjust the time.
✎You can adjust the time by moving the hands of the clock with 
the stylus.
6. Tap AM or PM.
7. Tap OK.
8. Tap Ye s  to save the clock settings.
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Set the Time for a Location You Are Visiting
Set the time for a location you are visiting.
✎From the To d a y screen, tap the Clock icon to set the time.
To set the time for a visiting location:
1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.
2. Tap System, then Clock.
3. Tap Visiting.
4. Tap the time-zone down arrow, then select the time-zone you 
are visiting.
5. Tap the hour, minutes, or seconds, then use the up and down 
arrows to adjust the time.
✎You can adjust the...

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Set the Date
You must set the date again if:

The battery discharges completely

You perform a full reset of your iPAQ Pocket PC
✎You can set the date from the To d a y screen. Tap the Clock icon 
to set the date.
To set the date:
1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.
2. Tap System, then Clock.
3. Tap the down arrow by the date.
4. Tap the left or right arrow to select a month and year.
5. Tap a day.
6. Tap OK.
7. Tap Ye s  to save the date settings....