Millions of thanks to respected Prashant sir for creating this tutorial.
TUTORIAL FOR USE OF ADVANCED SMART PHONE FEATURES WITH NUANCE TALKS
Prepared by Prashant Ranjan Verma – prashant...@gmail.com
Version 2.0 dated 24 June 2012
This tutorial is for use in the “Training on accessible mobile
applications” conducted by SAKSHAAM TRUST, New DELHI, India. This is
the reference guide for the training containing essential information
on various topics to be covered in the training.
In this tutorial useful tips for using common applications with the
NUANCE TALKS screen reading software have been provided. Please note
that this is not a complete manual and does not contain description of
all the features or functions of TALKS or the Symbian mobile phones.
This document contains excerpts and references the following manuals.
Readers should refer to these documents for more information on the
topics contained in this tutorial.
- NOKIA C5-00 User Guide
- Nuance Talks & Zooms Manual
- DAISY2go Manual
Visually impaired can use the advanced features of the smart phone
The smart phone can be a great aid in independent living, education &
recreation for the visually impaired
Any of the following will work -
NOKIA phones with TALKS/MOBILE SPEAK
Phones & Tablets based on Android 2.3 and upwards
iPhone and iPads
Blackberry (only “Curve” models with certain limitations)
Customize the TALKS screen reading application as per your taste
• Speech rate
• Typing echo
• Reading of punctuations
• Change voice
• Verbosity
• More…
TALKS & Phone basics
For mobile phones without a touch screen, the Nuance Accessibility
Suite does not change the user interface, except for the following:
• One key is used to initiate TALKS&ZOOMS commands. By default, this
can be the [Edit], [Menu], or the [Chr] key, depending upon the actual
handset. We will refer to this as the [TALKS] key from now on.
• The various S60 3rd Edition phones have many of the same keys. Among
these are two “soft” keys, which are located below the display. A soft
key varies in function; it performs the function described in the
label that appears above it in the display. In this guide, the left
soft key is called [Key 1], and the right soft key is called [Key 2].
• [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right]: Navigate through menus by moving the
joystick upward, downward, to the left, or to the right. This guide
refers to the four positions of the joystick as navigation keys. The
navigation keys enable you to perform actions such as moving the
cursor in a text field and scrolling through a list or menu. Some S60
phones let you assign an application to each of these keys.
TALKS shortcut keys
TALKS key sequence Description
[TALKS], [0] Activates and deactivates the training mode
[TALKS], [#] Repeats the last phrase
[TALKS], [Long #] Repeats the phrase before the last
[TALKS], [Select] Reads the current window, just as after a window change
[TALKS], [Key 1] Reads the names of the soft keys
[TALKS], [Key 2] Reads the status of the battery, the network, and
other elements
[TALKS], [Long Key 2] Reads the status indicators related to text entry
[TALKS], [1] Switches between the various key echo modes. Each time
that you press the sequence, you switch to a different mode.
[TALKS], [2] Activates and deactivates the announcement of uppercase letters
[TALKS], [3] Activates and deactivates the use of the NATO spelling alphabet
[TALKS], [4] Switches between the various modes of punctuation reading
[TALKS], [5] Decreases the volume of the speech output
[TALKS], [6] Increases the volume of the speech output
[TALKS], [7] Decreases the speed of the speech output
[TALKS], [8] Increases the speed of the speech output
[TALKS], [9] or
[TALKS], [Call] Reads the time and date
[TALKS], [Long 2] Lets you select the way the cursor moves when you
press the [Left] and [Right] keys: Letter, Word, and Original
[TALKS], [Long 4] Turns the graphics mode on and off
[TALKS], [Long 7] Turns the echo of passwords on and off
[TALKS], [Up] Reads the selected object or current line of text; in
the WAP browser, also reads the text before the selected object
[TALKS], [Long Up] Spells out the selected object or current text
line; in the WAP browser, also spells out the text before the selected
object
[TALKS], [Left] In a text field, reads the character to the right of the cursor
[TALKS], [Right] In a text field, reads the word in which the cursor
is located; in the WAP browser, reads the selected object
[TALKS], [Long Right] In a text field, spells out the word in which
the cursor is located; in the WAP browser, spells out the selected
object
[TALKS], [Down] Reads the text from the location of the cursor on; in
the WAP browser, reads the selected object and the text below it
[TALKS], [Long Down] Reads the selected text; in the WAP browser,
spells out the selected object and the text below it
[TALKS], [Menu] or
[TALKS], [Long Key 1] Opens the TALKS&ZOOMS Settings dialog box
[TALKS], [Clear] or
[TALKS], [Lock] Turns speech off and on. This feature is useful when
you want to listen to ring tones or use the Recorder application.
[TALKS], [Long Clear] or
[TALKS], [Long Lock] Deactivates speech completely, and reactivates it
when you press this sequence again. If more than one voice is
installed, it opens a menu that allows you to switch between voices,
or to select “None” for deactivating speech.
[TALKS], [Long Exit] Turns Braille output on and off; see the
additional manual for Braille, which you can obtain from your Braille
device manufacturer
[Long TALKS] Stops the current speech output
[TALKS], [TALKS] Executes the original function of the key that is
used as the [TALKS] key.
The TALKS&ZOOMS Settings dialog box
The TALKS&ZOOMS Settings dialog box enables you to change various
settings related to TALKS, such as volume, speed, pitch, and key echo,
or to ZOOMS, such as the zoom factor.
The TALKS&ZOOMS Settings dialog box consists of up to seven tabs,
depending upon your product options. The tabs are Magnification,
Speech, Advanced, Automation, User dictionary, Icons, and Braille.
When you select a setting, it applies to all applications in your
phone. However, you can choose to apply certain settings to one
application only.
To open the TALKS&ZOOMS Settings dialog box:
• In the main menu, select the icon called Talks or Talks&Zooms.
Or:
• Press [TALKS], [Menu]. If [Menu] is used as the [TALKS] key, the
sequence [TALKS], [Long Key 1] should be used instead.
Repeat the last phrase
If you don’t hear or understand the speech output, you can have TALKS
repeat the most recently spoken phrase (press [TALKS], [#]) or the
next-to-last phrase (press [TALKS], [Long #]).
This feature is useful in instances such as these:
• Your phone alarm goes off, and you stop it by pressing [Key 1] or,
to postpone wake-up to a few minutes later, by pressing [Key 2]
(Snooze). In both cases, the message that was displayed is gone.
Pressing [TALKS], [Long #] repeats the message.
• You enter *#0000# or *#06# to read the firmware version or the IMEI
number of your phone, and TALKS reads out the resulting message once.
When you press any key, the message disappears. Pressing [TALKS],
[Long #] repeats the message.
Customise the phone as per your requirements
• Create shortcuts to favourite apps
• Customize profiles for different situations – home, office, outdoor,
night
• Set ringtones, keypad tone, message tones
Phone Settings and keyboard shortcuts
Using profiles and changing ring tones
Profiles let you quickly change the way your phone notifies you of
incoming calls or messages. Your phone contains a number of predefined
profiles—for example, General (the profile in use when you turn on the
phone for the first time), Silent, and Meeting. You can associate each
profile with a different ring tone, ring volume, and key tone; you can
set the vibrating alert as on or off in each profile; and you can
change the name of all the profiles except the General profile.
To switch profiles:
• Briefly press the [Power] key, and from the menu, select a profile.
To modify a profile:
1. Press [Menu], and select Profiles. On some phones, this can be
found in a folder called “Control Panel” or “Settings”.
1. Select the profile that you want to modify.
2. From the Options menu, select Personalise.
3. Select the property that you want to change.
4. Scroll through the options, and press [Select] to choose an option.
Creating shortcuts
It is possible to assign applications to all the navigation keys and
the soft keys so that they open an application when used on the home
screen.
To modify shortcuts
1. Go to Settings and then into General settings. Note that in some
phones the Settings option may be inside the Control Panel or Tools
folder.
2. Now go into Personalization and then into Standby Mode
3. Open Key Shortcuts and then choose the key for which you want to
modify by using Up or Down keys.
4. Press select to modify and then choose Application or Bookmark and
then from the next list choose desired option.
1. Before disconnecting the USB cable from the phone or computer,
right click on the removable disk icon in computer or press the
Application key and choose Eject.
Using the memory card
Do not remove the memory card when an application is using it. Doing
so may damage the memory card and the device and corrupt data stored
on the card.
1. Press the power key briefly, and select Remove memory card > Yes.
2. Open the memory card slot cover.
3. Press the memory card gently to release it.
4. Pull the card out, and select OK.
5. Close the slot cover.
Use a memory card reader to transfer files to the card. Many laptops
have memory card slots and a portable memory card reader is also
easily available in the market.
Connect a USB data cable
1. Connect a compatible USB data cable to the USB connector on the
phone and then the other end to the USB port of the computer. .
2. A menu will appear on the screen. Choose Mass storage. The memory
card of the phone will now appear in the drive list of the computer.
3. Transfer files to this memory card the way it is done with any
other USB drive.
Your phone is a great reading device
Use the DAISY2go app for reading
Audio DAISY books
Text DAISY books (e.g. from BOOKSHARE.org)
MP3 books (enjoy additional features)
You do not need to by DAISY or MP3 players to read books. Read your
favourite novels or those most essential text books on the go.
Reading DAISY & audio books with DAISY2Go
What is DAISY2Go
NuanceDaisy2go is a player for DAISY books for mobile phones. Daisy2go
is a part of the NuanceAccessibility Suite, and it has been optimized
for the Nuance TALKS screen reading software.
Daisy2go supports the navigation features of the DAISY format. It
allows navigation by headings, pages, phrases, time or percentage. It
is easy to set bookmarks, resume playback from the last read position,
increase or decrease the playback speed without pitch changes and
search the book for specific word or phrase.
Supported phones
DAISY2go supports the mobile phones running S60 3rd and 5th Edition
such as NOKIA C5, E5, E6 etc. A list of supported phones is available
on the Nuance website.
Supported formats
DAISY2go can play books that conform to either DAISY 2.02 or DAISY 3
specifications. DAISY2go can also be used to read text-only books such
as those available from Bookshare. DAISY2go has a DAISY-fy function
which provides access to MP3 files with features like cueing, speed
adjustment, bookmarks etc.
Opening books
To open a book on a mobile phone which has DAISY2go, you first need to
copy the book into the phone memory and then add it to the DAISY2go
bookshelf. Follow these steps to open a book:
1. Connect the phone to the computer using data cable or use a memory
card reader to access the phone’s memory card. Then copy the folders
containing the books you want to read to the phone’s memory card.
2. To start the DAISY2go application, open the MENU on the phone and
navigate to the APPLICATIONS or INSTALLATIONS folder and press
[Select] on the DAISY2go icon to open it. The DAISY2go bookshelf view
will be displayed.
3. Press [Key 1] for OPTIONS. Navigate to NEW BOOK, and press [Select].
4. The SELECT MEMORY DIALOGUE appears; choose MEMORY CARD, and press
[Select] twice. This action will search the memory card and present a
list of all supported books. Note that you can alternatively browse
the memory card and select folders or sub-folders to exactly locate
and add a book to the bookshelf.
5. Navigate the list of books on the screen and press [Select] or [0]
to mark the titles that you want to add to the bookshelf. Finally,
press [Key 1] to add all the marked books to the bookshelf.
6. Now in the bookshelf screen press [Select] on the book that you
want to open.
Book reading & navigation
When a DAISY title is opened, its table of content is displayed by
default. Use the [Down/Up key] to select desired heading in the book.
To play the audio and display the corresponding text, press the
[Select] key. Pressing [Select] again will pause the playback.
When playback is paused, regular text reading commands of TALKS can be
used to read the text of the DAISY title.
During playback, pressing the [Up or Down key] opens the PLAY VIEW
that allows selection of level of navigation. Press [Up or Down key]
to move between options such as HEADING 1, HEADING 2, TEXT BLOCK, PAGE
AND PHRASE. Press [Select] on desired mode of navigation and then
press [Right key] to move forward or [Left key] to go backward by
selected unit of navigation. For example, if you select page as the
level of navigation then on pressing [Right key] the playback will
jump to next page.
The availability of navigation options depends upon the way the book
has been produced. For example, if a book does not have page markings
then page navigation will not be available during playback.
Note [Key 1] as used with TALKS keystrokes is generally the key on the
bottom left of the screen. [Up, Down, Left, Right Keys] are the usual
navigation keys on the phone.
Important shortcuts
Key to be pressed Function
4 Decrease playback speed
5 Normal playback speed
6 Increase playback speed
7 Jump to previous bookmark
8 Define a new bookmark
9 Jump to the next bookmark
* Return to the last visited position
0 Jump to a new position in the book
- Enter a page number to move to that page in the DAISY book
- Enter a time position in h:mm:ss format, where [*] represents the colon
- Enter a percentage to move to the location that corresponds to the
percentage of duration of the audio part; note that you can use [#] to
represent the percent sign
Long Left, Long Right Backward / forward cueing, sounds like a tape recorder
Read and create text files in different formats
Accessible formats
Not accessible
(with TALKS)
HTML
TXT
DOC
XLS PDF
PPT
Text reading – using different formats
The following file formats are most accessible for reading.
TXT, HTML, RTF, DOC, XLS
Note that the Quick Office application supplied on some phones do not
have the editing feature enabled.
TALKS is able to read DOC files only in the edit mode. To read a MS
Word created file, select it in the File Manager. It will open in
Quick Word. Now press Key 1 and then select Switch to Editing Mode.
Text can now be read using regular navigation keys.
Enjoy newspapers on the mobile phone
The mobile version of newspapers is much simpler
• Read TOI, HT or any other English newspaper
• Read BBC Hindi, Jagran, Amar Ujala and other Hindi newspapers
• Make use of RSS
Web browsing
Steps for opening a website on the phone:
1. Long press 0 or select Internet in the menu.
2. Press key 1 for Options and select Go To and then select webpage.
3. Now type the URL of the newspaper website. Note that generally you
will find the URL prefix http://www. Already written in the edit box.
Carefully type the correct URL such as http://www.m.timesofindia.com
and press the select key.
4. If internet connection is available on the phone, the website will
open and Talks will announce the number of links and headings on the
page.
It is desirable to create Bookmarks on the websites you frequently
want to visit so that you do not have to type the URL again next time.
You can also choose to set any webpage as your homepage so that the
page opens automatically when you open the web browser. .
Homepage & bookmark settings:
1. After opening a webpage, press Key 1 for options and then press
down arrow to find Web page options and press select to open it. Now
press Up or Down arrow and select “Save as bookmark” or “Set as
homepage”
2. Next time you open the browser the webpage set as homepage will
open automatically. To open a saved bookmark, after opening the
browser, press Key 1, then select Go to and then select Bookmarks.
3. Press Down or Up arrow keys to see all the saved bookmarks. Press
Select to open any bookmark.
Reading webpages:
Single key or hot key navigation makes web page reading faster. The
hot keys with description are listed below. For newspaper reading,
generally two keys are required. Key 5 reads next link which is
generally a hews headline and key 6 reads next available non-link text
which is generally its description.
Key Description
[1] When the reading cursor is on the beginning of a list or table,
this quick key moves it to the end of that structure, and vice-versa.
When inside a list, the reading cursor is moved to the next list
entry; when inside a table, the reading cursor is moved to the next
row.
[2] Moves the reading cursor to the next form such as an edit box or
button on the web page. This command can be repeated using [*] and
[#].
[3] This quick key moves the reading cursor to the next frame on the
current web page. Note that only frames belonging to the same domain
are currently supported by TALKS. This command can be repeated with
[*] and [#]. The corresponding letter is “F” for “Frame”.
[4] This command moves the reading cursor to the next heading. It can
be repeated using [*] and [#]. The corresponding letter is “H” for
“Heading”.
[5] This quick key moves the reading cursor to the next link or
button. It can be repeated using [*] and [#]. The corresponding letter
is “L” for “Link”.
[6] This command moves the reading cursor to the next part of the web
page that is not a link or button, and can be used to skip a group of
links. It can be repeated with [*] and [#]. The corresponding letter
is “N” for “Non-link”.
[7] The quick key moves the reading cursor to the next paragraph. It
can be repeated by [*] and [#]. The corresponding key is “P” for
“Paragraph”.
[8] This command moves the reading cursor to the next text field. It
can be repeated using [*] and [#]. The corresponding letter is “T” for
“Text”.
[9] This quick key moves the reading cursor to the next table or list.
It can be repeated using [*] and [#].
[0] This key moves the reading cursor to the initial line showing the
number of frames, headings, and links on the current web page.
Pressing it again moves the cursor to the end of the page.
[Call] This opens a text box, in which you can type text to search
for. When finished, you can press [Key 1] (“OK”) to search for that
text, or [Key 2] (“Cancel”) to skip searching. After searching for
some text has been searched, you can use [*] and [#] to repeat that
search on the current page.
[*]/[#] After one of the quick keys 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 has been
pressed, or after searching for text, [#] performs the same action
again, moving further on in the text, while [*] repeats it moving
backwards (for example, going to the previous occurrence).
Pressing Select on a link generally opens a new webpage having
contents of the chosen link. Press Key 2 to go back to the previous
page.
Newspaper reading in Hindi & English
To read Hindi text the Hindi language TTS should be properly
installed. Currently Vocalizer Lekha is available for TALKS. Both
Eloquence and Vocalizer TTS can be installed simultaneously and the
user can easily select a TTS voice on the phone. Just press TALKS key
and long press the C (Clear) key. The list of voices installed on the
phone will come up. Press up or down arrow and select desired voice
and press SELECT to activate it.
Several prominent newspapers have mobile versions of their website.
These websites are easier to navigate and read. If you choose to open
a Hindi language newspaper website make sure you select Lekha voice in
TALKS. These websites have been tested
http://www.amarujala.com/
http://www.jagran.com/
http://www.bbchindi.com
Email handling is easy and fast
• Check email anytime anywhere
• Reply, reply all, forward, compose in just one keystroke
• More than one account can be configured
Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. are supported out of the box
Configuring & using email accounts
Set up your e-mail
With the Nokia e-mail wizard, you can set up your corporate e-mail
account, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mail for Exchange, or Intellisync,
and your internet e-mail account.
1. In Messaging select Mail. The new email setup wizard will start.
2. Select your email provider and enter your e-mail address and
password. If the wizard is not able to configure your e-mail settings
automatically, you need to select your e-mail account type and enter
the related account settings.
You can configure your phone to check email automatically or manually
check for email after opening the Inbox. Press Key 1 after opening
mailbox for these options.
Read e-mail
To read a received e-mail message, select the mailbox, and select the
message from the list. Press Up or Down to select message and Select
to open and read the message. To read it with TALKS, press the Talks
key followed by Down key. Talks will start reading the message text.
Now you can use Up or Down to navigate in the email message.
To reply to the message sender, select Options > Reply. To reply to
the sender and all other recipients, select Options > Reply to all.
To forward the message, select Options > Forward.
Download attachments
To view the attachments in a received e-mail message, scroll to the
attachment field, and select Options > Actions. If there is one
attachment in the message, select open to open the attachment. If
there are several attachments, select View list to see a list showing
which attachments have been downloaded.
To download the selected attachment or all the attachments from the
list to your device, select Options > Actions > Download or Download
all. The attachments are not saved in your device, and are deleted
when you delete the message.
To save the selected attachment or all the downloaded attachments in
your device, select Options > Actions > Save or Save all.
To open the selected, downloaded attachment, select Options > Actions > Open.
Send e-mail
1. Select your mailbox and Options > Create email.
2. In the To field, enter the recipient's e-mail address. If the
recipient's e-mail address can be found in Contacts, start entering
the recipient's name, and select the recipient from the proposed
matches. If you add several recipients, insert; to separate the e-mail
addresses. Use the Cc field to send a copy to other recipients, or the
Bcc field to send a blind copy to recipients. If the Bcc field is not
visible, select Options > More > Show Bcc field.
3. In the Subject field, enter the subject of the e-mail.
4. Enter your message in the text area.
5. Select Options and from the following:
o Add attachment— Add an attachment to the message.
o Priority— Set the priority of the message.
o More— Add more fields.
o Flag— Flag the message for follow-up.
o Insert template— Insert text from a template.
o Add recipient— Add recipients to the message from Contacts.
o Editing options— Cut, copy, or paste the selected text.
o Writing language— Change the writing language.
6. Select Options > Send.
Add attachments
To add an attachment to the e-mail message, select Options > Add attachment.
To remove the selected attachment, select Options > Remove attachment.
Switch between e-mail folders
Select > Messaging and a mailbox.
To open another e-mail folder or mailbox, select Inbox at the top of
the display by using the Up key and then press Select. Select the
e-mail folder or mailbox from the list.
Using Dictionary (English to English & English to Hindi)
You can translate words from one language to another. Not all
languages may be supported. First setup the languages in which you
want to use the Dictionary. Currently only Hindi is available among
Indian languages in the Nokia dictionary.
1. Open Dictionary. It may be inside the Office folder in the menu.
2. Press Key 1 and then select Languages and then select Download
languages.
3. The Nokia website will open. Click on the Hindi link.
4. A file will be downloaded and Hindi will be added to the dictionary.
5. Press Key 1 again, select Language and then Source. You can now
choose the language in which you will type the words for translation.
Repeat this step and set a Target language.
To Look up a word:
1. Select > Applications > Office > Dictionary.
2. Enter text in the search field. As you enter text, suggestions of
words to translate are displayed.
3. Select the word from the list.
4. Now the word meaning will be displayed with synonyms in the target
language at the end.
5. Use TALKS text reading commands to read the screen.
Great aid in mobility – The GPS can help you
Know your location
Find your way to your destination
Know about your surroundings
Share your location and favourites
“The sightless will guide the sighted”
Use of the GPS Maps application for navigation
Courtesy: Harish Kotian
I have used Nokia E72 handset with Talks v 5.2 although I have
mentioned Talks as the screen reader, the instructions holds good for
Mobile speak as well.
Preparing GPS
1. Go to Control panel, Settings, general, positioning, positioning
method. It may be different in other models.
2. You may select Integrated GPS and preferably also Assisted GPS
(AGPS) if available on your phone. This is optional and helps in
acquiring satellite signals quickly. If you have external blue tooth
GPS, then you will have to select this as well.
Configuring
1. There are three folders which you will have to use. Maps, Landmarks
and GPS data. Maps is usually found in the main Menu and the other 2
under Applications. I created a GPS folder in my Main menu and moved
all these into it. This becomes convenient to use.
2. Go to Maps and select it. After a while Talks will say drive. Now press
key1.
3. When Talks says Account, come down and select Settings
4. When Talks says Internet, connection online if you want the search
to be done so. If you will unselect it, search will be off-line. I
have found, online gives better search. However, even off-line you get
pretty good results in searching for a place.
5. Network destination should be internet
6. Press key 2 to return back to settings
7. Select Navigation
8. In both voice guidance for drive and walk select the language with
street names. Initially, it may have to download it from the net;
hence it is advisable to do when you have a WIFI connection. Else you
will have to incur GPRS charges.
For English, Hindi and Tamil, you may not need to download from the
net. Sometimes you don't hear the voice guidance, for which you will
have to raise the volume up.
Getting Started
1. You are now ready to go. Go to an open area, may be your terrace,
balcony or window. A place where you can get signals from the
satellite. Initially, it takes a very long time to acquire the
satellite. About 30 minutes. Better use GPRS and try it with AGPS on.
2. Select landmark, Key 1 and select new landmark
3. Select current location to save the place where you are now. Once
your GPS acquires satellite, it will fill the Latitude and longitude
fields. Give it a name and save this position. Alternatively you can
use the map or enter it manually.
4. Henceforth, you will select this landmark and press Key1 and select
show route
5. After a while Talks says add new point. Move to GPS status. Talks
says GPS status, No GPS connection, No GPS position. This means,
your phone is awaiting signals from satellite. Once it picks it, it
will tell you the quality of connection, like good, poor etc., the
name of the nearest road and number of satellites. In case, you are
traveling by vehicle and you want to essentially know where you are
presently, this will keep refreshing as and when you change streets.
6. If you want to change between walk and drive, in GPS status, move
your cursor right. Selecting will toggle between walk and drive. I
have found by toggling this, the satellite acquisition is faster.
There should be no reason what so ever for this to happen, this is
just my observation. It may be coincidental.
7. In case you need voice navigation, you will press key 1 only after
acquiring satellite. Talks says, calculating route. Wait for a while
and again press Key1. Press Key 1 one more time and Talks says Start
driving or walking depending what you chose in step 5. Bingo! You
start getting turn by turn navigation. Again, you can use the volume
button to adjust the announcement level.
8. Pressing 3 shall give you a search box. I have found that this
takes the distances of places progressively. So, if you select
underground stations you can know the distances of the nearby bus
stations. Please don't ask me why bus stations are called underground
stations. I have no answer for this <smile>.
9. To save your own route, set your destination, when you reach select
save route and give it a meaningful name.
10. In the Main Maps folder you will find favourites and here you will
find your favourite routes. Select it and choose drive or walk
guidance.
11. In the search under the Main Maps, the search is very good. You
can type a keyword and returns good results. You can also choose by
Category.
Whenever you select a place, it will show up in the history.
Now-a-days, whenever I want to use the OVI maps, I go to Maps, Drive
and either I choose drive home or choose Set destination. Here again I
choose between history, favourites or search depending on the
situation. This makes the process much simpler.
Talks and long Key 2 gives you additional information like area, speed etc.
Contacts management – sending business cards
To send a contact to another device
1. select the contact and then press Key 1 for Options
2. Select Send Business Card. In some phones you may have to first
select View details and then again press Key 1 for Options.
3. When prompted select Message if you want to send the Business Card by
SMS
4. A SMS message will be created with the selected Business card as an
attachment.
5. In the TO field type the phone number or press Select key to open
Contacts. Choose the recipient of the message.
6. Finally send the message.
If you receive a message with a business car, open the message and
press Key 1 for Options. Select Save Business Card to add it to your
phone contacts.
Delete a contact
Go to a contact, and select Options > Delete.
Delete several contacts
1. To mark a contact to be deleted, go to the contact, and select
Options > Mark/Unmark.
2. To delete the marked contacts, select Options > Delete.
The mobile phone can be used as an organizer and planner
Calendar
Meetings/appointment
Reminders
Alarms
Notes
Using the clock – setting alarms
1. Go into the phone menu and select Clock. It may be inside the Apps
folder.
2. When Clock is open, press Key 1 for options and then select New alarm.
3. Now Up or Down keys can be used to move between the alarm options.
Set the alarm time by typing the appropriate digits.
4. Choose if you want to repeat the alarm. Pressing Select on Repeat
field will bring up options like Daily, Weekly, Workdays or No repeat.
5. Press Key 1 to Save. You will get a message intimating the time
left for the alarm to ring.
6. Repeat the above steps for setting more alarms.
7. To change any alarm time or to delete an alarm, press Key 1 and
select Reset Alarm or Delete Alarm from the options menu.
To make changes to time & date, press Key 1 and select Settings. Here
you can set time, time zone, date, date format, alarm tone etc.
Setting reminders, &appointments in the Calendar app
With calendar, you can create and view scheduled events and
appointments, and switch between different calendar views.
Create calendar entries
You can create the following types of calendar entries:
• Meeting entries remind you of events that have a specific date and time.
• Meeting requests are invitations that you can send to the
participants. Before you can create meeting requests you must have a
compatible mailbox configured to your device.
• Memo entries are related to the whole day but not to a specific time
of the day.
• Anniversary entries remind you of birthdays and special dates. They
refer to a certain day but not a specific time of the day. Anniversary
entries are repeated every year.
• To-do entries remind you of a task that has a due date but not a
specific time of the day.
To create a calendar entry, select a date, Options > New entry, and
the entry type.
To set the priority for meeting entries, select Options > Priority.
To define how the entry is handled during synchronization, select
Private to hide the entry from viewers if the calendar is available
online, Public to make the entry visible to viewers, or None to not
copy the entry to your computer.
To send the entry to a compatible device, select Options > Send.
To make a meeting request of a meeting entry, select Options > Add
participants.
Create meeting requests
Before you can create meeting requests, you must have a compatible
mailbox configured for your device.
To create a meeting entry:
1. To create a meeting entry, select a day and Options > New entry >
Meeting request.
2. Enter the names of the required participants. To add names from
your contacts list, enter the first few characters, and select from
the proposed matches. To add optional participants, select Options >
Add optional participants.
3. Enter the subject.
4. Enter the start and end times and dates, or select All-day event.
5. Enter the location.
6. Set an alarm for the entry, if needed.
7. For a recurring meeting, set the recurrence time, and enter the end
date.
8. Enter a description.
To set the priority for the meeting request, select Options > Priority.
To send the meeting request, select Options > Send.
Calendar views
Select > Calendar.
You can switch between the following views:
• Month view shows the current month and the calendar entries of the
selected day in a list.
• Week view shows the events for the selected week in seven day boxes.
• Day view shows the events for the selected day grouped into time
slots according to their starting time.
• To-do view shows all to-do items.
• Agenda view shows the events for the selected day in a list.
To change the view, select Options > Change view and the desired view.
Tip:
To open the week view, select the week number.
To move to the next or the previous day in month, week, day, and
agenda view, select the desired day.
To change the default view, select Options > Settings > Default view.
Keep in touch with Facebook, Twitter & Skype
• The mobile version of Facebook is accessible
• The Skype app for Symbian is accessible with TALKS
• Use Tweets 60 for accessible Twitter experience
Using Facebook, Twitter & Skype
Use the mobile version of the Facebook website. The URL is m.facebook.com
Use Talks keys for web browsing to work on this website.
The Symbian version of the Skype app is available online. It is
accessible with Talks. Sign in with your Skype ID.
Tweets60 is a free application. After signing in with your Twitter ID
you are redirected to the Twitter website for authorizing this app to
use your Twitter account.
Tweets60 will show a list of all tweets from yourself or people you
are following. Press key 1 for options where you can choose to send a
new tweet, retweet or reply. In settings you can set Tweets60 to
automatically refresh at specific time intervals.
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“Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you’re
going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.”
Chetan,
Music composer, keyboard player, sound editor and computer instructor,
Skype ID:
chetansagar7
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