TouchFLO™ 3D 67 Photos and Videos The Photos and Videos tab lets you visually flip through your photos and video clips and view them in full screen. From this tab, you can also activate the Camera so you can take pictures and record video clips. The Photos and Videos tab displays pictures and video files from the current favourite album. By default, the Camera Shots album which stores the pictures and videos that you captured using the device camera is set as the favourite.
68 TouchFLO™ 3D Music The Music tab allows you to visually browse through albums and music tracks and play music. The albums and music tracks that you see on the Music tab are from the Now Playing list of the Library. Note Your device searches for all music files that have the following audio formats: MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma), AAC/AAC+ (.aac), and MPEG-4 (.m4a). It searches for music from the following locations: Device: \My Music (including all subfolders) \My Documents (including all subfolders) Storage:
TouchFLO™ 3D 69 Slide your finger clockwise to advance forward in the music. To move backward in the music, slide your finger counterclockwise. To set repeat and shuffle modes Touch Menu > Repeat and choose whether to repeat once, repeat all, or do not repeat. To toggle shuffle mode on and off, touch Menu > Shuffle and then select Shuffle On or Shuffle Off. The icons on the upper-right side of the Music tab show whether repeat and shuffle modes are enabled.
70 TouchFLO™ 3D To use playlists You can group your favourite music into a playlist and then play back the playlist. • To create a new playlist: 1. Select the desired music on the Music tab or the Library. 2. Touch Menu > Add to Playlist. 3. Touch , enter a Playlist name and then touch OK. • To add more music files to a playlist: 1. On the Playlists tab, touch a playlist to open it. 2. Touch Menu > Edit. 3. Touch Menu > Add. 4.
TouchFLO™ 3D 71 Custom playlists Windows Media® Player playlists Note If a Windows Media® Player playlist contains a combination of music, video and image files, only music files in the playlist will be synchronized to your device and other media types will be filtered out.
72 TouchFLO™ 3D Internet On the Internet tab, you can open Opera Mobile™ to browse the web and add web favourites for one-touch access to your favourite web sites. Touch here to browse the web using Opera Mobile. Touch All Bookmarks to open Opera Mobile and Swipe upward or press Navigation Down to scroll down the screen and access more web favourites. For more information about using Opera Mobile, see Chapter 8.
TouchFLO™ 3D 73 To view weather information Your device automatically connects to the Internet via the 3G/GPRS/EDGE data connection or Wi-Fi to download and display weather information. The current temperature, temperature range, type of weather (sunny, cloudy, showers, or others), and the time of day (daytime or nighttime) are shown on the Weather tab. To see the weather information for the next five days of the week, touch the screen or touch 5-day at the bottom-left side of the screen.
74 TouchFLO™ 3D • Download weather when roaming. Select this option only if you want to allow automatic download of weather data when roaming. This may incur additional costs. Settings The Settings tab allows you to synchronize information with your computer or the Exchange Server, change sound settings such as the ring tone, and choose a different wallpaper for the Home tab. You can also easily turn on and off the communications features of your device such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more.
TouchFLO™ 3D 75 Programs The Programs tab allows you to add your favourite programs for one-touch access. Touch an empty slot to Touch All Programs to access all the programs of your device. Touch a program icon to open the corresponding program. Touch Remove to choose which program to remove from the Programs tab. When you have filled up the screen with programs, scroll down the Programs tab to access more empty slots and add more programs.
76 TouchFLO™ 3D 3.3 Finger Gestures You can use finger gestures to scroll, zoom and pan on the touch screen. Finger scrolling Finger scrolling can be used to scroll up and down web pages, documents, and lists such as the contacts list, file list, message list, calendar appointments list, and more. When finger scrolling, swipe or flick your finger on the touch screen. To scroll up and down • To scroll down, swipe your finger upward on the touch screen.
TouchFLO™ 3D 77 Finger zooming The type of finger gesture to use when zooming varies in different programs. • To zoom in on a web page in Opera Mobile, tap your finger twice on the screen. See “Using Opera Mobile” in Chapter 8 for details. • To zoom in on a photo in Album, make a full-circle swipe on the touch screen. See “Viewing Photos and Videos Using Album” in Chapter 11 for details.
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Chapter 4 Entering Text 4.1 Selecting an Input Method 4.2 Using the Full QWERTY 4.3 Using the Compact QWERTY 4.4 Using the Phone Keypad 4.5 Using Multitap and T9 Modes 4.6 Using Numeric and Symbol Mode 4.7 Using Block Recognizer 4.8 Using Letter Recognizer 4.
80 Entering Text 4.1 Selecting an Input Method When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon becomes available on the menu bar. Tap the Input Selector arrow (that appears next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the corresponding Input Panel is displayed, which you can use to enter text. Tip Select Other Input Methods to display more input methods.
Entering Text 81 4.2 Using the Full QWERTY The Full QWERTY is a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard layout similar to a desktop PC keyboard. Tip You can also use the Windows Mobile on-screen keyboard which also has a QWERTY keyboard layout by selecting Keyboard (or Other Input Methods > Keyboard) on the Text input method menu. • Tap to enter letters or symbols. • Tap and hold to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that appears on top of a key • Tap to enter an uppercase letter.
82 Entering Text 4.3 Using the Compact QWERTY The Compact QWERTY is a type of on-screen keyboard which features 20 keys. With its large, touch-friendly keys and enhanced features such as T9 predictive input, you can enter text faster and more accurately. • Tap to enter letters or symbols. • Tap and hold to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that appears on top of a key Displays the word candidate list in T9 mode. Tap a word to insert it into your text. Tap to add a word to the T9 dictionary.
Entering Text 83 4.4 Using the Phone Keypad The Phone Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Phone Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as T9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents. Displays the word candidate list in T9 mode. Tap a word to insert it into your text. Tap to add a word to the T9 dictionary. Tap to open the input settings.
84 Entering Text 4.5 Using Multitap and T9 Modes When using the on-screen keyboards, you can choose to enter text using Multitap or T9 mode. Multitap mode In Multitap mode (for Compact QWERTY and Phone Keypad), enter a character by tapping a key until the desired character is displayed on the screen. • To enter the first letter that shows on a key, tap the key once. To enter the second letter, tap twice.
Entering Text 85 To customize Touch Input settings 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Touch Input Settings. 2. On the Touch Input Settings screen, select or clear the following options according to your preferences: • Spell Correction. Lets you correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys. • Word Completion in T9 mode.
86 Entering Text 4.6 Using Numeric and Symbol Mode Switch to Numeric and Symbol mode to let you easily enter numbers and common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, punctuation marks, special characters, and more. Numeric and Symbol mode is available when using the Full QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, and Phone Keypad. Tap a number or symbol to insert it into your text. Tap to go to the previous or next page of symbols. See “To lock the keyboard in Numeric and Symbol mode.
Entering Text 87 4.7 Using Block Recognizer With Block Recognizer, you use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text. To use Block Recognizer 1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow and then tap Other Input Methods > Block Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area. • • • Tip Enter letters by writing in the abc (left) area of the box.
88 Entering Text 4.9 Using Transcriber Transcriber is a handwriting recognition program that enables you to write in cursive, print, or a combination of both. To write using Transcriber 1. Open a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow and then tap Other Input Methods > Transcriber. The Transcriber introductory screen appears. Read the introduction and tap OK. 3. Position the cursor where you want text to appear. 4.
Chapter 5 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista® 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer 5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth 5.
90 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 91 about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see Chapter 7. 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista® Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows Vista®. Note Some versions of Windows Vista® come with Windows Mobile Device Center already installed.
92 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer When you finish the setup wizard, Windows Mobile Device Center synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information appear on your device after synchronization. Use Windows Mobile Device Center To open Windows Mobile Device Center, click Start > All Programs > Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista computer.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 93 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® The Getting Started disc that comes with your device contains Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 or later. Follow the steps in this section to install and set up ActiveSync on Windows XP or other compatible Windows systems. Note For a list of compatible Windows systems, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx. Install ActiveSync 1.
94 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer Connect and synchronize your device with your computer using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection. Start and stop synchronization You can manually synchronize either from your device or computer. From your device • On the TouchFLO 3D Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then touch Sync Data; or • Tip Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync, then tap Sync. To end synchronization before it completes, tap Stop.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 95 2. Select the check box for any items you want to synchronize. If you cannot select a check box, you might have to clear the check box for the same information type elsewhere in the list. 3. To change synchronization settings for an information type, for instance, E-mail, select it and tap Settings. You can then set the download size limit, specify the time period of information to download, and more.
96 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer To synchronize with a computer via Bluetooth 1. Set up Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync on your computer to synchronize through Bluetooth. See the program’s Help for instructions. 2. On your device, tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync. 3. Make sure that Bluetooth on both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode. See “Bluetooth Modes” in Chapter 9 for details.
Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages 6.1 Messaging 6.2 Text Messages 6.3 MMS 6.4 Types of E-mail Accounts 6.5 E-mail Setup Wizard 6.
98 Exchanging Messages 6.1 Messaging Messaging is a central location where you will find all types of messaging accounts, which include text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and e-mail accounts. To select a messaging account Do one of the following: • On the TouchFLO 3D Home screen, slide to the Mail tab and then touch Menu > Accounts > Accounts. The Account Picker screen then opens where you can select an account. Tip • You can also tap Start > Messaging. to access the Account Picker screen.
Exchanging Messages 99 6. If you want the signature to be added whenever you reply or forward messages, select the Use when replying and forwarding check box, then tap OK. 7. Repeat the steps to add a signature to other messaging accounts. 6.2 Text Messages Send short text messages (SMS) up to 160 characters long to other mobile phones. Create a new text message Depending on your preference, there are a number of alternative ways you can create a new text message. From the TouchFLO 3D Home screen 1.
100 Exchanging Messages Compose and send a text message After creating a new text message, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it. 1. To add recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To or tap Menu > Add Recipient to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts�. 2. Enter your message. Tip To choose from preset messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. To check the spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check. 3.
Exchanging Messages 101 To reply to a text message 1. In the SMS \ MMS inbox, tap a message thread to open it. 2. At the bottom of the screen, type your reply message and then tap Send. Enter your reply message here To copy a message in the thread to the SIM card 1. In the SMS \ MMS inbox, tap the message to open it. 2. Use the Navigation Up or Down control to select a message in the thread that you want to copy to the SIM card. Note You cannot copy a sent message from the thread to the SIM card. 3.
102 Exchanging Messages To reply to a text message with an MMS message You can reply to a text message in a thread or to a SIM text message using an MMS message. 1. In the SMS \ MMS inbox, tap a message thread to open it. 2. Tap Menu > Insert, and then in the menu, select the item you want to insert: Picture/Video, Audio or Attachment. 3. Tap Send. Tips • You can also insert a vCard or vCalendar in your MMS message.
Exchanging Messages 103 4. Tap the Servers tab and check if your device is preset with MMS server settings. If there are no preset settings, tap New and enter the following information, which you obtained from your wireless service provider: • Gateway. Location of the MMS server, which is usually in the form of an IP address. • Port number. HTTP port number used for connecting to the MMS server and for file transfer. • Server address. URL address of the server where MMS messages are stored.
104 Exchanging Messages Create and send MMS messages You can compose MMS messages in a combination of slides, where each slide can consist of a photo, video or audio clip, and/or text. To compose an MMS message 1. Tap Start > Messaging > SMS \ MMS, then tap Menu > New > MMS. 2. When you see the Choose a MMS screen, tap a preset template, or tap Custom to open a blank MMS message. Note If you prefer to start composing from a blank MMS message every time, select the Always choose custom check box. 3.
Exchanging Messages 105 To add text to an MMS message When you tap Insert text here on your MMS message, an empty screen appears where you can enter your text. You can insert the following types of information: Enter your own text Choose from common words or phrases from the My Text list Include a Favourites link Add an emoticon Tip Insert contact information Insert calendar appointment To edit or delete a phrase on the My Text list, tap and hold a string, then tap Edit or Delete from the shortcut menu.
106 Exchanging Messages View and reply to MMS messages To view an MMS message • Use the playback controls • , , and . Tap Contents to see a list of files included in the message. On the Message Contents screen, you can do the following: • To save a file, select it, and tap Menu > Save. • To save the contents of a text file to the My Text list, tap Menu > Save into My Text. • To associate a photo to one of your contacts, tap Menu > Assign to Contact. To reply to an MMS message 1. In the SMS \ MMS
Exchanging Messages 107 6.4 Types of E-mail Accounts You can set up the following types of e-mail accounts on your device: • Outlook e-mail that you sync with your computer or the Exchange Server. • E-mail account that you have from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other e-mail provider. • Web-based e-mail accounts such as Gmail®, Yahoo!® Mail Plus, AOL®, and others. • Work account that you access using a VPN connection.
108 Exchanging Messages 6.5 E-mail Setup Wizard Windows Mobile’s E-mail Setup wizard walks you through the process of setting up your e-mail account. It has an Auto Setup feature which can automatically set up your e-mail account based on the e-mail address and password that you enter, if your e-mail provider settings are preconfigured on your device.
Exchanging Messages 109 5. In the Automatic Send/Receive list, choose how frequent you want e-mail messages to be automatically sent and downloaded on your device. Note Tap Review all download settings to select download options, set the e-mail format as HTML or plain text, and more. For more information, see “To customize download and format settings." 6. Tap Finish.
110 Exchanging Messages Options Send/receive when I click Send Use automatic send/ receive schedule when roaming When deleting messages Message format Message download limit Description By default, messages are immediately delivered when you tap Send. If you prefer to save outgoing messages to the Outbox folder first, clear the check box. (In this case, you will need to manually send messages by tapping Menu > Send/Receive).
Exchanging Messages 111 7. Enter Your name and the Account display name and then tap Next. Note If the E-mail Setup wizard was unsuccessful in finding the settings, you will be prompted to enter e-mail server settings on the succeeding screens. See “To specify e-mail server settings” for details. 8. In the Automatic Send/Receive list, choose how frequent you want e-mail messages to be automatically sent and downloaded on your device.
112 Exchanging Messages For more information about working with favourite contacts, see “People” in Chapter 3. Tip You can also touch Start > Contacts, select a contact name, and then touch Send e-mail. Compose and send an e-mail After creating a new e-mail, follow the steps below to enter your message and then send it. 1. To add recipients, enter their e-mail addresses, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To if you want to add e-mail addresses stored in Contacts. 2.
Exchanging Messages 113 For example, entering “B”, then “E” narrows the list to only the e-mails that contain sender names and e-mail subjects that start with “BE.” View and reply to messages To download a complete e-mail By default, each e-mail received in the inbox on your device contains only the first few kilobytes of the message. When you open an e-mail, it displays only the headers and part of the message. You must download the whole e-mail to view the complete content.
114 Exchanging Messages To download file attachments • POP3 e-mail account: File attachments of a POP3 Internet e-mail account are automatically downloaded when you download a complete e-mail. • IMAP4 and Outlook e-mail accounts: File attachments appear below the subject of an e-mail message. Tapping an attachment opens the attachment if it has been fully downloaded or marks it for download the next time you send and receive e-mail. You can set automatic download of file attachments.
Exchanging Messages 115 2. Synchronization automatically begins, and your device sends and receives Outlook e-mail. To manually synchronize your Outlook or Internet e-mail account 1. Select your Internet e-mail account. (See “To select a messaging account” in this chapter.) 2. Tap Menu > Send/Receive. Customize e-mail settings To change the download size and format for Outlook e-mail 1. Disconnect your device from the computer. 2. Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync. 3.
116 Exchanging Messages To automatically receive attachments on Outlook e-mails 1. Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync. 2. Tap Menu > Options. 3. Tap E-mail > Settings, then select Include file attachments. To automatically receive attachments on IMAP4 e-mails 1. Tap Menu > Options on the Account Picker screen, or tap Menu > Tools > Options while you’re in a message list. 2. Tap the name of your IMAP4 e-mail account. 3. Tap Download Size Settings. 4.
Chapter 7 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 7.1 Synchronizing with the Exchange Server 7.2 Working With Company E-mails 7.3 Managing Meeting Requests 7.
118 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 7.1 Synchronizing with the Exchange Server To keep up-to-date with your company e-mails and meeting schedules while you’re out of the office, you can connect your device to the Internet through Wi-Fi or a data connection and synchronize with your company’s Exchange Server. Set up an Exchange Server connection Before you can synchronize or access information on the Exchange Server, you need to set up an Exchange Server connection on your device.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 119 Tips • To change synchronization settings of an information item, for example, E-mail, select the item, then tap Settings. • To change the rules for resolving synchronization conflicts, tap Menu > Advanced. 10. Tap Finish. Notes • If you synchronized e-mails with your computer before, open ActiveSync on your device, then tap Menu > Add Server Source to set up an Exchange Server connection.
120 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 7.2 Working With Company E-mails Your device gives you instant access to your company e-mails and lets you manage your messages easier. Direct Push, Fetch Mail, Remote e-mail search, and e-mail flags are just some of the tools you can use to manage your e-mails. Note Some messaging features depend on the Microsoft Exchange Server version used in your company. Check with your network administrator for the availability of these features.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 121 Scheduled synchronization If you do not want to use Direct Push, you can set a regular schedule for synchronizing Outlook e-mail and information. 1. In ActiveSync on your device, tap Menu > Schedule. 2. Select a shorter time interval in the Peak times box for you to be able to receive e-mails more frequently. (Peak times usually refer to your working hours when e-mail volume is high). 3. Select a longer interval in the Off-peak times box.
122 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments Search for e-mails on the Exchange Server You can access e-mails that are not available on your device by searching your Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox. The search results are downloaded and displayed in a Search Results folder. Requirement Your company must be using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or higher. 1. Tap Start > Messaging > Outlook E-mail. 2. Tap Menu > Tools > Search Server. 3. In the Look for text box, enter the search keyword.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 123 Note • Complete Flag Mark the message with a check mark to indicate that the issue or request in the e-mail is already completed. • Clear Flag Remove the flag to unmark the message. E-mail message reminders are displayed on your device if the messages are flagged with reminders and synchronized from the Exchange Server. Out-of-office auto-reply Outlook Mobile allows you to retrieve and change your out-of-office status.
124 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 7.3 Managing Meeting Requests When you schedule and send meeting requests from your device, you can invite attendees to your meeting and check their status to know about their availability. When you receive a meeting request, you can reply by accepting or declining the request. The meeting request also clearly indicates whether or not there are conflicting or adjacent meetings.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 125 To view the list of meeting participants 1. Tap Start > Calendar. 2. Tap a meeting request that you sent and then tap Attendees. The required and optional attendees will be listed. Icons indicating whether each attendee has accepted or declined the meeting request will also be displayed. Note Tips To see the icon indicators in the attendees list, make sure Calendar is synchronized with the Exchange Server.
126 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments • When creating a meeting request and selecting required and optional attendees in Calendar, tap Company Directory. 3. Enter a partial or full contact name and tap Search. In the search results list, tap a contact to select it. Notes • You can save a contact from the Company Directory to your device by selecting the contact, then tapping Menu > Save to Contacts.
Chapter 8 Internet 8.1 Ways of Connecting to the Internet 8.2 Starting a Data Connection 8.3 Using Opera Mobile™ 8.4 Using YouTube™ Client 8.5 Using Streaming Media 8.6 Using Windows Live™ 8.7 Using Your Device as a Modem (Internet Sharing) 8.
128 Internet 8.1 Ways of Connecting to the Internet Your device’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network at work through one of the following connections: • Wi-Fi • GPRS, 3G or EDGE • Dial-up Note You can also add and set up the following connections: • VPN: A VPN connection is used to access your corporate network by using an existing Internet connection.
Internet 129 1. The network names of the detected wireless networks are displayed on a pop-up message window. Tap the desired wireless network, then tap OK. Note When you select an open (unsecured) network, you will be automatically connected to the network after tapping OK. You do not need to do steps 2 and 3. 2. On the next pop-up message window, do one of the following: • Tap The Internet if the wireless network connects your device to the Internet.
130 Internet To check wireless network status You can check the current wireless connection status from any of the following screens of your device: • Title bar. When you enable Wi-Fi on your device, the Wi-Fi ON icon on the title bar. appears After Wi-Fi is turned on, your device scans for available wireless networks and the wireless signal icon appears on the title bar. The arrows in this icon move back and forth while your device is scanning for a wireless network signal.
Internet 131 To save battery power while connected to a wireless network Using Wi-Fi quickly consumes battery power. Turn off Wi-Fi when not in use. You can also enable power saving settings. 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab. 2. On the Settings screen, tap Menu > Wireless Networks > Power Mode tab. 3. On the Power Mode tab, move the Power Save Mode slider to a position that optimizes performance with the least power consumption.
132 Internet 3. In My ISP, tap Add a new modem connection. 4. On the Make New Connection screen, enter a name for the connection. 5. In the Select a modem list, select Cellular Line (GPRS , 3G), then tap Next. 6. Enter the Access point name, then tap Next. 7. Enter the user name and password, if required, then tap Finish. Notes • To view help information for any screen, tap the help icon ( ).
