WinCE: How to Change the Default File Conversion Format

ID: Q183507

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the default file format used when you convert a file between a Handheld PC (H/PC) and a desktop computer.

MORE INFORMATION

To change the default file format used when you convert a file between an H/PC and a desktop computer, follow these steps:

1. Connect the H/PC to your desktop computer.

2. On the desktop computer, click Start, point to Programs, point to 

   Microsoft Windows CE Services, and then click Mobile Devices.
3. On the Tools menu, click File Conversion.

4. On the "Device -> Desktop" tab, click the file type you want in the 

   Mobile Device Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
5. In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then 
   click OK.
6. Repeat steps 4-5 for each file type you want to convert, and then 
   continue to the next step.
7. On the "Desktop -> Device" tab, click the file type you want in the 
   Desktop Computer Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
8. In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then 
   click OK.
9. Repeat steps 7-8 for each file type you want to convert, and then 
   continue to the next step.
10. Click OK, and then close the Mobile Devices window.

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool wince handheld pocketexcel pocketword pocketie wceentpk pocketoutlook kbimu pocketpowerpoint 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1998