HP IPAQ H5400 Series Pocket PC Reference Guide

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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.
✎You can install applications and save files to the iPAQ File Store 
folder. The iPAQ File Store is accessed from the File Explorer on 
your iPAQ Pocket PC. You can store up to 20 MB of information 
(see section “Save to File Store.”).
Applications and files stored in the iPAQ File Store are held in 
ROM and are saved if you perform a full reset of your iPAQ 
Pocket PC or if the battery discharges completely.
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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 1 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.
5. Tap the Save to down arrow to store documents in main 
memory or on a storage card.
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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.
✎You can install applications and save files to the iPAQ File Store 
folder. The iPAQ File Store is accessed from the File Explorer on 
your iPAQ Pocket PC. You can store up to 20 MB of information 
(see section “Save to File Store.”)
Applications and files stored in the iPAQ File Store are held in 
ROM and are saved if you perform a full reset of your iPAQ 
Pocket PC or if the battery discharges completely.
Open an Excel File
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CAUTION: Pocket Excel only recognizes and displays documents 
saved in the My Documents folder or 1 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, iPAQ file store, 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 Microsoft Reader
Use Microsoft Reader to read and listen to eBooks. You must 
activate the Microsoft Reader the first time you use it. Before you 
can copy protected eBooks from the Internet, the reader must be 
activated. To activate your reader, you must have a Hotmail, 
MSN, or Passport account.
The Microsoft Reader is available in select countries.
✎The iPAQ Pocket PC Reference Guide is available as an eBook in 
some countries. You can copy it to your iPAQ Pocket PC from the 
Companion CD.
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Activate the Reader
You must activate the Microsoft Reader to copy protected 
eBooks.
To activate the reader:
1. Connect your iPAQ Pocket PC to your computer.
2. Open Internet Explorer on your computer.
3. Go to 
http://das.microsoft.com/activate.
Read an eBook
Read your eBook from start to finish or select specific topics. If 
you close your eBook and later want to open it, your eBook will 
open on the last page you read.
To read an eBook:
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs.
2. Tap Microsoft Reader.
3. Tap the title of your eBook.
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4. Tap the page number or left and right arrows to move 
backward and forward in the book.
✎To jump to a topic, tap a link. Links can occur throughout the text 
or table of contents. To return from a link, tap the title of the 
eBook, then tap Return.
Copy eBooks
You can copy eBooks from any eBook retailer to your iPAQ 
Pocket PC.
To copy an eBook:
1. Connect your iPAQ Pocket PC to your computer.
2. Go to any eBook retailer’s Web site and follow the directions 
for downloading or installing files to your iPAQ Pocket PC.
✎It is recommended that you store important information on a 
storage card such as a CompactFlash or SD card.
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