Windows Phone 7 Companion E-Book

Matthew Miller

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 324

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

Get the most out of your Windows Phone 7 device with this handyCompanion by your side! Windows Phone 7 Companion goes whereyou go-and goes beyond the basics to show you how to take advantageof Office features; work with pictures, video, and music; and tapinto Xbox LIVE so you can play real-time games with friends andfamily. Full-color screenshots work together with a clear andconcise writing style to present you with invaluable advice on howto download the most anticipated apps and get your phone to exceedyour expectations. You'll find little-known tips, easy-to-navigateshortcuts, and useful tools that will save you time and effort soyou can enjoy your Windows Phone to the max. If you're eager tomake the most of your Windows Phone, then this book is the idealcompanion.Coverage includes:* How Do I Set Up and Customize My Windows Phone 7 Device?* How Do I Get Around My New Windows Phone?* How Can I Make Calls and Send Text Messages?* How Do I Connect with My Family and Friends?* How Can I Set Up and Sync Services to My New WindowsPhone?* How Do I Connect My Windows Phone to My Computer?* How Can I Enjoy Music and Videos on My Windows Phone?* How Can I View, Share, and Capture Pictures on My WindowsPhone?* How Can I Read and Use Email on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Get More Organized Using My Windows Phone?* How Do I Use GPS Navigation and Mapping on My WindowsPhone?* How Do I Surf the Internet from My Windows Phone?* How Can I Play Games and Connect with Others Using Xbox LIVE onMy Windows Phone?* How Do I Use Word Mobile 2010 on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Use Excel Mobile 2010 on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Use OneNote Mobile 2010 on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Use PowerPoint Mobile 2010 on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Use SharePoint Mobile 2010 on My Windows Phone?* What Other Apps are Loaded and How Do I Get More from theMarketplace?* How Do I Manage Settings on My Windows Phone?* How Do I Deal with Problems on My Windows Phone?

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

About the Author

About the Technical Editor

Credits

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1

Initial Startup and Login Screens

Understanding the Windows Phone 7 Start and Application Launcher Screens

What Is the Difference Between a Hub and a Tile?

Customizing the Start Screen and Tiles

Configuring Basic Phone Settings

Setting Up Keyboard Preferences

Password Protecting Your Phone

Related Questions

Chapter 2

Details on the Lock Screen

Touch Control

Top Status Bar

Bottom Menu Area

Changing Display Orientation

Voice Command

Related Questions

Chapter 3

Making Outgoing Calls

Managing Incoming Calls

Options Available While on a Call

Working with Contacts Within the Phone Utility

Using Airplane Mode

Working with Voicemail

Using Bluetooth with Your Phone

Sending and Receiving Text and Media Messages

Related Questions

Chapter 4

Using the All Screen

Interacting with the What’s New Screen

Viewing and Managing the Recent Screen

Adding a New Contact

Sort and Display Contacts

Importing SIM Contacts

Related Questions

Chapter 5

Synchronizing with Windows Live

Synchronizing with Outlook Through Exchange

Synchronizing with Facebook

Synchronizing with Google Services

Synchronizing with Yahoo! Services

Synchronizing with Other Services

Related Questions

Chapter 6

Zune Account Setup

Walk Through the Zune PC Software

Zune Phone Settings

Wireless Sync Capability

Related Questions

Chapter 7

Enjoying Music

Watching Videos

Enjoying Podcasts on Your Windows Phone

Using the FM Radio

Related Questions

Chapter 8

Using the Pictures Hub

Using the Camera

Related Questions

Chapter 9

Understanding the Email Interface

Reading and Organizing Email (Folders, Selecting, and Deleting)

Composing Email

Responding to Email

Email Settings

Related Questions

Chapter 10

Navigating Your Calendar

Adding, Editing, and Responding to Appointments

Managing Multiple Calendars

Related Questions

Chapter 11

Bing Search

Voice Search Powered by Tellme

Search Within Applications

Related Questions

Chapter 12

Manage Your Location Settings

Control Bing Maps and Share Your Location

Switch Map Views and Show Traffic

Get Directions

Points of Interest (POI)

Related Questions

Chapter 13

Getting Started with Internet Explorer Mobile

Navigating to Websites

Working with Browser Tabs

Searching the Web

Working with Favorites and History

Sharing a Web Page

Saving a Picture from the Internet

Adjusting the Browser Settings

Related Questions

Chapter 14

Connecting with Xbox LIVE

Adding Games to Play

Having Fun with Avatar Gadgets

Interacting with Your Friends

Related Questions

Chapter 15

Creating a Document

Saving a Document

Sharing a Document

Opening and Editing an Existing Document

Formatting a Document

Commenting in a Document

Searching Within a Document

Navigating with the Outline Function

Office Mobile 2010 Settings

Related Questions

Chapter 16

Creating a Workbook

Saving a Workbook

Sharing a Workbook

Opening and Editing an Existing Workbook

Designing and Formatting a Workbook

Commenting in a Workbook

Searching Within a Workbook

Navigating with the Outline Function

Related Questions

Chapter 17

What Is OneNote Mobile 2010?

Creating a Text Note

Adding Pictures

Adding a Voice Recording

Sharing Notes

Related Questions

Chapter 18

Opening and Navigating a PowerPoint Show

Editing a PowerPoint Show

Sharing a PowerPoint Show

Related Questions

Chapter 19

What Is SharePoint?

Setting Up Access to a SharePoint 2010 Server

Work With Documents and Information Stored on SharePoint

Related Questions

Chapter 20

Alarms and Calculator

Finding New Apps in the Marketplace

Synchronizing Apps to Your Phone

Updating Applications

Related Questions

Chapter 21

System Settings

Application Settings

Related Questions

Chapter 22

General Troubleshooting Techniques

What Can I Do if I Lose My Phone?

Connection Problems

Related Questions

Index

Windows® Phone 7 Companion

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My Savior, Jesus Christ, has blessed me with thetechnical and writing abilities needed to write thisbook and everything I have I owe to Him.

About the Author

Matthew (palmsolo) Miller began using mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing online for Geek.com and then ZDNet since 2001. He is a professional engineer and naval architect in Seattle who served for 12 years in the U.S. Coast Guard after graduating from the USCG Academy in 1993.

Matthew began writing daily news posts and conducting reviews for Geek.com in 2001. He co-authored the Master Visually 2003 book in 2004. In 2006, he launched The Mobile Gadgeteer technical blog on ZDNet and then expanded to his Smartphone & Cell Phones blog (blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones) as the smartphone market took off and required a site focused just on mobile phones. Matthew also has a passion for Nokia devices and launched the Nokia Experts website (nokiaexperts.com) in January 2009. You can follow Matthew on Twitter at twitter.com/palmsolo.

Matthew is also a husband to his beautiful wife of more than 17 years, Dayna, and a father to his three daughters, Danika, Maloree, and Kari. He enjoys playing and coaching sports, camping with the family, and catching all the latest movies.

About the Technical Editor

Todd Meister has been developing and using Microsoft technologies for over fifteen years. He’s been a technical editor on over 75 titles ranging from SQL Server to the .NET Framework. Besides doing technical editing, he is the Senior IT Architect at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He lives in central Indiana with his wife, Kimberly, and their four amusing children.

Credits

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Technical Editor

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my wife, Dayna, for her patience and understanding with my late nights and deadlines and for helping to keep me motivated to complete this book in record time. I thank my three wonderful daughters for giving me the quiet time I needed and for the hugs when I was feeling down. My good friend and mentor, Joel Evans, gave me my first writing opportunity, and I am blessed to be writing with him again on ZDNet. There were many people at Microsoft and HTC over the years who I had the pleasure of working with and becoming friends with, including Jason Gordon, John Starkweather, Eric Lin, and Jeff McKean. Patrick Neighorn was instrumental in getting me a prototype Windows Phone 7 device to use and in answering questions about the OS that I struggled with, so without his efforts I would not have accepted this exciting project, and I greatly appreciate the help. I thank all my readers at ZDNet who visit my blogs on a regular basis and continue to make daily writing about mobile phones an enjoyable second career. I want to thank Carol Long from Wiley for accepting me as the book author when initial plans didn’t work out. My senior project editor at Wiley, Adaobi Obi Tulton, did an amazing job of providing valuable feedback and helping me and her team complete this project on a timely basis to release when Windows Phone 7 devices launched.

Introduction

If you opened this book with preconceived notions that another mobile operating system from Microsoft could never match the usability and speedy response of the Apple iPhone, throw those thoughts right out of the window. Microsoft completely scrapped its old Pocket PC and Windows Mobile strategy to take the desktop experience to the palm of your hand and started from scratch with Windows Phone 7.

What you are about to experience and learn all about is something completely new and fresh, with a splash of art and modern design. Microsoft threw away scrollbars and instead is using text flowing across the display to let you know that you can discover more. The new user interface is known as Metro and is designed to help you “find your way” across the phone and the information that you are led to.

You may see the terms pivot and panorama used in Windows Phone 7’s user interface; these are the control methods to navigate in the OS. With pivot the developer provides you with a quick way to manage views or pages and is why you see text flowing in headers to the right and left: Tapping partial text moves you right or left. The panorama control is visible when you slide up and down a display vertically; the Start screen reaches down vertically virtually without limit.

You will also discover a consistency across and through the platform that even extends into third-party applications. Microsoft knew that to be successful in the smartphone world today, it had to take back control of its platform to provide consumers with the best experience that is also easily updated as new features are added or improved upon.

Combined with flowing text, fluid touch motions are a focus of Windows Phone 7, so your fingers can slide, flick, pinch, spread, tap, tap and hold, and double-tap. Everything responds nearly instantly and it truly is a breath of fresh air to use and engage with. It is different than anything you have seen before, and just about everyone who has tried out Windows Phone 7 has been impressed.

Media and gaming are enhanced on Windows Phone 7 and bring an experience second to none while still meeting the needs of the prosumer who needs to get his email from various accounts or even view and edit an Office document on the go. Windows Phone 7 is completely new, so this book is designed to serve as your companion and help you discover the power in your hand.

Although the user interface is quick and easy to navigate, there is actually quite a bit of depth in these devices, and with this book we hope to enrich your Windows Phone 7 experience. It is not just for the new Windows Phone 7 user (aren’t we all though?), but also for the more advanced users looking for some tips and tricks to using their new device.

I discovered more than I ever thought possible with Windows Phone 7 while writing this book and hope you are as excited as I am about this new mobile operating system from Microsoft.

Chapter One

How Do I Set Up and Customize My Windows Phone 7 Device?

In this chapter:

Initial Startup and Login ScreensUnderstanding the Windows Phone 7 Start and Application Launcher ScreensWhat Is the Difference Between a Hub and a Tile?Customizing the Start Screen and TilesConfiguring Basic Phone SettingsSetting Up Keyboard PreferencesPassword Protecting Your Phone

Microsoft has learned from other mobile operating systems over the past few years, and now the setup of your new Windows Phone 7 device is quick and simple. You step through a handy, self-explanatory wizard, and like magic all your email, photos, status updates, and more appear on your device within minutes. Because the user experience is vastly different on Windows Phone 7 than on previous Microsoft mobile operating systems, you need to understand some basic elements out-of-the-box so that you can start using your new device.