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Shortcuts are a simple way to reach anything quickly. Windows Mobiles are often criticized for being not user friendly because there are menus under menus. Performing basic task such as opening calendar in week view directly is not possible easily.
Here is a list of shortcuts for common tasks & settings so you can perform actions quickly.
You can use them with various softwares like iPhoneToday, iFonz, Androkkid etc.
First how to create shortcuts or .LNK files in Pocket PC
- Don’t use the inbuilt file explorer. use gsfinder, or total commander etc. The inbuilt file explorer can’t edit links or show file extensions – if you try to rename something to xxx.LNK, it will really be xxx.lnk.txt (or something)
- Using the other file explorer, copy and paste a shortcut to ANY file/exe/.lnk you want.
- Tap & hold on this new shortcut, select ‘properties’.
- In properties, write the address of the program you want the shortcut for. ie- program files\xxx.exe or windows\xxx.exe or 23#”\Windows\poutlook.exe” contacts (Open Contacts)
- 5: Ok/Close the properties, & rename the link to whatever you want leaving .LNK at the end.
Shorcuts for some common Tasks: (The no. before Hash # is simply the no. of characters after the #)
- Add a New Task: “poutlook.exe” tasks -new
- Add a New Note: “notes.exe” -n
- Add a New Contact: “poutlook.exe” contacts -new
- Add a New Appointment: “poutlook.exe” calendar -new
- Open Contacts: 23#”\Windows\poutlook.exe” contacts
- Open Calendar in Agenda View: 21#\Windows\calendar.exe –va
- Open Calendar in Day View: 21#\Windows\calendar.exe -vd
- Open Calendar in month view: 21#\Windows\calendar.exe -vm
- Open Calendar in week view: 21#\Windows\calendar.exe -vw
- Open Calendar in year view: 21#\Windows\calendar.exe -vy
- Camera – Photo mode: “\windows\camera.exe” -i
- Camera – Video mode: “\windows\camera.exe” -v
- Camera – Contact photo mode: “\windows\camera.exe” -p
- Camera – MMS video mode: “\windows\camera.exe” -m
- Open MMS: 20#”\Windows\tmail.exe”-service “MMS”
- Open Email: 20#”\Windows\tmail.exe”-service “ActiveSync”
- Open SMS: 20#”\Windows\tmail.exe”-service “SMS”
- Open SMS Inbox: 20#”\Windows\tmail.exe” -service “SMS” -open “inbox”
- Compose SMS: 20#”\windows\tmail.exe” -service “SMS” -to “number“
tmail.exe handles all the messaging & supports various parameters as:
- “tmail.exe” -service “”
- “tmail.exe” -to “”
- “tmail.exe” -subject “”
- “tmail.exe” -Body “”
- “tmail.exe” -attach “”
- “tmail.exe” -sync
- Ex:- “tmail.exe” -to “default@gmail.com” -subject “My Picture” -Message “Hi, here my picture” -attach “\my documents\my pictures\001.jpg”
Shortcuts for Settings:
- Settings>Personal
- Password: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1
- Password>Hint: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1,1
- Owner Information>Identification: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2
- Owner Information>Notes: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2,1
- Owner Information>Options: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2,2
- Today>Appearance: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13
- Today>Items: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13,1
- Sounds & Notifications>Sounds: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,9
- Sounds & Notifications>Notifications: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,9,1
- Phone>Phone: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20
- Phone>Services: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,1
- Phone>Network: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,2
- Phone>More: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,3
- Input>Input Method: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8
- Input>Word Completion: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8,1
- Input>Options: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8,2
- Menus>Start Menu: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,11
- Menus>New Menu: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,11,1
- Buttons>Program Buttons: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,12
- Buttons>Up/Down Controls: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,12,1
- Settings>System
- Power>Main: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,3
- Memory>Main: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4
- Memory>Storage Card: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4,1
- Memory>Running Programs: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4,2
- About>Version: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5
- About>Device ID: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5,1
- About>Copyrights: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5,2
- Backlight>Brightness: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,6
- Backlight>Battery power: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,6,1
- Backlight>External power: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,6,2
- Screen>General: 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7
- Screen>Clear Type: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7,1
- Screen>Text Size: 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7,2
- Remove Programs: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,10
- Clock & Alarms>Time: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,16
- Clock & Alarms>Alarms: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,16,2
- Regional Settings>Region: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18
- Regional Settings>Number: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,1
- Regional Settings>Currency: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,2
- Regional Settings>Time: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,3
- Regional Settings>Date: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,4
- Certificates>Personal: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,22
- Certificates>Root: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,22,1
- Encryption: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,27
- Error Reporting: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,24
- Settings>Connections
- Beam: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,15
- Network Cards: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,17
- Connection>Task: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,19
- Connection>Advanced: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,19,1
- Bluetooth>Mode: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23
- Bluetooth>Devices: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23,1
- External GPS>Programs: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,25
- External GPS>Hardware: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,25,1
- External GPS>Access: 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,25,2
- Conn Manager: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,26
- USB to PC: 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,28
Have we missed something? Do let us know in comments if you know some more.
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