Chapter 9: Companion Programs Companion programs include Microsoft Pocket Word, Microsoft Pocket Excel, Microsoft Money, and Windows
Media™ Player for Pocket PC, and Microsoft Reader.
To switch to a companion program on your device, tap Programs on the menu, and then tap the program name.
Pocket Word
Pocket Word works with Microsoft Word on your PC, providing easy access to copies of your documents. You can
create new documents on your device, or you can copy documents from your PC to your device. Synchronize
documents between your PC and your device so that you have the most up-to-date content in both locations.
Use Pocket Word to create documents, such as letters, meeting minutes, and trip reports. To create a new file, tap
, Programs, Pocket Word, and then New. A blank document appears. Or, if you’ve selected a template for new
documents in the Options dialog box, that template appears with appropriate text and formatting already provided.
You can open only one document at a time; when you open a second document, you’ll be asked to save the first. You
can save a document you create or edit in a variety of formats, including Word (.doc), Pocket Word (.psw), Rich Text
Format (.rtf), and Plain Text (.txt).
Pocket Word contains a list of the files stored on your device. Tap a file to open it and tap and hold to delete, make
copies of, and send files from the Pop-up menu.
You can change the zoom magnification by tapping View and then Zoom.
Then select the percentage you want. Select a higher percentage to enter
text and a lower one to see more of your document.
If you’re opening a Word document created on a PC, select Wrap to Window
on the View menu so that you can see the entire document.
You can enter information in Pocket Word in one of four modes (typing, writing, drawing, and recording), which are
displayed on the View menu. Each mode has its own toolbar, which you can show and hide by tapping the
Show/Hide Toolbar button on the command bar.
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