Windows Phone 7 Made Simple

MSL Made Simple Learning, Jon Westfall

ISBN 10: 1430233125 / ISBN 13: 9781430233121

Published by APress, US, 2011

With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has created a completely new smartphone operating system that focuses on allowing users to be productive with their smartphone in new ways, while offering seamless integration and use of Microsoft Office Mobile as well as other productivity apps available in the Microsoft App Store. Windows Phone 7 Made Simple offers a clear, visual, step-by-step approach to using your Windows Phone 7 smartphone, no matter what the manufacturer. Author Jon Westfall is an expert in mobile devices, recognized by Microsoft as a "Most Valuable Professional" with experience teaching both businesses and consumers. This book will get you started with the basics and then teach you tricks and shortcuts that will save you time and help you maximize your productivity. What you'll learn * How to set up your Windows Phone 7 * Understand the features that set Windows Phone 7 apart from others, such as Live Tiles * Explore and download apps from the Windows Phone 7 App Store * Navigate and use Windows Office Mobile on your Windows Phone 7 * Migrate files to/from your smartphone and your desktop * Connect your Windows Phone 7 to your desktop using Microsoft's Zune software Who this book is for This book is for new users of the Windows Phone 7 smartphone, as well as those upgrading from other smartphones. Table of Contents * Setting Up Your Windows Phone * Making Phone Calls * Setting Up Accounts * Using Email * Setting Up and Using Facebook and Twitter * Customizing Your Phone * Setting Up Bluetooth and Wi-Fi * Managing and Securing Your Phone * Searching Your Phone and Using Speech * Connecting With People: Using the People Live Tile * Setting Alarms and Reminders * Using and Customizing the Calendar * Using Text Messaging * Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer * Taking Pictures and Putting Them Online * Using Windows Live Services * Using Microsoft OneNote Mobile * Using Microsoft Office Word Mobile * Using Microsoft Office Excel Mobile * Using Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile * Connecting to SharePoint * Using Maps * Connecting to the Zune Software * Using Your Phone with Xbox LIVE * Exploring the Marketplace * Updating Your Phone * Resources to Explore. Seller Inventory # LU-9781430233121

Synopsis:

With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has created a completely new smartphone operating system that focuses on allowing users to be productive with their smartphone in new ways, while offering seamless integration and use of Microsoft Office Mobile as well as other productivity apps available in the Microsoft App Store.

Windows Phone 7 Made Simple offers a clear, visual, step-by-step approach to using your Windows Phone 7 smartphone, no matter what the manufacturer. Author Jon Westfall is an expert in mobile devices, recognized by Microsoft as a "Most Valuable Professional" with experience teaching both businesses and consumers. This book will get you started with the basics and then teach you tricks and shortcuts that will save you time and help you maximize your productivity.

About the Author: Jon Westfall is associate director for research and technology with the Center for Decision Sciences at Columbia Business School. As a researcher and technologist working in New York City, his work focuses on how individuals make economic and public policy decisions, as well as consumer behavior.?In addition to his research, he also maintains an active career in information technology, where he has worked as a consultant since 1997, founding his own firm,?Bug Jr. Systems. As a consultant, he has developed custom software solutions (including native Windows 32 applications, Windows .NET applications, ASP,?ASP.NET, and PHP web applications), and served as a senior network and systems architect and administrator (on both Windows and Unix networks, and hybrids). He also writes for the Thoughts Media Network, serving as executive editor of Android Thoughts, and news editor of Windows Phone Thoughts. He has been recognized as a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional"?in Windows Mobile/Windows Phone since 2008, and holds a Ph.D. in cognitive experimental psychology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Windows Phone 7 Made Simple
Publisher: APress, US
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Edition: 1st ed.