How to Do Everything with Your Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone

385 Pages·2004·9.356 MB·English

by  Jason R. Rich

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DOI: 10.1036/0072256745
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my closest friends—Mark Giordani and Ferras AlQaisi,
as well as Ellen, Sandy, Emily, and Ryan Bendremer.
(Welcome to the world, Ryan!)
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About the Author
JasonR.Rich(www.JasonRich.com)isthebest-sellingauthorofmorethan25books
onawiderangeoftopics.He’salsoafrequentcontributortonumerousnational
magazines and major daily newspapers. He has been writing about computers and
technology for more than 17 years.
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Contents at a Glance
PART I Get to Know Your Windows Mobile Smartphone
1 Become Smartphone Savvy: Get Familiar with Your Phone . . . . . . 3
2 Select Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3 Make Contact with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4 Explore the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5 Accessing Mobile Optimized Web Content Using
Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6 Use Your Smartphone to Send and Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Part II There’s So Much More Your Smartphone Can Do
7 Using ActiveSync with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
8 Further Enhance Your Smartphone’s Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
9 Gain Remote Access to Your Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
10 Stay in Touch with Contact Management
and Scheduling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
11 Take Advantage of Financial, Spreadsheet,
and Database Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
12 Word Processing Applications for Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
13 PowerPoint Presentations on Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
14 Tap the Power of Your Smartphone Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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Part III Expand Your Smartphone and Maximize Its Potential
15 Smartphone Fun and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
16 Transform Your Smartphone into a Digital Music Player
and eBook Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
17 Accessorize Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
PART I Get to Know Your Windows Mobile Smartphone
CHAPTER 1 Become Smartphone Savvy: Get Familiar with Your Phone . . . 3
Discover What’s Inside the Box You Bought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ten Easy Steps to Get Started Once
You’ve Purchase Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Find Your Way Around the Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Discover What the Buttons on Your
Smartphone Actually Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Discover the Built-In Functionality
of Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Understand the Icons and Menu
Options on Your Start Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
mMode (AT&T Wireless Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Store Text and E-mail in Your Smartphone’s Inbox . . . . . . 14
Your Smartphone Can Handle Your Outlook Contacts . . . 14
Enter Text into Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Browse the Web with Your Smartphone
and Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use ActiveSync to Transfer Data
from Your Phone to Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
View Microsoft Office Documents
on Your Smartphone Using OfficeOnline . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
See Whom You’ve Called from the Call History Screen . . 24
Store Your Important Info in an Organized Way
Using File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Communicate with Others Using Real-Time Text
Messages with MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
UsetheSettingsOptiontoCustomizeYourSmartphone . . . 25
Customize Your Smartphone’s Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Gain Instant Access to Your Most Commonly Used
Programs with the Favorites Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reach Your Important Contacts Fast with Speed Dial . . . . 27
Manage the Data Stored on Your Phone
with the SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Maintain Your To-Do Lists with the Tasks Application . . . 28
View Multimedia Content on Your Smartphone’s
Screen with Windows Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ExploretheOnlineCommunityKnownasPocketMSN . . . 29
Discover How Your Phone’s Resources
Are Being Used with Resource Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Instantly Record Your Important Ideas
Using Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Add Accessories to Your Smartphone
to Enhance Its Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
KickBackandHaveSomeFun!PlayGames
onYourSmartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Customizing the Profile of Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Keep Your Smartphone Charged and Ready for Action . . . 35
Begin Using Your Smartphone Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CHAPTER 2 Select Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choose the Perfect Voice/Data
Service Plan for Your Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Choose the Best Strategy for Selecting
Your Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Buy Your Phone and Establish Service for It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Understand the Service Plans Before You Sign On . . . . . . 44
Add a Data Plan to Your Voice Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Discover What to Look for in a Service Plan . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Protect Your Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Start Making Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CHAPTER 3 Make Contact with Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Make Your First Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hey, It Must Be for You…Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Save a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Add Personality to Your Phone
with a Customized Ringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Retrieve a Saved Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Utilize Your Phone’s Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Add Photos to Your Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Use Your Smartphone’s Speakerphone,
Hands-Free, and Mute Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Access Your Call Log (Call History) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Track Your Phone Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
More Phone Features from Your Service Provider . . . . . . . 77
Surf The Web When You’re Not Talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
CHAPTER 4 Explore the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tap the Power of the Internet
from the Palm of Your Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Use the Favorites Menu to Reach
Your Favorite Web Sites Quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Navigate Your Way Around Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Discover What Internet Explorer
for Your Smartphone Has to Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Find What You Want and Need Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sometimes You Hit Rough Waters When Surfing . . . . . . . 93
Go Beyond Internet Explorer
with Add-On Browser Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The Future of Smartphone Web Browsing Offers
Limitless Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
It’s All About the Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
CHAPTER 5 Accessing Mobile Optimized Web Content Using Your
Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Increase Your Productivity with the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Discover What’s Available Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving Directions and Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Movie and Entertainment Listings and News . . . . . . . . . . . 106
News and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Online Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Popular Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Telephone Directory Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traffic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Travel-Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tips for Accessing Non–Mobile
Optimized Web Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
CHAPTER 6 Use Your Smartphone to Send and Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . 129
Access Virtually Any E-mail Account
from Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Access Your Corporate E-mail Account(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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