Pocket Office on WM5

**Trident** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2007, 06:27 PM

I was just looking at a nice ad featuring the Cingular 8525 using WM5. They had pics of that device using a nice looking Pocket Outlook, Word and Excel. I've used both Word and Excel on my 6700, but my OEM contact manager/calendar looks nothing like this miniature Outlook. It looked almost as good as my Outlook2003 on my PC!
I'd love to not have to rely on 3rd party software for my contacts.
Is there some way to get this version of Outlook for our device?

**schettj** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2007, 06:51 PM

Must be false advertising, that puppy is a plain old windows mobile 5 device.

**colonel** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2007, 07:43 PM

Can you post a pic of the ad? That would allow poeple to compare what you are seeing to things they have seen.

Alwaysbelieve1 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 02:36 AM

Why do you have to use 3rd party software to organize your contacts? What are you doing with your contacts, etc. that you need this software?

I use the Poutlook and it works great- especially alongside my SPB Diary on the today screen.

**Trident** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 11:00 AM

I'm posting a copy of the ad. I think that when I was looking at it before, I didn't look very carefully. I can see now that it's just a day view of my calendar without any of the other views that I have additionally with Pocket informant.

As for why I use PI2007 instead of the OEM software- I find that I prefer the flexibility and options over the OEM contacts. I use PocketBreeze to see it on my Today screen and find that handy as well.

Alwaysbelieve1 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 02:18 PM

The first one is definitely the same, but the bottom one seems a bit different. Maybe it's me, but it doesn't look like Poutlook.

**Trident** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 04:43 PM

The first one is what I thought was POutlook- I can't find anything called Outlook on my PPC. I can find Excel & Word. There is a rudimentary contacts/calendar/tasks program, but I wouldn't compare it to Outlook.

The second image is a screenshot of the Agenda view using PocketInformant2007. This is a type of view that isn't availble using the OEM calendar and one that I prefer. One of the many advantages of using this particular 3rd party software that I believe should be included in the OEM software.

**schettj** · #8 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 05:48 PM

That's standard calendar functionality for windows Mobile (the top one, that is)
Calender, view, Day View.

Looks just like mine, only more busy.

rlith · #9 (**permalink**) 01-17-2007, 10:13 PM

Yes, top pic is standard calendar view...

As to no outlook on PPC, all PPC's have it. It's called MESSENGING. Messenging IS pocket outlook

**schettj** · #10 (**permalink**) 01-18-2007, 12:31 PM

Or put another way,
messaging+calendar+tasks+notes == outlook. At least according to ActiveSync