HP Jornada 540 Series Pocket PC Users Guide

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The Today screen 
Switching programs 
Use the HP home menu application or the Start menu to quickly launch your 
favorite programs or open frequently used documents. You can also use HP 
task switcher to switch between running programs. 
To start or switch programs using HP home menu 
1.  Press the HP home menu hot key. 
2.  Tap the button that corresponds to the program or document. 
 
HP home menu displays two pages of buttons and icons that represent the...

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To start or switch programs using the Start menu 
1. Tap  in the Navigation bar to display the Start menu. 
2. On the Start menu, tap the name of the program to switch to. 
–or– 
Tap one of the miniature icons at the top of the Start menu to switch 
to a recently used program. 
 
 You can customize both HP home menu and the Start menu to make it easier 
to access the programs you use most. For more information, see the 
Configuring menus section in chapter...

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The Windows for Pocket PC Command bar 
Status icons 
When the Today screen is displayed, you may see the following status icons 
on the Command bar. In most cases, you can tap a status icon to display the 
Control Panel or more information related to the item. For example, tap the 
active dial-up connection icon to disconnect from a modem connection. 
Icon Meaning 
 Speaker is on. 
 Pocket PC is charging. 
 Less than 50% power remains. 
 Power is very low. A...

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The pop-up menu for Tasks 
Entering information 
You have several options for entering information on your Pocket PC: 
• Use the soft keyboard on the Input panel to enter text. 
• Use the Character Recognizer on the Input panel to enter text. 
• Write directly on the screen. 
• Speak into the microphone to record a voice note. 
Soft keyboard 
The soft keyboard is an on-screen keyboard displayed at the bottom of the 
screen. Tap a letter on the keyboard to...

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 The icon may look like either a keyboard or a pen, depending on which input 
option you have selected. If  is displayed (meaning that the Character 
Recognizer is selected), tap the arrow to the right of the Input panel icon, and 
then tap Keyboard. 
 
 
• To display a numeric keypad, tap 
 at the upper left of the soft 
keyboard.  
• To type accented characters, tap 
 at the bottom left of the soft 
keyboard. The display shows the available accented characters. 
•...

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 The Input panel icon may look like either a keyboard or a pen, depending on 
which input option you have selected. If 
 is displayed (meaning that the soft 
keyboard is selected), tap the arrow to the right of the Input panel icon, and 
select Character Recognizer.  
 
 
The Character Recognizer input screen 
• To enter capital letters, write in the area at the left of the Input panel under 
the “ABC” symbol. 
• To enter lowercase letters, write in the...

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Writing or drawing on the screen 
Some programs, such as Pocket Word, Notes, and the Notes tabs in 
Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks, accept writing directly on the screen. When 
you write on the screen, you can edit and format what you have written and/or 
convert the information to text. 
To write on the screen 
1. Tap  to switch to writing mode.  
2.  Write on the screen using the stylus, as you would write on paper. 
 
To convert writing to text 
1.  Tap and hold...

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2.  Draw on the screen using the stylus, being sure to cross three ruled 
lines on your first stroke. 
 
 The first stroke of your drawing must cross three horizontal rules.    
3.  Continue drawing, as you would draw on paper, making sure that 
subsequent strokes appear in or touching the drawing box. 
 
 You may want to change the zoom setting so that you can more easily work 
on or view your drawing. Tap Tools and then select a zoom setting.  
 
Recording...

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To play a recording 
1.  Tap the name of the recording in the file list. 
–or– 
Tap the recording icon in the note. 
–or– 
Press the Action button to play the selected recording. 
 
Recording formats 
Your HP Jornada supports several formats for voice notes. The formats vary in 
both the quality of the recording and the size of the sound file. When selecting 
a recording format, you should consider the quality you need as well as how 
much storage memory the...

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To send a recording to another computer 
1.  In the Notes application or in File Explorer, locate the recording you 
want to send.  
2.  Tap and hold the name of the recording to display the pop-up menu. 
3.  On the pop-up menu, tap either Send via E-mail or Send via 
Infrared. 
4.  Enter an e-mail address. 
–or– 
Align the infrared port on your HP Jornada with the infrared port on 
the recipient’s computer. (The recipient’s computer must be in 
infrared...