HP IPAQ H1900 Series Pocket PC Users Guide

Learning Input Methods
User’s Guide 5–5
Writing with the Stylus and the Letter 
Recognizer
Use the stylus and Letter Recognizer to write letters, numbers, 
and symbols on the screen. Create words and sentences by 
writing in uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), and symbols (123) 
as instructed here.
To write with the stylus and Letter Recognizer:
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel icon.
2. Tap Letter Recognizer.
3. Write a letter or symbol between the dashed line and...

5–6 User’s Guide
Learning Input Methods
✎A question mark within an program indicates a Help file.
✎For the Letter Recognizer to work effectively, write characters 
between the dashed line and baseline.
■If you are writing a letter like “p,” write the top portion 
within the dashed line and baseline, and the tail portion 
below the baseline.
■If you writing a letter like “b,” write the bottom portion 
within the dashed line and baseline, and the top portion 
above the dashed line. 

Learning Input Methods
User’s Guide 5–7
Writing with the Stylus and 
Microsoft Transcriber 
✎Microsoft Transcriber is not available on all models.
Use the stylus and Microsoft Transcriber to write words, letters, 
numbers, and symbols anywhere on the screen.
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel icon.
2. Tap Tr a n s c r i b e r  to display the Transcriber Intro screen.
3. Tap OK.
4. Tap New at the bottom of the screen.
5. Begin writing on the screen. What you write will be...

5–8 User’s Guide
Learning Input Methods
Writing with the Stylus and Block 
Recognizer
Write letters, numbers, and symbols using the stylus and Block 
Recognizer. Create words and sentences by writing letters and 
numbers in specific areas.
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel button.
2. Tap Block Recognizer.
✎For online Help, tap the ?
3. Write a word, letter, or symbol between the hatch marks.
a. To type text, write a letter between the hatch marks 
labeled “abc.”
b. To...

Learning Input Methods
User’s Guide 5–9
Drawing and Writing on the Screen
Use the stylus as a pen to draw and write on the screen in the 
Notes program or from the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, 
or Tasks.
1. From the Start menu, tap Notes > New.
2. Draw and write on the screen.
3. Tap the Pen icon.
4. Tap OK.
Converting Writing to Text
You can convert your writing to text when you write with the 
stylus in the Notes program or from the Notes tab in:
■Calendar
■Contacts
■Ta s k s
To convert writing to...

5–10 User’s Guide
Learning Input Methods 

User’s Guide 6–1
6
Expansion Cards
You can expand the memory and connectivity of your iPAQ 
Pocket PC. Use optional expansion cards for:
■Connecting wirelessly or connecting by using a cable to the 
Internet or to a network
■Adding functionality such as a digital camera
■Expanding the memory of your iPAQ Pocket PC
■Viewing the content of memory cards
✎Expansion cards must be purchased separately and are not 
included with your iPAQ Pocket PC.
To locate information about expansion cards, visit the...

6–2 User’s Guide
Expansion Cards
Installing an Expansion Card
To install a Secure Digital (SD) card into an expansion slot on the 
iPAQ Pocket PC:
1. Locate the slot on the top of the iPAQ Pocket PC.
2. Remove the protective plastic card. 
3. Insert the expansion card into the expansion slot and push the 
connection edge of the card firmly into the expansion slot.
4. To prevent power loss, remove any expansion cards from the 
SDIO expansion slot before turning off the iPAQ Pocket PC. 
Leaving in the...

Expansion Cards
User’s Guide 6–3
Removing a Secure Digital (SD) 
Expansion Card
1. Close all applications that are using the expansion card.
2. Remove a card from the Secure Digital expansion slot by 
slightly pushing down on the card 1 to unlock it.
3. When the card disengages and pops up 2, pull it from the 
expansion slot.
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CAUTION: SD cards must first be unlocked before removal. 

6–4 User’s Guide
Expansion Cards
Viewing the Content of Memory Cards
Use File Explorer to view the files that are located on your 
optional Secure Digital card.
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs > File Explorer.
2. Tap the root directory of My Device, and select the Storage 
Card folder (SDIO) to see a list of files and folders.