Windows Mobile Software Overview

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Microsoft Office Mobile

Get the Microsoft Office experience you're used to, only mobile. With Microsoft Office Mobile*, you get mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Use Microsoft Office Mobile* on your Windows Mobile phone to get the familiar Microsoft look and feel as well as the services that you’re used to. Even when you’re on the road, you can open and edit Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel documents, and view Microsoft Office PowerPoint documents!

When used on a touch screen phone, Office Mobile comes with some additional features, such as word count and the ability to check spelling in Word Mobile, chart creation in Excel Mobile, plus the ability to highlight sections of content and create documents.

The latest version of Office Mobile is compatible with Microsoft Office 2007. A free upgrade is available for qualified phones. If Microsoft Office is not pre-installed on your phone, it can be purchased separately.

Excel Mobile

Take your data with you. Use Excel Mobile to view and edit spreadsheets when you're away from your desk.

With Microsoft Office Excel Mobile on your device, you’re free to create new spreadsheets or edit documents created on your desktop computer, even when you’re away from the office.

Crunch numbers on the road. Formulate a formula in Departures. Review sales figures or just keep a close eye on your personal expenses while you’re on the train. You’re not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.

Word Mobile

Work on your Word documents while you're out and about. Use Word Mobile to stay productive without being tied to your desk.

Now when inspiration strikes you can capture it with Microsoft Office Word Mobile.

Open, view, and edit documents on the fly and on the move. Save changes to your device, e-mail them back to the office for further review, or transfer them to your PC when you’re back at work.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and many more. Word Mobile also includes support for tables for the first time.

Word Mobile has all you need to create business proposals, draft proposals, and more.

PowerPoint Mobile

Be prepared! Practice and view your slides with PowerPoint Mobile while you're on the road.

Keep your slides dynamic while you’re on the move. Use long journeys to practice your presentation with Microsoft Office PowerPoint Mobile.

View the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. E-mail comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response. Your team can e-mail the edited presentation directly to your device.

When you present to your customer, you’ll be glad you rehearsed with Microsoft Office PowerPoint Mobile.

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Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile

Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile lets you take your e-mail, calendar, and contacts with you.

Don’t miss out on messages while you're on the move! Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile keeps you connected to your e-mail, calendar, and contacts with the familiar Outlook features you know from your PC.

Outlook Mobile gives you e-mail on your terms. You can sync most Windows Mobile phones over-the-air, through your mobile operator, or at a wireless hotspot. Your calendar, contacts, and tasks are up-to-date. Plus, e-mails and attachments arrive with their original appearance intact, so you see tables, graphics, font colors, formats, and Web links just as they were sent.

You can use Outlook Mobile to:

• Organize information in folders, just like on your PC
  
• Send and receive e-mail from Web-based services like Yahoo! Mail and from Internet service providers like Comcast and EarthLink
  
• Synchronize your calendar and contacts with Outlook on your PC or your company’s network
  
• Search your company’s central address book for contacts you don’t have in your own contact list
  
• Send meeting requests, track attendance, and receive detailed responses to your meeting requests when using Windows Mobile 6

Outlook Mobile is available for Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6, and works on both touch screen and non-touch screen phones.

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Windows Live for Windows Mobile

Stay Connected to the People and Information You Care about Most

Enjoy e-mail, instant messaging, photo upload, and more on your Windows Mobile phone with Windows Live for Windows Mobile! Enjoy Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Spaces, and Windows Live Hotmail at your fingertips.

Windows Live Messenger lets you:

• Send instant messages or join group chats
• Set status (online, offline, and mobile) and see the presence of friends and colleagues within Messenger or their contact cards
• Send messages via voice as well as text
• Send pictures and files
• Use emoticons to express exactly how you feel

With Windows Live Spaces you can:

• Stay connected to your community while you're on the move
• Send photos to a space
• Access links to friends' Spaces within contact cards

Use Windows Live Hotmail to:

• Get up-to-date access to Windows Live Hotmail
• View graphics, Web links, and contact photos in e-mails
• Respond to e-mails with voice recordings
• Push mail so your inbox is always up-to-date

Windows Live for Windows Mobile comes included on certain Windows Mobile 6 devices and runs on both touch screen and non-touch screen devices.

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Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile

Interact with your staff in real-time using your Windows Mobile phone. This software for large businesses extends the instant messaging and presence capabilities of Office Communications Server, Office Communicator, and Exchange Server.

The 2007 version of Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile is an enterprise messaging client for mobile devices. Extending the reach of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, the 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile delivers anywhere access, rich presence, and enterprise instant messaging (IM) that helps people quickly find and communicate with each other. The 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile is designed with a similar look and feel to the desktop version of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. By taking advantage of existing infrastructure investments, the 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile minimizes cost while making it easy to deploy, manage, and scale.

Advanced mobile communications

• The 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile extends the IM and presence capabilities of Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 to Windows Mobile devices, giving information workers the real-time communications capabilities they're used to, on the go.
  
• Global address list (GAL) support and contact lists with distribution groups help users easily search for people in their organization, see their presence, and communicate with them.
  
• Ability to simultaneously sign into more than one client at the same time provides presence continuity, enabling people to easily keep track of your status.
  
• Interoperability with federated servers and public IM networks enables users to communicate, see presence, and access information with people and Web resources outside their organization.
  
• Multiparty IM conversations let people initiate and participate in IM discussions with more than one person, at the same time.
  
• Rich multimodal communication options let users select the best method to contact someone (SMS/Phone/IM/e-mail) based on the presence of the recipient.
  
• Support for public IM "agents," such as SmarterChild, helps users access Web content using their IM service.

Increased mobile productivity

The 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile has a similar look and feel to the desktop version of Office Communicator 2007, giving users a familiar single-client experience.

• Contact lists are maintained and synchronized across different clients, helping ensure users have the latest contact information wherever they are.
  
• Similar features and functions, such as presence icons, custom notes, contact schedule information, and OOF status, provide a consistent experience from desktop to mobile device.
  
• Consecutive messages from the same sender are grouped together, saving valuable mobile device screen space.

Integrated business performance

The 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile is designed to easily work with existing Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 deployments, minimizing cost, management, and additional infrastructure investments.

• Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 work together to support identity-based, rich presence. and GAL access in the 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile, without the need for additional servers or applications.
  
• Office Communications Server 2007 provides built-in security protocols such as communication channel encryption, TLS (transport layer security) support, and perimeter/internal network protection. The 2007 version of Office Communicator Mobile is also SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) compliant.
  
• Office Communications Server 2007 supports standard root certificates, eliminating the need to install intermediary certificates.

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Live Search for Windows Mobile

Combining local search, directions, traffic reports, movie listings and more, Live Search for Windows Mobile finds what you need

With Live Search for Windows Mobile you get:

• Local listings search for businesses, shopping, restaurants, movies, and more
• People Search: your mobile white pages
• Maps and driving directions
• Real-time traffic updates: updated every two minutes
• GPS integration

Live Search for Windows Mobile comes pre-loaded on many phones and is also available as a free download. It can be used with Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6, and works on both touch screen and non-touch screen phones.

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Internet Explorer Mobile

Now you can take the Internet with you! Use Internet Explorer Mobile to enjoy a rich Web experience wherever you go. Check for the latest news, get stock reports, confirm facts, see what the competition is doing, and check your Web-based e-mail all on your Windows Mobile phone.

Internet Explorer Mobile makes it easy to:

• Sync the Favorites you’ve saved on your PC.
• Change your view to make the display appear in a full-screen format or in a single-column view to limit side-to-side scrolling.

Internet Explorer Mobile is included on all Windows Mobile phones, and works on both touch screen and non-touch screen devices.

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Windows Media Player Mobile

Take your favorite music, videos, and more on the road using your Windows Mobile phone.

Windows Media Player Mobile offers:

• Broad support for the most popular file formats, including Windows Media Audio (.WMA), Windows Media Video (.WMV), Waveform Audio Format (.WAV), and MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (.MP3)

• Synchronization with the desktop version of Windows Media Player (version 9 and higher) will automatically update favorite playlists, music files, and video files on your device

Windows Media Player Mobile comes with Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 devices, and will work on both touch screen and non-touch screen phones.