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Some of
the practical features of Pocket PC Creations shown in the
Breathalyser project below. Project created in an hour, without
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| Create Project
on desktop or laptop PC using Pocket PC Creations and install to Pocket
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Breathalyser project is found in
C:\Program Files\Pocket PC Creations\Examples after installation of
Pocket PC Creations, download a Trial. |
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Top
level contents menu of project with hyperlink points to menu pages for ease of navigation.
Note the page Header,
tap this area on a live project and go to guidance notes sitting
behind the page, so ready instructions are always at hand. On the menus
below, a tap on the description of the point links to any guidance
information included. Powerful features for training and support. Pocket
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Menu demonstrating practical 'point'
functions:
- Drop list, allowing free text
entry with save option. Frequently used entries are conveniently
available and can be added to in the field.
- Time stamp, includes time and
time and date options. [All projects are time and date stamped as they
are opened and closed.].
- Selection points, with options
of single or multiple selections.
- Boolean points, with options of
Yes/No, True/False, Yes/No/NA True/False/NA, Safe/Unsafe/NA, 1/0/99,
or any value assigned, including recording sentences of text.
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Menu demonstrating additional practical
'point' functions:
- Edit point, for free entry of text
and/or numbers. The keyboard and handwriting recognition functions are
easy to use in the field.
- Edit point for numeric values
modified using up/down arrows.
- Logic point controls display of
points after a 'yes'/tick for driver admitting alcohol consumption.
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Menu demonstrating practical 'point'
functions:
- Drop list, save time by having
actions such as "Solicitor should discuss with officer."
available as choices along with several alternative "Other
Comments".
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Menu showing practical Outlook
point functions. The Outlook point enables information to be directly
imported from Microsoft Pocket Outlook on the Pocket PC. This feature
saves time and ensures accuracy of information transfer. The Outlook point
also allows new contact information to be added simultaneously to Pocket
Outlook and a Pocket PC Creations project in the field.
(Services weren't used or
recorded in this case, information is shown as an example.)
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Menu demonstrating practical 'point'
functions:
- Image Layout point, displaying
images. Here the images are black and white 'identikits', though full
colour is supported for maps, product photos, drawings etc. In this
case, the 'Wanted' images could be changed daily and the
project/application be distributed by email to hundreds of police
units for re-installing onto Pocket PCs.
- Text Layout point, enables text
to be added to 'front' of menu page as well as in guidance.
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Operation on Pocket PC
Session
Window on Pocket PC client opposite.
Multiple Projects (such as Breathalyser)
and multiple Sessions are run on the Pocket PC. Session List Columns of data can
be seen at a glance in the Session window, and sorted for convenience;
these are set up in Design via Project > Properties > Options.
Sessions are sent to and from the Pocket
PC Creations server/desktop via either wireless (including mobile phones)
or ActiveSync.
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Data
Synchronise
information from Pocket PC to desktop PC, and export to Microsoft Excel, HTML,
XML, Microsoft Access and SQL Server, Oracle and other databases. The
data shown are automatically
laid out in easy to read Excel tables, either horizontally or
vertically.
See data in
HTML (web page format). The HTML presentation is generated in
seconds, ready for print or storage.
Consider
the advantages :
- consistent
quality approach to ensure success in legal
proceedings
- time saving
through elimination of paperwork
- no loss of
information transferring between paper forms
and reports
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