America PDA User Manual for Telus

Programs on your Device 129
When working with Word Mobile and Excel Mobile files, you can use the Navigation Control on your device for
zooming:
To zoom in, slide your finger
clockwise around the Navigation
Control.
To zoom out,
slide your finger
counterclockwise around the
Navigation Control.
Word Mobile and Excel Mobile do not fully support some features of Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft®
Office Excel®. To see a complete list of features that are not supported in Word Mobile and Excel Mobile, see
Help on your device.
Tips • By default, Word Mobile saves documents in .docx format, while Excel Mobile saves workbooks in .xlsx format.
If you want to open these types of files on a computer that uses Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003,
you need to download and install the
File Format Converter in your computer. You can find this converter at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displ
aylang=en.
• If you want Word Mobile to save documents in
.doc format, tap Menu > Tools > Options (or Menu > Options
when no document is opened), then change the Default template to Word 97-2003 Document (.doc).
• If you want Excel Mobile to save workbooks in a format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP,
or Office 2003, tap Menu > Options (with no workbook opened), then change the
Template for new workbook
to
Blank 97-2003 Workbook.
12.8 Notes
Using Notes, you can create handwritten and typed notes, record voice notes, convert handwritten notes to
text for easy readability, and more.
To create a note
1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. In the note list, tap New.
2. Choose an input method and then enter your text.
Tip For more information about input methods and entering text, see Chapter 4.
3. When finished, tap OK to save and return to the note list.
Notes • To select handwritten text, tap and hold next to the writing. As soon as dots appear, and before they form a
complete circle, quickly drag across the writing.
• If a letter crosses three ruled lines, it is treated as a drawing rather than text.
To draw in a note
1. Create or open a note file.
2. Use the stylus to draw on the screen. A selection box then appears
around your drawing.
3. Tap
OK to save.
Note To select a drawing (for example, to copy or delete it), tap and hold the drawing
briefly. When you lift the stylus, the drawing is selected.