Operation Manual

Windows Mobile 2003Chapter —2
72 700 Series Color Mobile Computer User’s Manual
Creating a Workbook
Use Pocket Excel to create workbooks, such as expense reports and mileage
logs. To create a new file, tap Start > Programs > Pocket Excel > New.A
blank workbook appears. Or, if you have selected a template for new
workbooks in the Tools > Options dialog box, that template appears with
appropriate text and formatting already provided. You can open only one
workbook at a time; when you open a second workbook, save the first.
You can save a workbook you create or edit in a variety of formats,
including Pocket Excel (.PXL) and Excel (.XLS). You can also save a
workbook as a template by moving the workbook to the Templates folder.
Pocket Excel contains a list of the files stored on your 700 Color Comput-
er. Tap a file in the list to open it. To delete, make copies of, and send
files, tap and hold a file in the list, then select the action from the menu.
Pocket Excel provides f undamental spreadsheet tools, such as formulas,
functions, sorting, and filtering. To display the toolbar, tap View >
Toolbar.
Zoom icon.
Format icon.
AutoSum icon.
Cell contents appear
here as you enter them.
Note: If your workbook contains sensitive information, you can protect it
with a password. To do so, open the workbook, tap Edit > Password.Ev-
ery time you open the workbook, enter a password, preferably one that is
easy for you to remember but hard for others to guess.
Tips for Working in Pocket Excel
Note the following when working in large worksheets in Pocket Excel:
S View in f u ll-screen mode to see as much of your worksheet as possible.
Tap View > Full Screen. To exit full-screen mode, tap Restore.
S Tap View > Zoom and select a percentage so that you can easily read
the worksheet.
S Show and hide window elements. Tap View and then tap the elements
youwanttoshoworhide.