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... SIG, Inc. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, and ActiveSync are registered trademarks and Windows Mobile is strictly forbidden. All rights reserved. Information in this document is used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Axim, TrueMobile, Dimension, Inspiron, OptiPlex, Latitude, Dell Precision, PowerApp, PowerVault, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and DellNet are trademarks...
... SIG, Inc. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, and ActiveSync are registered trademarks and Windows Mobile is strictly forbidden. All rights reserved. Information in this document is used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Axim, TrueMobile, Dimension, Inspiron, OptiPlex, Latitude, Dell Precision, PowerApp, PowerVault, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and DellNet are trademarks...
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... Battery 48 Installing and Removing the Battery 48 Charging the Battery 50 Checking Battery Power 51 Using Your Axim 52 Changing the Display Mode on Your Device . . . 53 2 Operating the Axim Using the Power Button 55 Using the Stylus 55 Connecting to a Computer 56 Using the Cradle 56 ...Using the Sync Cable 60 Connecting to a Projector 61 Using Cards 61 CompactFlash Cards 61 Secure Digital Memory Cards 63 Resetting the Axim 63 Soft Reset 63 Hard Reset 64 Using Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition 65 Status Icons 65 4 Contents
... Battery 48 Installing and Removing the Battery 48 Charging the Battery 50 Checking Battery Power 51 Using Your Axim 52 Changing the Display Mode on Your Device . . . 53 2 Operating the Axim Using the Power Button 55 Using the Stylus 55 Connecting to a Computer 56 Using the Cradle 56 ...Using the Sync Cable 60 Connecting to a Projector 61 Using Cards 61 CompactFlash Cards 61 Secure Digital Memory Cards 63 Resetting the Axim 63 Soft Reset 63 Hard Reset 64 Using Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition 65 Status Icons 65 4 Contents
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... 6 Using Companion Programs Word Mobile 119 Excel Mobile 121 Tips for Working in Excel Mobile 122 PowerPoint Mobile 123 MSN Messenger 124 Setting Up 125 Working With Contacts 125 Chatting With Contacts 125 Microsoft Windows Media® Player for Pocket PC 126 Using Internet Explorer Mobile 126 Mobile Favorites 127 Conserving Memory 128 Mobile Favorites Folder 128 Favorite...
... 6 Using Companion Programs Word Mobile 119 Excel Mobile 121 Tips for Working in Excel Mobile 122 PowerPoint Mobile 123 MSN Messenger 124 Setting Up 125 Working With Contacts 125 Chatting With Contacts 125 Microsoft Windows Media® Player for Pocket PC 126 Using Internet Explorer Mobile 126 Mobile Favorites 127 Conserving Memory 128 Mobile Favorites Folder 128 Favorite...
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To change the display mode from landscape to portrait: 1 Tap Start →Settings. 2 In the Settings window, tap System →Screen. 3 In the Screen window, tap Portrait to landscape, tap Landscape. 4 Tap OK and close the window. Changing the Display Mode on Your Device The Axim X50/X50v with Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition can display the screen in both landscape and portrait views. NOTE: To change the display mode from portrait to select portrait mode. Getting Started 53
To change the display mode from landscape to portrait: 1 Tap Start →Settings. 2 In the Settings window, tap System →Screen. 3 In the Screen window, tap Portrait to landscape, tap Landscape. 4 Tap OK and close the window. Changing the Display Mode on Your Device The Axim X50/X50v with Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition can display the screen in both landscape and portrait views. NOTE: To change the display mode from portrait to select portrait mode. Getting Started 53
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... data, and file storage happens. For details, visit the www.microsoft.com website. Using Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition The Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system comes with a host of icons. Icon Description New e-mail or text message (SMS)... New instant message Battery level Low battery Battery charging No battery Sync Error Volume off Operating the Axim 65 Status Icons NOTE: If...
... data, and file storage happens. For details, visit the www.microsoft.com website. Using Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition The Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system comes with a host of icons. Icon Description New e-mail or text message (SMS)... New instant message Battery level Low battery Battery charging No battery Sync Error Volume off Operating the Axim 65 Status Icons NOTE: If...
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...other options. • Menus - View free and used memory, storage card memory, and running Windows Mobile software. Adjust the volume and set the alarm. • Memory - Find information about Windows Mobile 5.0 and your device must be connected to protect the data stored on the Today screen. ... | support.dell.com Personal Tab • Buttons - Send information needed by technical support groups to diagnose a program error for input method, word completion, and other computers to understand the exact location you are in GPS device. 82 Operating the Axim Note that your device...
...other options. • Menus - View free and used memory, storage card memory, and running Windows Mobile software. Adjust the volume and set the alarm. • Memory - Find information about Windows Mobile 5.0 and your device must be connected to protect the data stored on the Today screen. ... | support.dell.com Personal Tab • Buttons - Send information needed by technical support groups to diagnose a program error for input method, word completion, and other computers to understand the exact location you are in GPS device. 82 Operating the Axim Note that your device...
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... Microsoft® ActiveSync® Before installing software on your device, you need to install ActiveSync on your device. See ActiveSync Help on the Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for the Pocket PC and your computer (or insert the Getting Started CD or floppy that you know which version of files...
... Microsoft® ActiveSync® Before installing software on your device, you need to install ActiveSync on your device. See ActiveSync Help on the Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for the Pocket PC and your computer (or insert the Getting Started CD or floppy that you know which version of files...
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... copy documents from your computer to copies of your documents. Using Companion Programs Companion programs include Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, and Windows Media Player for new documents in both locations. Synchronize documents between your computer and your device, tap... for Pocket PC. Using Companion Programs 119 To create a new file: 1 Tap Start →Programs →Word Mobile. 2 Tap New. Word Mobile Word Mobile works with the appropriate text and formatting already provided. A blank document appears. To use a companion program on your device...
... copy documents from your computer to copies of your documents. Using Companion Programs Companion programs include Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, and Windows Media Player for new documents in both locations. Synchronize documents between your computer and your device, tap... for Pocket PC. Using Companion Programs 119 To create a new file: 1 Tap Start →Programs →Word Mobile. 2 Tap New. Word Mobile Word Mobile works with the appropriate text and formatting already provided. A blank document appears. To use a companion program on your device...
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... a list of the files stored on your document. You can enter information in Word Mobile by tapping the Show/Hide Toolbar icon on a computer, select Wrap to open only one . www.dell.com | support.dell.com formatting toolbar input panel icon You can open it. Select a higher percentage to enter text and a ...a variety of your device. These modes appear on the View menu, so that you are asked to save , or edit a document in the list to Window on the View menu. If you can create, save the first one document at a time. If you open a second document, you want. To change the...
... a list of the files stored on your document. You can enter information in Word Mobile by tapping the Show/Hide Toolbar icon on a computer, select Wrap to open only one . www.dell.com | support.dell.com formatting toolbar input panel icon You can open it. Select a higher percentage to enter text and a ...a variety of your device. These modes appear on the View menu, so that you are asked to save , or edit a document in the list to Window on the View menu. If you can create, save the first one document at a time. If you open a second document, you want. To change the...
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com You can create, save the first one workbook at a time. If ...8594;Row or Column →Hide. Excel Mobile provides fundamental spreadsheet tools, such as slide transitions and animations, 122 Using Companion Programs To exit full-screen mode, tap Restore. • Show and hide window elements: Tap View and then tap the ... as much of your device. To display the toolbar, tap View →Toolbar. Tips for Working in Excel Mobile Use the following tips when working with Microsoft PowerPoint on your worksheet as you want to freeze panes. For more...
www.dell.com | support.dell.com You can create, save the first one workbook at a time. If ...8594;Row or Column →Hide. Excel Mobile provides fundamental spreadsheet tools, such as slide transitions and animations, 122 Using Companion Programs To exit full-screen mode, tap Restore. • Show and hide window elements: Tap View and then tap the ... as much of your device. To display the toolbar, tap View →Toolbar. Tips for Working in Excel Mobile Use the following tips when working with Microsoft PowerPoint on your worksheet as you want to freeze panes. For more...
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Appendix Specifications System Information Processor Memory RAM ROM Operating System Display Type Size Resolution LCD brightness Intel® XScale™ PXA270 processor at up to 624 MHz 64-MB SDRAM 64-MB or 128-MB Intel® StrataFlash™ ROM Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition QVGA, VGA TFT Color 16-bit, touch-sensitive, transflective display 3.5 inches (QVGA) 3.7 inches (VGA) 240 x 320 at 65,536 colors (QVGA) 480 x 640 at 65,536 colors (VGA) QVGA:100 nits VGA: 100 nits Appendix 135
Appendix Specifications System Information Processor Memory RAM ROM Operating System Display Type Size Resolution LCD brightness Intel® XScale™ PXA270 processor at up to 624 MHz 64-MB SDRAM 64-MB or 128-MB Intel® StrataFlash™ ROM Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition QVGA, VGA TFT Color 16-bit, touch-sensitive, transflective display 3.5 inches (QVGA) 3.7 inches (VGA) 240 x 320 at 65,536 colors (QVGA) 480 x 640 at 65,536 colors (VGA) QVGA:100 nits VGA: 100 nits Appendix 135
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Internet Explorer about, 126 browsing the web, 128 favorite links, 128 mobile favorites, 127-128 Internet Explorer Mobile, 126 K keyboard soft, 73 L letter recognizer, 74 MSN Messenger setting up, 125 working with contacts, 125 My Text inserting, 81 N ... 98 M Media Player about, 126 meeting requests creating, 89 memory conserving, 128 Messaging about, 93 microphone recording a message, 80 Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0, 65 mobile favorites, 127 modem connection, 109 P Pocket MSN about, 124 Pocket Outlook about, 87 pop-up menus, 69 PowerPoint about, 123 delete files...
Internet Explorer about, 126 browsing the web, 128 favorite links, 128 mobile favorites, 127-128 Internet Explorer Mobile, 126 K keyboard soft, 73 L letter recognizer, 74 MSN Messenger setting up, 125 working with contacts, 125 My Text inserting, 81 N ... 98 M Media Player about, 126 meeting requests creating, 89 memory conserving, 128 Messaging about, 93 microphone recording a message, 80 Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0, 65 mobile favorites, 127 modem connection, 109 P Pocket MSN about, 124 Pocket Outlook about, 87 pop-up menus, 69 PowerPoint about, 123 delete files...
Dell™ Axim™ X50 System Upgrade Utility
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... used in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Dell™ Axim™ X50 System Upgrade Utility Introduction Before You Begin Installing ActiveSync 4.0 Backing Up Your Data Backing Up and Synchronizing of Data Manual Back Up by Dragging Files Confirming Backup Installing or Upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0 Restoring Data Deleting Previous Partnership Creating New Partnership and...
... used in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Dell™ Axim™ X50 System Upgrade Utility Introduction Before You Begin Installing ActiveSync 4.0 Backing Up Your Data Backing Up and Synchronizing of Data Manual Back Up by Dragging Files Confirming Backup Installing or Upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0 Restoring Data Deleting Previous Partnership Creating New Partnership and...
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... use ActiveSync 4.0 from Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition to ensure compatibility with the upgrade operating system (Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0). Used to back up your Axim X50/X50v with Microsoft Mobile 2003 Second Edition are compatible with Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 before attempting the upgrade to include other file types. that is delivered to you on Your Dell Axim X50 CD (also known as...
... use ActiveSync 4.0 from Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition to ensure compatibility with the upgrade operating system (Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0). Used to back up your Axim X50/X50v with Microsoft Mobile 2003 Second Edition are compatible with Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 before attempting the upgrade to include other file types. that is delivered to you on Your Dell Axim X50 CD (also known as...
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... ActiveSync 4.0: NOTE: Before installing Active Sync 4.0, ensure that came with the host computer.Dell recommends Outlook instead of the host computer. NOTE: If the device is also available on Your Dell Axim X50, which includes ActiveSync 4.0 The upgrade CD, Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition for a green ActiveSync icon in the taskbar of Outlook...
... ActiveSync 4.0: NOTE: Before installing Active Sync 4.0, ensure that came with the host computer.Dell recommends Outlook instead of the host computer. NOTE: If the device is also available on Your Dell Axim X50, which includes ActiveSync 4.0 The upgrade CD, Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition for a green ActiveSync icon in the taskbar of Outlook...
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... The Axim loses any time by dragging them up . Synchronization begins and the status displays at set intervals. 5. Backing Up Your Data NOTICE: You must back up your data after you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 if you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0. ...You cannot restore your files. Options are deleted, and you must manually back up files that are not selected in the Built-In Storage directory are selected first when establishing a standard partnership and can back up files at any data that you can be removed before you use the Dell...
... The Axim loses any time by dragging them up . Synchronization begins and the status displays at set intervals. 5. Backing Up Your Data NOTICE: You must back up your data after you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 if you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0. ...You cannot restore your files. Options are deleted, and you must manually back up files that are not selected in the Built-In Storage directory are selected first when establishing a standard partnership and can back up files at any data that you can be removed before you use the Dell...
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... to hold files that are not supported. After upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0, all the data you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 will be lost . Confirming Backup Confirm that all data on your Axim is backed up (synchronized) automatically. Do not use this wizard to upgrade to the Dell Axim model listed. From the Mobile Device window, browse to any installed cards so the...
... to hold files that are not supported. After upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0, all the data you upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 will be lost . Confirming Backup Confirm that all data on your Axim is backed up (synchronized) automatically. Do not use this wizard to upgrade to the Dell Axim model listed. From the Mobile Device window, browse to any installed cards so the...
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...and starts the Synchronization Setup wizard on the screen. Your operating system and your Axim. 3. The Operating System should become Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Restoring Data After upgrading your Axim to the host computer. Deleting Previous Partnership 1. On the Caution screen: Click ... the new operating system. 4. Click Continue to Mobile Device and click the name of your Axim, for example, Pocket_PC). 3. When the update is created. 4. Disconnect your data remain intact. NOTE: Dell recommends that you must delete your previous partnership and...
...and starts the Synchronization Setup wizard on the screen. Your operating system and your Axim. 3. The Operating System should become Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Restoring Data After upgrading your Axim to the host computer. Deleting Previous Partnership 1. On the Caution screen: Click ... the new operating system. 4. Click Continue to Mobile Device and click the name of your Axim, for example, Pocket_PC). 3. When the update is created. 4. Disconnect your data remain intact. NOTE: Dell recommends that you must delete your previous partnership and...
Important Upgrade Instructions Dell™ Axim™ X50
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... Started CD, which includes ActiveSync® 4.0 • The upgrade CD, Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition for Upgrading the Pre-Installed Software on support.dell.com To upgrade from Windows Mobile™2003 Second Edition to Windows Mobile 5.0. Before you begin, you need the following instructions about migrating your Dell Axim X50/X50v, to your computer. (see your Getting Started...
... Started CD, which includes ActiveSync® 4.0 • The upgrade CD, Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 for Pocket PC Premium Edition for Upgrading the Pre-Installed Software on support.dell.com To upgrade from Windows Mobile™2003 Second Edition to Windows Mobile 5.0. Before you begin, you need the following instructions about migrating your Dell Axim X50/X50v, to your computer. (see your Getting Started...
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..., use the serial number at the back of your Getting Started Guide that the Axim does not disturb them to a designated folder on your upgrade CD) NOTE: After upgrading your Axim to Windows Mobile 5.0, you do not back up manually by dragging them during this document is available... in the Built-In Storage directory are registered trademarks of Dell Inc. NOTICE: You must back up to your computer. The Axim loses any...
..., use the serial number at the back of your Getting Started Guide that the Axim does not disturb them to a designated folder on your upgrade CD) NOTE: After upgrading your Axim to Windows Mobile 5.0, you do not back up manually by dragging them during this document is available... in the Built-In Storage directory are registered trademarks of Dell Inc. NOTICE: You must back up to your computer. The Axim loses any...