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Tasks— Keeping a to-do list
Tasks— Keeping a to-do listTasks— Keeping a to-do list Tasks— Keeping a to-do list
Use Tasks to keep track of what you have to do. Overdue tasks
are displayed in red.
Enter the details for a task on the task card. You can assign a
task to a category, and if you associate a date with a task, you
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All active tasks (tasks that have a start date before the current
date and are not marked completed) are displayed in the Active
Tasks box in the Agenda view of Calendar.
Display your active tasks on the Active Desktop. For more
information, see the Using the Active Desktop section in
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9 | Managing information
9 | Managing information9 | Managing information 9 | Managing information
and calculations
and calculationsand calculations and calculations
This chapter contains information about:
•Microsoft Note Taker
•Voice Recorder
•backing up and restoring data
•the OmniSolve calculator from LandWare
Creating notes and drawings
Creating notes and drawingsCreating notes and drawings Creating notes and drawings
Note Taker with Rich Ink technology makes it easy to write,
draw, and make lists quickly, the way you are used to writing on
paperbut even better, because you can edit and format what
you have written or drawn.
To use Note Taker, tap Start, then Note Taker.
You can create a new note by tapping the New button, or you can
tap the New arrow and tap a template to start with a note in
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Entering information
With Note Taker, you can enter information in the way that is
easiest for you. You can use the input panel to type using the
keyboard, or you can write using the character recognizer. You
can also write and draw directly on the screen.
When you display the input panel, you see the insertion point,
indicating where the text will be placed.
When you hide the input panel, the insertion point disappears,
and you can write or draw anywhere on the screen.
Writing and drawing
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To create a drawing, on your first stroke, cross three ruled lines.
A drawing box appears. Subsequent strokes in or outside the
border of the drawing box become part of the drawing.
You might want to switch to full-screen display so that you can
see as much as possible on the screen. Tap View, then Full
Screen. Tap Restore to see the command bar again.
Editing and formatting a note
You can edit text you have entered using a keyboard or character
recognizer. You can also edit handwritten notes and drawings. To
select the text or picture you want to edit, hide the input panel,
tap the Select button, and drag your stylus over the text or
drawing.
Instead of tapping the Select button, you can press and hold
the Action button as you drag the stylus.
Tap the Edit button to see your editing options. The options
available depend on what you have selected: text, handwriting,
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You can apply formatting to a selection, or you can set default
formatting that is applied to everything you then type, write, or
draw.
You can also use the Space button to increase or decrease the
space between elements on your screen.
Instead of tapping the Space button, you can insert and
remove space by pressing and holding the Exit button as you
drag the stylus.
Saving your notes
When you have finished a note, tap OK to save it and return to
your list of notes. Note Taker automatically names your note as
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The first 21 characters of the first line of typed text are used as
the note name.
If no text is included in the note, but the note has been assigned
to a folder, the notes are given the folder name and an
incremental number (Tradeshow1, Tradeshow2, and so on).
If no text is included and no folder is assigned, the notes are
named Note1, Note2, etc.
To name a note yourself, to place it in a folder, or to change the
file format, tap File and then Save As.
Each note in Note Taker is a file. Note Taker files are saved in
Note Taker (.pwi) format, which synchronizes with Microsoft
Word files, as described in Chapter 6. You have two additional
choices for file formats:
To import the file into a program that supports rich text, save the
note in Rich text format (.rtf). Handwritten words and
drawings are lost.
To import the file into a program that does not support rich text,
save the note as a Text only note (.txt). Handwritten words and
drawings, and all formatting, are lost.
Organizing your notes
You can keep track of your notes by renaming them and placing
them in folders. For example, you can create a folder called My
Novel and place all relevant notes in that folder. All the notes in
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Recording voice memos
Recording voice memosRecording voice memos Recording voice memos
Quickly capture thoughts and reminders, ideas, and phone
numbers with Voice Recorder. Use it in the way that is most
convenient for you: using the hardware buttons on your P/PC or
using the buttons on your screen.
Voice Recorder is intended for recording personal voice memos
and is not suitable for recording presentations, music, or
lectures. Some static or electrical noise may be heard during
playback.
You can use the buttons on your P/PC to record and play
recordings one-handed.
Making a recording
ToDo this
Record Press and hold the Record button.
You hear one beep when it is ready
to record.
Stop recording Release the Record button. You
hear two beeps when recording
stops.
Playing a recording
ToDo this
Play Press the Action button.
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Stop Press the Exit button (returns to
the beginning of the recording).
Play all Press the Action button twice
(plays all messages in the list).
Navigating
ToDo this
Fast-forward, while
playingRock and hold the Action button in
the scroll-down position.
Rewind, while playing Rock and hold the Action button in
the scroll-up position.
Scroll through the list
of recordingsRock the Action button up or down
and then quickly release.
Using the screen buttons
Instead of using the P/PC buttons, you can tap the buttons on
your screen to record and play your recordings. A progress bar
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To skip part of a recording, move the slider to any place in the
recording before you play it.
Adjusting memory
If your P/PC runs out of memory while recording, you hear
several beeps and see an out-of-memory message on your screen.
You can adjust the allocation of memory on your P/PC by tapping
Start, Settings, System, and then the Memory tab.
If you run out of memory frequently, use a CompactFlash
Memory Card for storing files that you rarely need. For more
information on CompactFlash Memory Cards, see the Inserting
and Removing CompactFlash Cards section in chapter 10.
To save a recording to a CompactFlash card
1. Tap the Tools menu, and then tap Options.
2. On the General tab, tap the Save to storage card
check box, and then tap OK.
Voice Recorder uses approximately 300 bytes per second for
recording, using the Mobile Voice format. For example, a 10-
second note uses approximately 3K.
Choosing a recording format
You can record your voice in either the PCM or Mobile Voice
format. PCM format is the default format.
PCM files are larger than Mobile Voice files, but they sound
better. Mobile Voice files are compressed and approximately 25
times smaller than the original size. This enables you to store
more recordings, although the sound quality is less than optimal.
To switch between the PCM and Mobile Voice formats, tap Tools
and then tap Recording Format.
Your recordings are saved as .wav files, which you can transfer to
your desktop computer for playback, editing, and archiving. You
need desktop software that can play .wav files, and you need the
same codec used to make the recording. You can get the Mobile
Voice codec by installing ActiveSync (see the Installing