How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld

Name: How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld
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ISBN: 9780072229554

ISBN-10: 0072229551

ISBN-13: 9780072229554

Edition: 2003

Authors: Rich Hall, Derek Ball, Barry Shilmover

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This text shows how to configure your Dell Axim handheld, access the web with wireless technology, read Acrobat PDF files, read or edit Microsoft Pocket versions of Excel, Word and Powerpoint files and use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 11/26/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496

Rich Hall is the Perrier Award Winner 2000, TIME OUT Comedy Award Winner 2000 and Adelaide Festival Fringe Award Winner 2000. He is best known for his comic alter ego Otis Lee Crenshaw. He divides his time between London and Montana.

Foreword	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Meet Your Dell Axim Pocket PC and Its Software
Meet Your Axim Pocket PC	p. 3
History of the Pocket PC	p. 4
Overview of Axim Models	p. 6
Pocket PC vs. Palm OS Handhelds	p. 10
Getting the Most out of Your Axim	p. 15
Get Started with Your Axim Pocket PC	p. 19
Unpacking Your Axim	p. 20
Hardware Orientation	p. 21
Turning Your Axim On for the First Time	p. 24
Setting Up the Owner Information	p. 24
Using the Start Menu	p. 25
Using the New Menu	p. 26
Customizing the Start and New Menus	p. 26
What's on the Companion CD?	p. 27
Entering Data by Hand	p. 30
Using a Keyboard to Enter Data	p. 39
Setting Options for Word Completion and Recording	p. 41
Connecting Your Axim to Your PC	p. 42
Setting Up ActiveSync	p. 43
Beaming Data for Easy Transfer	p. 57
Use Pocket Word to Read and Write Documents	p. 59
What Pocket Word Can Do	p. 60
Opening an Existing Document or Creating a New Document	p. 62
Entering and Editing Text and Drawings	p. 63
Formatting Your Document	p. 70
Saving Your Document	p. 72
Beaming and E-mailing Your Document	p. 73
Zoom	p. 75
Undo/Redo	p. 75
Spell Check	p. 75
Word Count	p. 76
Setting Your Options	p. 76
Synchronizing with Your Desktop	p. 78
An Alternative to Pocket Word	p. 78
Writing Resources	p. 79
Use Pocket Excel to Work with Numbers	p. 81
What Pocket Excel Can Do	p. 82
Opening an Existing Spreadsheet or Creating a New Spreadsheet	p. 84
Entering Data and Formulas into Cells	p. 85
Tapping and Holding a Cell	p. 89
Formatting Cells	p. 90
Formatting Rows and Columns	p. 93
Working with Sheets	p. 93
Using the AutoCalculate Feature	p. 95
Using AutoFilter	p. 95
Sorting	p. 97
Inserting Symbols	p. 98
Defining Names	p. 100
Using the Fill Feature	p. 101
Zoom and Full Screen View	p. 103
Panes/Splitting	p. 104
The Toolbar	p. 106
Undo/Redo	p. 106
Find and Replace	p. 106
Saving Your Workbook	p. 107
Beaming and E-mailing Your Workbook	p. 109
Protecting Your Workbook with a Password	p. 110
Synchronizing with Your Desktop	p. 110
Use Pocket Outlook to Take Control of Your Mobile Life	p. 111
What Is Pocket Outlook?	p. 112
See What's Up with the Today Page	p. 113
Keeping Your Appointments with the Calendar	p. 116
Managing Your Contacts	p. 128
Keeping in Touch	p. 134
Keeping on Top of Your Tasks	p. 148
Keeping Track of Your Notes	p. 153
Syncing with Outlook Express, Lotus Notes, or Other PIMs	p. 154
Getting Hotmail on Your Axim	p. 156
Manage Your Finances with Pocket Money or Quicken	p. 157
What Can You Do with Pocket Money?	p. 158
What About a Pocket Version of Quicken?	p. 168
Optimize Your Axim for Maximum Productivity
Optimize Your Pocket PC--Better, Faster, and Longer	p. 175
Controlling Running Applications	p. 177
Optimizing Memory	p. 179
Installing Applications on the Axim	p. 185
Maximizing Your Axim's Battery Power	p. 186
Modifying the Processor Speed	p. 191
Secure Your Axim Pocket PC	p. 193
Using the Built-in Security Tools	p. 194
Extending the Built-in Security	p. 198
Browsing the Internet Securely	p. 200
Securing Your Personal Data	p. 202
Encrypting Your Personal Data	p. 205
Connect Wirelessly with Your Axim	p. 207
Connecting to Wireless Networks	p. 208
Selecting the Hardware for Your Wireless Connection	p. 209
Setting Up Your Wireless Modem	p. 212
GPRS Utilities	p. 214
Sending and Receiving E-mail Wirelessly	p. 214
Surfing Wirelessly with Pocket Internet Explorer	p. 215
Instant Messaging and Chatting	p. 218
Choosing 802.11 or a Wired Connection	p. 221
Performing Advanced Network Diagnostics	p. 227
Bluetooth	p. 228
Take Your Presentations on the Road with Your Axim Porket PC	p. 231
Presentation Hardware	p. 232
Presentation Software	p. 235
Remote Desktop Software	p. 247
Navigate with GPS on Your Dell Axim	p. 253
The Global Positioning System	p. 254
GPS Solutions for the Axim Pocket PC	p. 257
GPS for Work and Play	p. 268
Have Some Fun with Your Dell Axim	p. 269
Lots of Fun Built Into Dell Axim Porcket PCs	p. 270
Let the Games Begin	p. 274
Hobbies, Travel, and More!	p. 303
Selecting Hardward Accessories for Your Dell Axim
Go Further with CompactFlash and Secure Digital	p. 313
Importance of Expansion	p. 314
CompactFlash and Secure Digital Expansion Card Slots	p. 314
Adding File Storage Memory to Your Dell Axim	p. 316
Using Storage Cards to Swap Files	p. 318
Using CF and SD Cards to Add Hardware Features to Your Axim	p. 319
Store Important Information Externally on Your Axim	p. 325
Storage Cards	p. 326
Hard Drives	p. 330
Storage Peripherals	p. 334
Use Your Axim Pocket PC in Your Enterprise	p. 337
Windows Mobile 2003 for the Enterprise	p. 338
Deploying Axims in a Corporate Environment	p. 339
Enterprise Solutions	p. 343
Other Resources	p. 354
Appendixes
Using Microsoft Mobile Information Server 2002	p. 359
Some Background	p. 360
The Solution	p. 361
Where to Go for More Information	p. 369
Web Sites	p. 370
Index	p. 377
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