Planning with PDAs Copyright 2006 South-Western/Thomson Learning

PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Handheld computer Helps users keep track of information and perform tasks Appointments Contacts Tasks Word processing Calculator Lesson 78 Slide 2

PDA Operating Systems Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Palm OS RIM Pocket PCs HP iPAQ Dell Pocket PC Palm OS Tungsten Zire RIM Blackberry Lesson 78 Slide 3

Smart Phone Device that combines PDA features with digital phone features Sample applications Make calls Play games Send e-mail Send photos Lesson 78 Slide 4

PDA Buttons Buttons and icons are used to start applications Hard buttons are pressed with the user’s fingers Soft buttons are pressed with a stylus Soft buttons Hard buttons Lesson 78 Slide 5

Open Programs To open a program Tap the Start icon Pocket PC To open a program Tap the Start icon Choose an option from the list or select Programs Start icon Tap Programs for more options Lesson 79 Slide 6

Open Programs To open a program Tap the Start icon Choose Programs Pocket PC To open a program Tap the Start icon Choose Programs Tap a program icon Lesson 79 Slide 7

Open Programs To open a program Tap the Home button Tap a program icon Palm OS To open a program Tap the Home button Tap a program icon Program icons Home button On older models, tap the Applications button to access programs. Instant Message Lesson 79 Slide 8

On-screen Keyboards Allow users to input data using a stylus Standard keyboard has lowercase letters and punctuation marks Shifted keyboard has capital letters and symbols Numeric keyboard has numbers, special characters, and symbols Standard keyboard Numeric keyboard Lesson 80 Slide 9

Opening Keyboards To open an on-screen keyboard in Notes Pocket PC Tap the up arrow at the bottom of the screen Choose Keyboard Tap Shift to open the Shifted keyboard Tap 123 to open the Numeric keyboard Tap arrow to open menu Select Keyboard Lesson 80 Slide 10

Opening Keyboards To open an on-screen keyboard in Memos Palm OS Tap the ABC area of the input panel Tap to open keyboard Tap Shift to open the Shifted keyboard Tap 123 to open the Numeric keyboard Lesson 80 Slide 11

Notes or Memos Program Allows user to enter notes Arranged in alphabetical order on Pocket PC Arranged in numerical order on Palm PDA Pocket PC Palm OS Lesson 80 Slide 12

Graffiti Character recognition program for Palm PDAs Graffiti 2 is a later version of the program Letter Recognizer is a similar program for Pocket PCs Practice writing letters in the tutorial available on your PDA for Graffiti or Letter Recognizer. Instant Message Graffiti 2 tutorial screen Lesson 81 Slide 13

Input Panel or Area Place where user writes on PDA using a stylus Different areas are used to write different types of data Palm OS Input Area Pocket PC Input Panel Numbers Letters Capital Lesson 81 Slide 14

Contacts Program Allows user to organize contact data Names Addresses Phone numbers E-mail addresses Other data Contacts screen for Pocket PC Lesson 81 Slide 15

Calendar Program Allows user to enter appointments and set reminders Has several views Day Week Month Year Calendar screen for Palm OS Month view Lesson 82 Slide 16

Tasks Program Allows user to enter Tasks to be completed Reminders Due dates Related notes Tasks screen for Pocket PC Tasks Details screen for Palm OS Lesson 82 Slide 17

Beaming Data Transferring data to another PDA using infrared ports Pocket PC Transferring data to another PDA using infrared ports To beam Contacts data Align the ports on the PDAs with no objects between them Choose Tools, Beam Contact Choose a device to beam to if needed Choose Tap to send Lesson 82 Slide 18

Beaming Data Transferring data to another PDA using infrared ports Palm OS Transferring data to another PDA using infrared ports To beam Contacts data Align the ports on the PDAs with no objects between them Choose Beam Contact from the menu Choose a device to beam to if needed Lesson 82 Slide 19