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Note Taking Program ~ Finger Friendly

Guys,
I'm looking for a decent 'Note Taking Program' and was wondering what you would recommend for the HD2?
What I need is something that I can drop into the favorites on the Home Tab.
Some of the Note Taking Programs don't appear to look 'finger friendly' so I suppose that would have to be the main criteria.
Thanks in advance.

I've been just using the inbuilt Notes app to draw/write my notes. Not perfect, but it gets me by for the time being. until someone creates a good touch based one.

Nighthawk said:
I've been just using the inbuilt Notes app to draw/write my notes. Not perfect, but it gets me by for the time being. until someone creates a good touch based one.
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Are you talking of the OneNote App?
Only trouble with OneNote for the Phone is it's not a 'finger-friendly' application (as in I can't find a way to draw directly on the screen).
Thanks..

I think he means notes
( think its in a folder called Outlook, otherwise /windows )

br3nt said:
I think he means notes
( think its in a folder called Outlook, otherwise /windows )
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Ahhh.... thanks.
I'll check it out once I've finished here.

Beards said:
Ahhh.... thanks.
I'll check it out once I've finished here.
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it's not that brilliant on the HD2, but you can get by with it.
I was going to suggest PhatPad, I mean c'mon what could *sound* any more finger friendly? but it's not that good

fards said:
it's not that brilliant on the HD2, but you can get by with it.
I was going to suggest PhatPad, I mean c'mon what could *sound* any more finger friendly? but it's not that good
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Yes... I agree with both Nighthawk and your good self. It's not that good of a program.
You can't really do any 'finger-writing' properly unless you have the zoom at max (which then hampers it's use as a quick note taking program).
Nice to have the audio recorder there though...... but ohh do I so wish there were something better.

Would to know one as well!!! Need to take notes!

Think this may be what you are looking for! Very simple, very small file size, very finger friendly and freeware plus it looks alot better on our HD2's than what it looks like on the authors web site! Cab attached.
Authors web site: http://tillanosoft.com/ce/pnotepad.html

You can get evernote for windows mobile. I'm just about to try it out.
http://www.evernote.com/about/download/sony_ericsson.php

padlad said:
Think this may be what you are looking for! Very simple, very small file size, very finger friendly and freeware plus it looks alot better on our HD2's than what it looks like on the authors web site! Cab attached.
Authors web site: http://tillanosoft.com/ce/pnotepad.html
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Can you 'Ink Notes'?
As in use your finger to draw notes?
IrishDavid said:
You can get evernote for windows mobile. I'm just about to try it out.
http://www.evernote.com/about/download/sony_ericsson.php
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Does not want to install on my HD2.
How did you get on?

Beards said:
Can you 'Ink Notes'?
As in use your finger to draw notes?
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No ink notes i'm afraid.

padlad said:
No ink notes i'm afraid.
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That's a pity..... but thanks anyway. Appreciated.

I just saw this, might be of interest. Grabbing it now, I've attached the trial version.
http://dynaink.com/

OMG... OMG... OMG...
If you want a cool drawing 'touch' app, this might just be it.
I am buying this right now.

Nighthawk said:
OMG... OMG... OMG...
If you want a cool drawing 'touch' app, this might just be it.
I am buying this right now.
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Agree......Nice one Nighthawk.
I too have been searching for a much friendlier art tool. This could well be it.
I know we are going off-topic here (deserves it's own topic) but one thing I like is it's not cluttered, quite simplistic but very good at dynamic drawing.
The only thing I have noticed that needs addressing is when you role back any mistakes (unlimited Undo), any ink that was drawn on screen outside of the 'Undo' box is left on screen and you can't get rid of it.
Did you notice this too Nighthawk?
Edited:
I've just sent off a message to DynaInk Support explaining the above problem.

Beards said:
Are you talking of the OneNote App?
Only trouble with OneNote for the Phone is it's not a 'finger-friendly' application (as in I can't find a way to draw directly on the screen).
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It is sort of strange. When I was using WM5, the OneNote can draw. In fact it defaults to draw. So everytime I need to switch mode to type text. Now in HD2, I can't find a way to draw anything.
PS: the version I currently have on WM5 is 12.0.4518.1010; the version that came with HD2 is 12.0.4518.1155. However, neither of them can draw! I am still trying to dig up where I got the draw-able OneNote on WM5.

alex fung said:
It is sort of strange. When I was using WM5, the OneNote can draw. In fact it defaults to draw. So everytime I need to switch mode to type text. Now in HD2, I can't find a way to draw anything.
PS: the version I currently have on WM5 is 12.0.4518.1010; the version that came with HD2 is 12.0.4518.1155. However, neither of them can draw! I am still trying to dig up where I got the draw-able OneNote on WM5.
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That's why I said
as in I can't find a way to draw directly on the screen.
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in my post you were replying to.

But maybe I was mistaken. The drawing application I used was the Outlook Note program, which also exists on HD2. However, the line drawings are very ugly.
While trying to use EverNote again (last time I tried it on Windows), I notice the forum messages on EverNote for WM and decided I had better stay away from this software.

Excel mobile is crap. Any alternatives?

I use my HD2 mainly for business use. And a functional spreadsheet is a must.
With capacitive touch screen Microsoft Excel mobile is TOTALLY UNUSABLE.
Yesterday I was checking "Numbers" of Apple, and that is how a spreadsheet on a capacitive touch device should be.
Any alternatives for the HD2?

nothing?

Do a google search for "Windows Mobile Spreadsheets". Probably won't find anything but you never know until you try.

Try with Softmaker Office...
http://www.softmaker.com/english/ofp_en.htm

That looks good and free. Try it out and
report back to us how it works out. I use a spreadsheet some so would be interested how it does. Thanks!

Huh dont understand that. Excel Mobile works absolutely fine for me (and i use it a lot)... Im sure you will complain about any other software as it wont support Pinch-to-zoom like the original one does

another alternative: Docs2Go

Softmaker looks promising... I'm going to give it a go

elburna said:
Huh dont understand that. Excel Mobile works absolutely fine for me (and i use it a lot)... Im sure you will complain about any other software as it wont support Pinch-to-zoom like the original one does
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how do you select multiple cells: to me is like impossible to make a selection

elburna said:
Huh dont understand that. Excel Mobile works absolutely fine for me (and i use it a lot)... Im sure you will complain about any other software as it wont support Pinch-to-zoom like the original one does
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every time I open the file I have to autofit every every every column, so frustrating and annoying

claudioita said:
every time I open the file I have to autofit every every every column, so frustrating and annoying
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How come? I'm using Excel 2010 and it keeps the column settings.

Give a try to SpreadCE by Bye Design Ltd.

best PDF reader for x10?

Anyone know a good PDF reader that works? or can get adobe 9.0 PDR reader works for android?
Adobe have release an android version of it which is free i think, but my market doesn't seem to have it.
I got .apk from somewhere but it won't install.
There is a pdf reader call Beamviewer which cost 3.99. I am thinking to buy it if i don't see anymore alternative.
Anyone want to show me the light?

wrongfeifong said:
Anyone know a good PDF reader that works? or can get adobe 9.0 PDR reader works for android?
Adobe have release an android version of it which is free i think, but my market doesn't seem to have it.
I got .apk from somewhere but it won't install.
There is a pdf reader call Beamviewer which cost 3.99. I am thinking to buy it if i don't see anymore alternative.
Anyone want to show me the light?
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DocsToGo. but it's expensive

Yeah, Documents To Go is by far the best for documents.
It's expensive but it's worth it.

I was hoping some tell me howto put adobe reader on it
Edit: document to go doesn't open anything i have..... but office suite that came with x10 open PDF too! , i never knew.
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you can trying use this pro ......
from attachment

Hi - I've used PDF Viewer which I got off the market - seems to work ok - but zooming is a bit slow on very large PDF's... I will open one that the standard "office" software complained was too large...!...

aahdab said:
you can trying use this pro ......
from attachment
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That is the same version or lower i am using. It just replaced mine. Still the same problem. Some will say "cannot load image" and some will "freeze"
Thank you for the help.
I think i will just wait until 2.1 come out and install adobe reader 9.0.

I am using Repligo. It can resume where I left off and supports readability mode. So, I am happy.

[Q] exchange mail attachments won't download

All I see is little android guy with paperclip.
Why is it that so many things that should work out of the box on this phone requires a forum post? Maybe I'm just slow today.

Did you install the free office viewer? Search captivate in the market.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Quickoffice for Captivate.
I tried that.
But thanks for your post I gave it another go, and now, I have found my issue: .... the email attachment I used for my experiment was a PPTX and it doesn't recognize it ... only PPT
I re-did the experiment with a PPT attachment and it is fine.
F-ckD by Balmer and the big M again!
Well at least Bill is solving blindness in India and generally being the greatest philanthropist in the world so I'm willing to bear with Microsoft and their lameness
alphadog00 said:
Did you install the free office viewer? Search captivate in the market.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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You can download the free (read-only) version of Documents To Go app. This one supports PPTX. The QuickOffice app leaves a lot to be desired by it gives you capability to edit office docs as well as PDF viewing for free. So I had both on my phone.

Polaris Office app

I feel I should tell people who do a lot of word, ppt, excel that the Polaris Office app that comes preinstalled on TF is much SUPERIOR to quickoffice hd pro that supposedly is designed for tablets. The words are mixed up and ppt sides that I use in my word documents don't show up clearly on quickoffice, but they run perfectly fine on Polaris, so don't rush into buying an office suite for your TF, because Polaris gets the job done well.

Thanks for passing that info on. One reason I want a TF over the Acer or Xoom is because it comes with that software.

hi there. have you guys have any idea how to insert an image (eg from my gallery) into an excel spreadsheet in the said app? There dont seem to be any option to do that. I even searched the Polaris website for help, but to no avail.

For everyone interested, I just this morning updated my Office Suite comparison over in the XOOM forum to include Polaris Office (PowerPoint only for now). The link is in my signature. I will update the Word and Excel comparison soon.

does Polaris office do multi-worksheet formulas/lookups in Excel?

newtybar said:
does Polaris office do multi-worksheet formulas/lookups in Excel?
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That's a big negatory. All the pages are there but calcs between them do not work. Same issue with DTG. I have not tried quickoffice yet so I do not know if this feature works with it.
To confirm I'm talking about gdocs that I pull down, I have not created a spreadsheet from scratch to try the calc across sheets with PO.
~DC

DevCake said:
That's a big negatory. All the pages are there but calcs between them do not work. Same issue with DTG. I have not tried quickoffice yet so I do not know if this feature works with it.
To confirm I'm talking about gdocs that I pull down, I have not created a spreadsheet from scratch to try the calc across sheets with PO.
~DC
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Well that sucks...it's a pretty important feature.

I'm using it for work and it does work well. I wish you could create and save to dropbox folders then have them sync properly. Polaris needs to write to the dropbox api or dropbox needs to add support for file moves and creation to android.

I admit that I am not the best speller. Thus I wish there was spell and grammar check.

newtybar said:
Well that sucks...it's a pretty important feature.
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It will work at some point, for now I just combine multiple pages into one large page for stuff I have to view on the go.
~DC

Does anyone know how to "select" text in the Docs app? As stupid as this sounds, I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.

TexasBadger said:
Does anyone know how to "select" text in the Docs app? As stupid as this sounds, I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
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Open the document, go into Edit mode and then double-tap into the text. You'll see something like two pins enclosing selected text. Use the "Ribbon" to copy/cut/paste.

Thanks!
funnycreature said:
Open the document, go into Edit mode and then double-tap into the text. You'll see something like two pins enclosing selected text. Use the "Ribbon" to copy/cut/paste.
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I still feel like an idiot, but now a happy idiot. Your technique works perfectly. Thanks!
One more question: Any idea how to change the page margins?

TexasBadger said:
I still feel like an idiot, but now a happy idiot. Your technique works perfectly. Thanks!
One more question: Any idea how to change the page margins?
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Not sure that's possible with any of the current apps. They are very limited in their functionality; the devs don't seem to expect tablet users to do serious work :-|

funnycreature said:
Not sure that's possible with any of the current apps. They are very limited in their functionality; the devs don't seem to expect tablet users to do serious work :-|
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Thanks for responding. I edited my document on my desktop as a DOCX with half inch margins, then sent it to my TF, opened it and saved it as a DOC. That did the trick. From now on, that will be my template.

TexasBadger said:
Thanks for responding. I edited my document on my desktop as a DOCX with half inch margins, then sent it to my TF, opened it and saved it as a DOC. That did the trick. From now on, that will be my template.
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You're very welcome! All these questions are important for me too

Polaris would be great if I was able to paste text into the app that was copied from other apps. It looks as though this was possible prior to 3.1, but is broken now. That's a pretty big requirement for me.

peyman_2002 said:
I feel I should tell people who do a lot of word, ppt, excel that the Polaris Office app that comes preinstalled on TF is much SUPERIOR to quickoffice hd pro that supposedly is designed for tablets. The words are mixed up and ppt sides that I use in my word documents don't show up clearly on quickoffice, but they run perfectly fine on Polaris, so don't rush into buying an office suite for your TF, because Polaris gets the job done well.
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Polaris is terrible if you use Google Docs.
QuickOffice is the ONLY application that will let you freely edit Google Doc spreadsheets as if you were on a PC.
Otherwise Polaris is a nice app, if you don't use Google Docs. At all.