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Pocket Office Features
By Chris De Herrera,
Copyright 2003
Version 1.00 Revised 7/5/2003
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Introduction
Pocket Office applications (Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket PowerPoint, and Pocket Access) are radically different than Office that you install on your PC. Pocket Office is installed in rom and it is only sold with a device. This article describes what they have in common. Generally if it is not mentioned here it is not offered in Pocket Office.
Pocket Office Availability
Here is a table of all Windows CE devices and what Pocket Office applications are provided with them.
| Device | Pocket Word | Pocket Excel | Pocket PowerPoint | Pocket Access |
| Handheld PC 1.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Handheld PC 2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Handheld PC Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Handheld PC 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Palm-size PC 1.0 | No | No | No | No |
| Palm-size PC 2.0 | No | No | No | No |
| Pocket PC 2000 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pocket PC 2002 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Mobile 2003 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Features of Pocket Word
Here is a table of what is supported in Pocket Word for the latest generation of devices:
| Feature | Windows Mobile 2003 | Pocket PC 2002 | Handheld PC 2000 |
| Opens/saves desktop Word Documents (97/2000) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Password Protect | No | No | Yes |
| Zoom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Outline Mode | No | No | Yes |
| Bullets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fonts | Bookdings, Courier New, Frutiger Linotype, Tahoma | Bookdings, Courier New, Frutiger Linotype, Tahoma | Arial, Courier New, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, WingDings |
| Font Size | 8-36, any number you wish | 8-36, any number you wish | 8-36, any number you wish |
| Font Format | Fine, Normal, Bold, Thick, Underline, Italic, Highlight, Strikethrough | Fine, Normal, Bold, Thick, Underline, Italic, Highlight, Strikethrough | Bold, Underline, Italic, Highlight, Strikethrough |
| Font Color | 16 colors | 16 colors | 16 colors |
| Insert Symbol | Yes | ||
| Paragraph Alignment | Left, Center, Right | Left, Center, Right | Left, Center, Right |
| Paragraph Indent | Left, Right, Special (First Line, Hanging) | Left, Right, Special (First Line, Hanging) | Left, Right, Special (First Line, Hanging) |
| Tabs | Yes, fixed | Yes, fixed | Yes, Custom |
| Spell Checker | Yes | Yes, 32 MB rom only | Yes |
| Custom Dictionary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Word Count | Yes | Yes | No |
| Insert Date | Yes | Yes | No |
| Embedded Drawing/Recording/Picture | Yes, Yes, Yes | Yes, Yes, Yes | No, No, Yes |
| Find/Replace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No | No | Yes |
Features of Pocket Excel
Here is a table of what is supported in Pocket Excel for the latest generation of devices:
| Feature | Windows Mobile 2003 | Pocket PC 2002 | Handheld PC 2000 |
| Open/Save desktop file format (97/2000) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Password Protect | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fonts | Bookdings, Courier New, Frutiger Linotype, Tahoma | Bookdings, Courier New, Frutiger Linotype, Tahoma | Arial, Courier New, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, WingDings |
| Font Size | 8-36, any number you wish | 8-36, any number you wish | 8-36, any number you wish |
| Font Format | Bold, Underline, Italic | Bold, Underline, Italic | Bold, Underline, Italic |
| Colors - Fonts, Border, Fill | 16 colors | 16 colors | 16 colors |
| Insert Symbol | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sheets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Functions | Yes, same as desktop | Yes, same as desktop | Yes, same as desktop |
| Define Name | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Find/Replace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cell Size | Row Height, Column Width | Row Height, Column Width | Row Height, Column Width |
| Cell number format | General, Number, Currency, Accounting, Date, Time, Percentage, Fraction, Scientific, Custom | General, Number, Currency, Accounting, Date, Time, Percentage, Fraction, Scientific, Custom | General, Number, Currency, Accounting, Date, Time, Percentage, Fraction, Scientific, Custom |
| Cell Alignment | Wrap, Horizontal: General, Left, Center, Right, Center across section, Vertical: Top, Bottom, Center | Wrap, Horizontal: General, Left, Center, Right, Center across section, Vertical: Top, Bottom, Center | Wrap, Horizontal: General, Left, Center, Right, Center across section, Vertical: Top, Bottom, Center |
| Borders | Outline, Left, Right, Top, Bottom | Outline, Left, Right, Top, Bottom | Outline, Left, Right, Top, Bottom |
| Row/Column | Hide, Unhide, AutoFit | Hide, Unhide, AutoFit | Hide, Unhide, AutoFit |
| Insert/Delete Cells | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GoTo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sort | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofilter | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Split Panes/Freeze Panes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Printing | No | No | Yes |
Pocket PowerPoint
Pocket PowerPoint is only available on the Handheld PC.
| Feature | Handheld PC 2000 |
| View Slideshow | Yes, VGA or 800 x 600 |
| View/Edit Notes | Yes |
| Animation | No |
| Sound | No |
| Slide Sorter | Yes |
| Edit Slides | Only Text on Title Slide |
| Printing | No |
Pocket Access
Pocket Access is only available on the Handheld PC.
| Feature | Handheld PC 2000 |
| Tables/Add/Delete | Yes |
| SQL | Yes |
| SQL Expression Builder | No |
| Forms | No |
| Datasheet/Database View | Yes |
| Sort/Filter/Find/Replace Records | Yes |
| Fonts Characteristics | Bold, Underline, Italic, 8-36 points, |
| Fonts | Arial, Courier New, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, WingDings |
| Delete/Add Records | Yes |
| Import/Export Records | No |
| Visual Basic for Applications | No |
| Reports | No |
| Printing | No |
Pocket Office vs. Office - Differences
Here is a list of features that Office on the desktop has however Pocket Office does not support.
| Office Feature | Pocket Office |
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) | No |
| Macros | No |
| Retaining format information that is not supported | No |
| Headers/Footers | No |
| Word - Tables | No |
| Excel - Pivot Tables | No |
| Synchronize files with Passwords | No |
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