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PAC Mate Omni BX and QX What's NewThe PAC Mate Omni™ QX and BX offer several new features and performance improvements. New Features
Data Retained After Hard Reset or Battery DischargeIf you encounter a situation where your battery goes flat for an extended period of time, or a hard reset (performed by pressing the reset button on the underside of the unit with an extended paper clip) is required, your data will no longer be erased. This includes any saved documents or third-party software you have installed. All data is now stored in the PAC Mate Omni's 128 MB of built-in Flash memory. While some of this is used for the storage of the operating system and PAC Mate Omni software, you still have approximately six times the amount of storage as in the previous PAC Mate. The Very Latest Operating System from MicrosoftThe PAC Mate Omni is powered by Microsoft�s Windows Mobile� 6.0, the latest Microsoft operating system for portable devices. This operating system features many improvements to stability and productivity. Windows Mobile 6.0 is the most keyboard friendly version of this operating system yet. With full support for soft keys in Windows Mobile products, the PAC Mate Omni can allow you to install a huge variety of off-the-shelf applications that offer excellent keyboard support. You�re not limited to the applications Freedom Scientific includes. Due to changes in the user interface under Windows Mobile 6.0, a number of shortcut keys that were in prior versions of the PAC Mate are no longer available in the PAC Mate Omni. However, soft keys give you convenient access to commonly used functions in applications. PowerPoint Mobile SupportPowerPoint is now an essential tool for many professionals, and is often being used in the classroom. Have you ever been in a situation where someone is running a PowerPoint presentation and there are no notes in an accessible format? Now, the presenter can give you a copy of that presentation via beaming, a thumb drive or ActiveSync, and you have access to the data with speech and Braille right on your PAC Mate Omni at the same time the presentation is being run. You can also follow along with your own PowerPoint presentations on your PAC Mate Omni, while running the presentation on a computer. Improved Office Mobile SupportIn addition to the arrival of PowerPoint Mobile, the PAC Mate Omni brings you more robust, feature-rich versions of the Office Mobile applications. In particular, enhancements to e-mail support mean you can keep in touch how you want, when you want, wherever you are. You can now read HTML e-mails easily, viewing the message in its entirety, including heading structure. You can activate links from within a message and the new HTML environment makes composing a message easier. You can use a single keystroke to move between the header and body of the message as well as using TAB (DOTS 4-5 CHORD) and SHIFT+TAB (DOTS 1-2 CHORD) to move through the header field and to any link in the message body. In addition to the ability to synchronize e-mail with your computer, log into SSL-based servers and more, the PAC Mate Omni brings you the benefits of Microsoft�s direct push technology. Stay connected with a Microsoft Exchange server, and the e-mail comes to your PDA whenever anyone sends you a message. Calendar, contacts, and tasks are also synchronised between your PAC Mate Omni and a Microsoft Exchange server in real-time. The PAC Mate Omni also directly supports Microsoft�s Hotmail� and other Microsoft mail services directly from its inbox, complete with push technology for these services. If you need to find an important e-mail in a hurry, the PAC Mate Omni brings you smart filtering. Just start typing when in the inbox, and a search begins for that phrase in the subject and body of all messages. If you�re connected to an Exchange server, you can even search the server for messages that aren�t on your PAC Mate Omni, and download the mail you need. When you need to take a break, you can even set up your Out of Office message with PAC Mate Omni if you�re using a Microsoft Exchange 2007 server. Support for Office 2007 Documents in Word�and Excel MobileBoth Word Mobile�and Excel Mobile can now open and save Microsoft Office 2007 documents (DOCX and XLSX). By default, documents�and workbooks that you create are saved in this format. If you do not have Office 2007 installed on your computer, but you have Office 2003, you can download a compatibility pack from Microsoft that will allow you to open Office 2007 documents in Office 2003. Otherwise, you can change the default template that Word Mobile�and Excel Mobile uses to save files. To do this, from the document list view in Word�or Excel Mobile, press F2 (F4+F5), move to Options, and press ENTER (DOT 8). In the default template combo box, choose 97-2003, then press the CLOSE button (ESC) (F1) to close the dialog box and save your changes.�Documents and workbooks will now be�saved using the DOC�and XLS extensions. Faster, More Secure WirelessIn this fast paced world, the PAC Mate Omni lets you connect faster to WiFi hotspots, corporate networks and your home network with support for 802.11G wireless Ethernet cards. Transfer information faster at work, and enjoy rich multimedia content anywhere around your home. If your network at work or school requires use of the more secure wired equivalent privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) forms of data encryption, the PAC Mate Omni supports these too. Windows Live SupportStay in touch and informed with Microsoft�s Windows Live� tools. Looking for a good restaurant, researching a term paper, or the latest stock reports? Windows Live search is right on your PAC Mate Omni�s Today screen, making it a snap to get the information you want. Just as MSN messenger for your computer has been renamed Windows Live Messenger, now Windows Live Messenger comes to your PAC Mate Omni. Tight integration with your contacts means it�s easy to see who is online at any given time. Conduct multi-person instant messaging conversations, just like you can on your computer. Additionally, the popular voice clip feature is now supported, offering you �push-to-talk� functionality with your contacts. Plug and Play Support for Socket PeripheralsLike its predecessor, the PAC Mate Omni still lets you install any peripheral for which there is a Windows mobile driver. However, to help you get up and running with minimal fuss, drivers for the popular range of modem, Ethernet, Bluetooth�, and Wi-Fi cards from Socket Communications are included in the PAC Mate Omni software. If you Use one of these cards, simply plug the card into the CompactFlash� slot, and you�re ready to go. Online Help ChangesWhen you access Help from the Start menu, the PAC Mate Omni now displays help based on the currently open application. To view the main table of contents, press ALT (F2) from within Help and press ENTER (DOT 8) on Contents. Non-contiguous Selection in List ViewsIf you are in File Explorer, or any list view that allows for selecting multiple items, you can now select items non-contiguously as you can on a computer. To select non-contiguous items on the QX, hold down the CTRL key while moving through the list with the arrow keys. JAWS says "not selected" for items that are not selected. Press the SPACEBAR to select or unselect an item. When you have selected the items you want, release the CTRL key and then perform the action you want, such as delete, cut, copy, etc. To select non-contiguous items on the BX, hold down the DOT 7 key while moving through the list with F1 and F4. JAWS says "not selected" for items that are not selected. Press F5 to select or unselect an item. When you have selected the items you want, release the DOT 7 key and then perform the action you want, such as delete, cut, copy, etc. Changes in SynchronizationNow, if the PAC Mate Omni is synchronizing with your computer and you try to turn it off, it will complete synchronizing before it will actually turn off. This helps prevent synchronization from accidentally being interrupted. Support for PrintBoySupport has been added for PrintBoy, a printing application for Windows Mobile that contains features similar to PrintPocketCE. PrintBoy is now the recommended printing utility as PrintPocketCE is not compatible with Windows Mobile 6.0. For more information about PrintBoy, visit http://www.bachmannsoftware.com. New CommandsNote: QX commands are followed by the BX equivalent in parentheses.
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