Learning

How to set up or change the time and date
Use caution when changing the battery on a Pre-WM5 device
Change screen orientation if "May Not Display Properly" warning appears during software install
Enable Beam option to receive all incoming beams
How to add fonts
How to change Time to display a 12 or 24 hour clock
How to set an image as your Today or Home screen background
How to conserve battery power by changing settings
How to add file storage space with storage cards
How to adjust storage/program memory on a Pre-WM5 Pocket PC
How to free up memory
How to recover lost space on a storage card
How to install software on storage cards
Perform a hard reset to restore your device to its original state
You can't uninstall the built-in applications
Windows Mobile is different from Windows XP and Vista
Using CAB files to install programs
Unzip ZIP files before installing
Touch screen and non-touch screen devices run different software
Phone Edition devices are Pocket PCs
Owner's name needed to install software
Installing third-party software on locked Smartphones and Phone Edition devices
Don’t copy EXE installer files to your device
If your device is running slowly, do a soft reset
The difference between program and storage memory
Make text entry easier: Get an external keyboard or a device with a QWERTY keyboard
Keyboard shortcuts using CTRL on the built-in soft keyboard
Visiting option can throw off Calendar appointment times
Be careful about removing items from the Startup Folder
Free themes for Windows Mobile devices
Get a storage card and a backup utility
Copy, don't sync files on storage cards
Use a screen protector to prevent wear and tear
Hard objects scratch the screen
Protect your device: Get a case
How to change synchronization options in ActiveSync
How to sync documents and other files
How to back up and restore your Windows Mobile device
How to copy and move files using ActiveSync’s Explore function
How to beam information between two devices using infrared
How to change Settings
How to enter, change, and display owner information
How to customize the Today or Home screen
How to customize the Start menu
How to password-protect a Windows Mobile device
How to adjust the microphone level
How to change screen orientation
How to customize application launch buttons
How to customize the Word Completion feature
How to customize text entry
How to check your device's available battery power
How to save documents to storage cards by default
How to install software using ActiveSync
How to uninstall CAB-installed programs
How to remove programs
How to uninstall and reinstall programs using ActiveSync
Restore individual files from ActiveSync's backup
Back up your data regularly
Avoid DLL headaches
Disable Error Reporting to get better performance (WM5 only)
How to select sounds and create custom ones
You don't need to buy storage cards from device manufacturers
Keep storage card with backup safe!
How to set an alarm
How to use hand drawn "gestures" in Transcriber to cut, copy, paste, and more
Don’t write small characters when using Transcriber
How to change the system text size
How to hard reset your Windows Mobile device
Today screen with no background image
How to turn off your phone so you can use your Windows Mobile device on a plane
See more about appointments and Tasks on the Today screen
General tips on saving memory
Don’t worry about airport x-rays
Battery life expectancy
Stop using paper notes
Outlook Notes not synchronizing to your Pocket PC
Updating Daylight Savings Time settings
Keyboard-related enhancements
How to create links to programs in your Settings menu
How to stop your device from trying to connect to the Web
Are there “consumer” and “corporate” PDA series?
File Store/ Built-in Storage deletion upon WM 5 install
Different factors may affect mobile phone call quality
Smartphones: Use the right and left navigation buttons to see the next and previous screens in Settings
Smartphones: View menu options in full screen
Protect yourself from text spammers
Installing the same application on several storage cards
Types of infrared
Mixing wireless types on a network can cause slow downs
Picking the right e-mail strategy for your Windows Mobile device
Avoid skyrocketing cell phone bills
Smartphones: Select the number of a menu option
Touch screen devices: Use letter keys to access menu options
Save power while playing music: Turn off the screen
Navigate through menus with the D-pad
OK/X button saves changes and closes programs
Press Tab key to move between data fields
T9 keypads: Entering punctuation, symbols, and numbers quickly
Realign screen to improve tap response
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