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5 Learn the basics Get started with your HP iPAQ by learning the basic functions such as knowing the Today screen, entering text, and synchronizing data. You can use the Getting Started application to learn to perform frequently used tasks. To open the application, tap Start > Programs > Getting Started, and then tap the task that you want to learn. The Today screen The Today screen displays the date and time and provides a quick status of the upcoming appointments, your current profile, and the number of unread text messages. At the top of the Today screen, connectivity icons, volume indicator, battery indicator, and clock are displayed. To customize the Today screen: 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal > Today. 2. On the Appearance tab, select the required theme for the background of the Today screen. 3. On the Items tab, select the items to appear on the Today screen. TIP: To move the order in which the items appear, tap Start > Settings > Personal > Today. On the Items tab, tap an item to select it, and then tap Move Up or Move Down. NOTE: There are two default softkeys at the bottom of the Today screen: Internet Explorer and Contacts. On the Today screen, the Internet Explorer softkey is also the Notification softkey. Any type of alert, such as a meeting reminder, is displayed on the Today screen as a notification. Enter text Based on your preference, you can use the on-screen keyboard or a handwriting recognition feature such as Block Recognizer, Keyboard, Letter Recognizer, or Transcriber to enter text. NOTE: Transcriber is not available in all countries/regions. To enter text: 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal > Input. 2. On the Input Method tab, select a text input method and change options as appropriate. 3. Tap ok. You can now go to a program (such as Notes) and start entering text. Text-Input Method Block Recognizer Keyboard Definition Use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation marks that get converted into typed text. Tap keys on the keyboard to enter text. 12 Chapter 5 Learn the basics

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5
Learn the basics
Get started with your HP iPAQ by learning the basic functions such as knowing the
Today
screen,
entering text, and synchronizing data. You can use the
Getting Started
application to learn to
perform frequently used tasks. To open the application, tap
Start
>
Programs
>
Getting Started
,
and then tap the task that you want to learn.
The Today screen
The
Today
screen displays the date and time and provides a quick status of the upcoming
appointments, your current profile, and the number of unread text messages. At the top of the
Today
screen, connectivity icons, volume indicator, battery indicator, and clock are displayed.
To customize the
Today
screen:
1.
Tap
Start
>
Settings
>
Personal
>
Today
.
2.
On the
Appearance
tab, select the required theme for the background of the
Today
screen.
3.
On the
Items
tab, select the items to appear on the
Today
screen.
TIP:
To move the order in which the items appear, tap
Start
>
Settings
>
Personal
>
Today
. On
the
Items
tab, tap an item to select it, and then tap
Move Up
or
Move Down
.
NOTE:
There are two default softkeys at the bottom of the
Today
screen:
Internet Explorer
and
Contacts
. On the
Today
screen, the
Internet Explorer
softkey is also the
Notification
softkey.
Any type of alert, such as a meeting reminder, is displayed on the
Today
screen as a notification.
Enter text
Based on your preference, you can use the on-screen keyboard or a handwriting recognition feature
such as
Block Recognizer
,
Keyboard
,
Letter Recognizer
, or
Transcriber
to enter text.
NOTE:
Transcriber is not available in all countries/regions.
To enter text:
1.
Tap
Start
>
Settings
>
Personal
>
Input
.
2.
On the
Input Method
tab, select a text input method and change options as appropriate.
3.
Tap
ok
.
You can now go to a program (such as Notes) and start entering text.
Text-Input Method
Definition
Block Recognizer
Use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and
punctuation marks that get converted into typed text.
Keyboard
Tap keys on the keyboard to enter text.
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Chapter 5
Learn the basics