5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs
Pocket Excel
Select Shape on the
Tap an arrow to see your choices.
Pen button.
Resize an object by dragging the selection handles.
Tap to select formatting options,
such as line weight, fill color, and line color.
Recording mode
In recording mode, you can embed a recording into your document. Recordings are saved as .wav files. For more information on recording, see "Recording a message" on page 25.
Pocket Excel
Pocket Excel works with Microsoft® Excel on your computer to give you easy access to copies of your workbooks. You can:
•Create new workbooks on your device, such as expense reports and mileage logs, or you can copy workbooks from your computer to your device.
•Synchronise workbooks between your computer and your device so that you have the most
For more information on using Pocket Excel, tap 
> Programs > Pocket Excel then,
tap Help from the 
menu.
Creating a new workbook
•Tap 
, Programs, Pocket Excel, and then New.
A blank workbook appears. Or, if you've selected a template for new workbooks in the 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, you'll be asked to save the first. You can save a workbook you create or edit in a variety of formats, including:
•Pocket Excel (.pxl)
•Excel (.xls)
To use the Pocket Excel file list
Pocket Excel contains a list of the files stored on your device.
•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 appropriate action from the
Displaying the toolbar
Pocket Excel provides fundamental spreadsheet tools, such as formulas, functions, sorting, and filtering, in its toolbar.
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