Personalizing Your Device
Summary
This tutorial covers how you can customize your device to fit your needs.

Requirements
Pocket PC 2000 or Pocket PC 2002 device
So, you've got a new Pocket PC and you've either never had a PDA before or you've upgraded from a Palm and don't know where to start, right?  One of the very first things you should do is start setting up the "P" in "PDA" (Personal Data Assistant).  This tutorial will show you how to start making your PDA unique to you.

The VERY first thing to do is set your Owner Name.  This will not only identify you as the owner of the device in case someone else finds it, the Owner Name is also used by several software programs to verify that the software is only being used by authorized users.

  1. From the Start menu, select "Start... Settings... Owner Information"
  2. Enter your information on the next screen.  Make sure there are no spaces after the Owner Name and E-Mail fields, since these are the fields most often used by applications to verify licensing.
  3. If you'd like the owner information to be displayed each time the device is turned on, check the checkbox below the information.

Now, let's make some modifications to the "Today" screen.  This is the screen you will see when you turn the device on, and gives you a snapshot of calendar events and tasks for the day.

On Pocket PC 2002 devices, you can set the "theme" of the background and colors:

  1. From the Start menu, select "Start... Settings... Today"
  2. Choose a theme from the list, and you can optionally set a GIF, JPG or BMP picture as a background, which will override any background in the theme.  New themes can be downloaded from MobileViews.com and you can create your own themes with BVRP's Pocket Theme Manager.

If you don't have a Pocket PC 2002 device, you can still use the themes by running Pocket Facelift.