HP IPAQ 1910 Pocket PC Reference Guide

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Open a Word Document
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CAUTION: Pocket Word only recognizes and displays documents 
saved in the My Documents folder or one folder below it. Files saved 
elsewhere cannot be displayed.
To open a Word document:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Word.
3. Tap a document to open it.
Change the Pocket Word Options
You can select:

A default template

Whether documents are stored in main memory or on a 
storage card

Which types of documents are displayed in the list view
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To change Pocket Word options:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Word.
3. Tap Tools, then Options.
4. Tap the Default template down arrow to select a default 
template.
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5. Tap the Save to down arrow to store documents in main 
memory or on a storage card.
6. Tap the Display in list view down arrow to select which types 
of documents to display in the list view.
7. Tap OK to save the options.
Use Pocket Excel
You can create Excel workbooks from your iPAQ Pocket PC or 
synchronize existing Excel workbooks from your computer to 
your iPAQ Pocket PC. ActiveSync converts Excel workbooks 
into the Pocket Excel format and changes the .xls extension to 
a .pxl extension.
ÄCAUTION: Because ActiveSync converts Excel workbooks into the 
Pocket Excel format, you may lose some formatting from the original 
Excel workbook.
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Pocket Excel does not support items like:

Data validation

Cell notes

Add-ins

Protection

Scenarios

Object charts

Vertical alignment

Text boxes

Embedded OLE objects

Hyperlinks
✎For more help with Pocket Excel, tap Help from the Start menu, 
tap Pocket Excel.
Create a Workbook
✎You can create a new workbook from the To d a y screen by 
tapping New.
To create a workbook:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Excel.
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3. Tap New to create a new workbook.
4. Tap OK to close and save the workbook.
The workbook is automatically saved as a Pocket Excel 
workbook named Book1. Depending on how many workbooks 
you have created since opening Pocket Excel, you may want to 
rename it.
Open an Excel File
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CAUTION: Pocket Excel only recognizes and displays documents 
saved in the My Documents folder or one folder below it. Files saved 
elsewhere cannot be displayed.
To open an Excel file:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Excel.
3. Tap a workbook to open.
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Change Excel Options
You can change options to select:

A template for new workbooks

Whether workbooks are stored in main memory or on a 
storage card

Which types of workbooks are displayed in the list view
To change Excel options:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Pocket Excel.
3. Tap Tools, then Options.
4. Tap the Template for new workbook down arrow to select a 
template.
5. Tap the Save new workbooks to down arrow to store 
workbooks in main memory or on a storage card.
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6. Tap the Files to display in list view down arrow to select 
which workbooks are displayed in the list view.
7. Tap OK to save the options.
Use the Windows Media Player
✎To use Windows Media Player, you must install the Windows 
Media Player software from the HP iPAQ Pocket PC 
Companion CD.
You can use the Windows Media Player to listen to music or play 
video from your iPAQ Pocket PC by downloading files onto your 
personal computer and transferring them to your iPAQ 
Pocket PC.
✎For more information about using Windows Media Player, tap the 
Windows icon, then Help from within the Media Player.
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Media Player supports the organization and playback of:

Windows Media content

MP3 audio files

Windows Media audio and video

Streamed content in Windows Media format using 
WM protocols (HTTP and MMS)
✎Some Internet music files are protected by licensing technology. 
Windows Media Player uses Digital Rights Management (DRM) 
for the electronic licensing procedure. Windows Media Player 
and Windows Media Rights Manager must be installed on the 
personal computer and are available on Microsoft’s Web site.
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Copy Music to Your iPAQ Pocket PC
You can copy music that is in one of the accepted formats from 
your personal computer to the iPAQ Pocket PC. You drag and 
drop the music file into the My Documents folder located in 
memory or on a storage card.
You must have the Windows Media Player installed on your 
personal computer to copy music from an audio CD to your iPAQ 
Pocket PC.
To copy music to your iPAQ Pocket PC:
✎The actual steps for copying music using the Windows Media 
Player may vary depending on the version of the Media Player on 
the personal computer.
1. Connect your iPAQ Pocket PC to your personal computer.
2. Open Windows Media Player on your personal computer.
3. Insert the audio CD into your CD drive.
4. From Media Player on your personal computer, select CD 
Au di o to display the tracks on the audio CD.
5. Select the tracks to copy and select Copy Music to transfer 
the tracks to the hard drive.
6. From Media Player on your personal computer, select 
Portable Device to display the tracks on the hard drive and 
the files on the iPAQ Pocket PC.
7. Select the tracks to copy and the storage location on the iPAQ 
Pocket PC and select Copy Music to transfer the tracks.
✎Music files can be relatively large. It is recommended that you 
store your music files on a storage card.
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Play Music on Your iPAQ Pocket PC
1. Tap Start, then Windows Media.
2. Tap Select.
3. Tap the down arrow and Local Content to display media files 
stored on the iPAQ Pocket PC.
4. Tap and highlight the desired file.
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