HP Jornada 680/680e Series Handheld PC Users Guide

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Using the command bars
Each program has a command bar located at the top of the
program window. The command bar displays both menu
names and toolbar buttons. Tap the slider and drag to
switch between displaying toolbar buttons only or menu
names and toolbar buttons. You can drag the slider to
display only the buttons and menu names you want. You
can also drag the slider down to move the toolbar buttons
under the menus.
Using Help on your HP Jornada
You can get Help...

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the upper right corner of the keyboard. When you are
finished, turn off your HP Jornada by pressing the On/Off
key or by tapping Suspend on the Start menu. Turning off
your HP Jornada simply suspends operation. When you turn
it on again, you can resume working.
You can also set options in the Power control panel to turn
your HP Jornada on and off automatically. For example, you
can set your HP Jornada to turn on when you tap the touch
screen or when you open the...

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•To type accented or international characters, press and
hold the Fn/AltGr key as you press the key combination
corresponding to the character (international versions
only). International versions of the HP Jornada have
slightly different keyboard layouts.
•To generate extended characters or keyboard commands,
hold down the Fn/AltGr key or 
alt as you press a key.
Holding down the Fn/AltGr key will activate the charac-
ter or command printed in black, while pressing...

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For more information about the HP Jornada settings appli-
cation, refer to the Using the HP settings application
section in chapter 7 or the HP settings topic in online Help.
Using the audio buttons
The audio buttons on the front of your HP Jornada enable
you to record and play voice memos without even opening
the cover. For more information on recording voice memos,
see the Using Voice Recorder section in chapter 4.
The red recording LED indicates that your HP...

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Connecting to your | 3
Your HP Jornada 680 or 680e Handheld PC works perfectly
as a standalone computer. But to get the most out of your
HP Jornada, you will want to connect to your desktop or
notebook PC. This chapter describes how to establish a
connection between your HP Jornada and a desktop PC, and
how to use your HP Jornada with a desktop PC—or with any
PC that has Microsoft Windows CE Services installed. You
will learn to:
•Connect to your desktop PC
•Set up Windows CE Services
•Establish a...

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Connecting for the first time
You can connect your HP Jornada to a desktop PC using a
serial connection (with either the docking cradle or the sync
cable) or a network connection (with an optional PC Card
network interface card), or you can connect to an infrared-
equipped desktop or notebook PC (using the infrared port).
Before you connect, you must install Windows CE Services
on the desktop PC. Then, you can connect your HP Jornada
and establish a partnership....

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components are needed and prompts you to set up only the
necessary components. For instance:
•If you do not already have Outlook or Schedule+ installed,
the Setup Wizard will attempt to install Schedule+
version 7.0a
•The Setup Wizard can add Inbox extensions to enable
 you to transfer messages to your desktop mail client—
Exchange or Outlook
You may need to restart your PC after installing each
component.
The Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE...

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•Ethernet Components—Network drivers for
Windows CE.
•Microsoft Pocket Streets—A maps-and-navigation
program for Windows CE.
•Mobile Channels Viewer—A Web content viewer that
enables you to view Web content from selected sites while
you are offline.
•Windows 95 infrared drivers version 2.0—Enables
you to install an infrared port on a desktop PC.
•Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking version 1.2 up-
grade—Enables you to establish a remote connection to
your desktop PC by...

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•Available 9-pin serial communications port
•CD-ROM drive
•VGA or higher resolution graphics card (SVGA 256-color
recommended)
To install Windows CE Services
1. Insert the Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows
CE compact disc into the CD-ROM drive on your
desktop PC.
2. The Windows CE Services Setup Wizard should start
automatically. If it does not start, click Run on the
Start menu, and then type d:\setup, where d is the
letter assigned to your CD-ROM...

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Be sure that your desktop PC is on before placing your HP Jornada in the docking cradle
or connecting the sync cable. If the desktop PC is off, your HP Jornada or desktop PC may
freeze, forcing you to reset or restart. For information on resetting your HP Jornada, see
the Resetting section in chapter 8.
To connect using the docking cradle
1. Connect the 9-pin end of the sync cable to a serial
port on your desktop PC.
2. Fully insert the flat end of the sync cable,...