Today Screen
From the “Today” screen, you can select any of the listed activities by
tapping on your selection with the stylus. For example, if you just activated
your Pocket PC, you might want to enter your name as the owner. Do this
as follows.
The “Today” screen normally appears whenever you power on the Pocket
PC. On the “Today” screen, you can see at a glance your important
information for the day. The following figure shows a typical “Today”
screen and what you can do from it.
1.
In the “Today” screen, tap
Tap here to set owner information
.
Typical Today Screen
2.
In the “Owner Information” screen, tap the triangle at the lower right
corner of the screen.
3.
In the “Options” screen, tap
Keyboard
. A soft keyboard displays.
4.
Tap once in the “Name” field. A blinking cursor appears, indicating
that you can enter data.
5.
Use the keyboard to tap in your name, just as you would with your
computer keyboard.
6.
If you make a mistake and need to remove a letter(s) or remove a
word(s), you can:
!
correct minor mistakes by placing the cursor after the letter or
letters to be deleted and pressing the backspace arrow on the
keyboard to delete the letter or letters.
!
highlight a whole word(s) with the stylus and pressing and
holding the stylus on the word(s). A pop-up menu gives options to
Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear or Select All.
7.
When done, click on
. Your changes are saved and the “Today”
screen displays with your name as the owner.
At the bottom of the “Today” screen is the Command Bar. Tapping
New
on the bar lists several tasks that you can tap to open. Use this as a short
cut to open any of the listed tasks.
By using the stylus and several control buttons, you can open tasks from
the “Today” screen and Navigation Bar and enter or read data at selected
screens.
At the top of the screen is the “Start” bar. The bar displays the current time
and any active program. The bar also allows you to switch to programs and
close screens.
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