Office Mobile

Applies to: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PCs offers mobile versions of familar Microsoft Office applications. Office Mobile extends your ability to remain productive while out of the office.

Use Office Mobile

Create a folder

Delete a folder

In the Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, and Notes programs, you may want to delete a folder that you no longer use.

Rename a folder

Move a file or note

Note

In the file or note list, the storage card symbol is displayed next to the names of files saved on a storage card.

Create a file

In the Word Mobile and Excel Mobile programs, you can easily create documents and workbooks.

Note

When you save a new file, by default, a document is named after the first several words in the file while a workbook is named Book1, Book2, and so on. To name the file with a meaningful name, tap Menu > File > Rename/Move and enter the name you want.

Rename a file

Locate a file

Note

If you don’t see the file you want in the program file list, you may need to open File Explorer and navigate to the appropriate folder or use Search to locate the file.

Tips

To show all items in the file list, tap All Folders. You can also find a note by searching for a word located in a note.

Create a template

Tip

You can also create a new template by copying an existing one to the Templates folder.

Find or replace text or data

Word and Excel select the first instance of the text in the document and display buttons that allow you to find the next instance or replace the text, as desired.

Tip

To limit your search to specific cells in Excel, select the cells before tapping Menu > Edit > Find/Replace.

Automatically save files on a storage card

Note

In the file or note list, the storage card is displayed next to the names of files saved on a storage card.

Create a document or workbook by using a template

Templates help you save time and ensure consistency by allowing you to focus on the content rather than the format of an item.

Save a copy of a document or workbook

Important note

If the Word document or Excel workbook was previously saved on a PC, data and unsupported formatting may be lost when you save the file.

To quickly create a copy of a document or workbook, open Word or Excel. In the file list, tap and hold the file you want to copy, and tap Create Copy.

Tips

To cancel all unsaved changes you made to the document or workbook, tap Menu > File > Revert to Saved instead of Save As.

Set the default template

When you create a file or note in the Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and Notes programs, the Blank [file type] template is used by default. If there is another template you use frequently, you may want to set that template as the default.

Note

If you created your own template, it must be located in the Templates folder and in your device’s main memory to be available for selection as a default template.

View files by type in the file list

Zoom in or out

In the Word Mobile and Excel Mobile programs, you can zoom in to take a closer look at a smaller area of your document or zoom out to see more of the document at a lower magnification.

Open a file

There are several ways to open an item such as a Word Mobile document, an Excel Mobile workbook, a picture, a note, or a PowerPoint Mobile presentation.

Notes

If the Word document or Excel workbook was previously saved on a PC, data and unsupported formatting may be lost when you save the file.

You can have only one document, workbook, or note open at a time. When you open a second item of the same type, the first one is saved and closed automatically.

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