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PIEprint
for Pocket PC WM6.1 and earlier
NOTE: Does NOT
support WM6.1.4 and WM6.5
Print fully formatted HTML/Web pages from within Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE).
Prints in Color!!
Version 1.270
Available
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What's
New
What is PIEprint?
PIEprint
allows printing fully formatted HTML files from within Pocket Internet
Explorer (PIE) on Pocket PC (WM6.1 and earlier) devices. PIEprint offers a variety of printing
options and prints to a wide
variety printers using Infrared, Bluetooth,
802.11b wireless network
and serial connections.
Installing
and Using
PIEprint:
| Download
PIEprint installer by clicking the "Download" link above. |
| Run
PIEprint_Install.exe on desktop PC to install to your Pocket PC
WM6.1 and earlier device. NOTE: For direct installation, download
the correct PIEprint
CAB file for your
Pocket PC and use Pocket File Explorer to
find and run the CAB file, which will install PIEprint and then delete
itself.
Direct download :
PIEprint CAB file for
Pocket PC WM6.1 and earlier
PIEprint CAB file for
PPC2002 |
| On
your Pocket PC, start Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE), usually found in
the Start Menu (below left). |
| In
PIE, go to the HTML page you want to print (below right). |
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Start Pocket
Internet Explorer (PIE) |
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Go to page to be printed |
| Tap-and-Hold
stylus on a portion of the HTML page that is not an image or a link
(below left) |
| You
will see menu pop up that includes "Print" option (below
right). If the Print option is not on the menu, try another empty part
of the HTML page. |
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Tap-and-Hold
Not on an image or link. |
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Pop-up menu should
contain Print selection |
| Tap
on Print. If you are trying PIEprint's free 30-day evaluation, you
will see the "Evaluation" screen (below left). Simply tap on
the "Use PIEprint Evaluation" button to proceed. After you
purchase PIEprint, you will receive a registration code that you enter
at this screen and tap "Register" to unlock PIEprint for
your use. |
| Now
you should see the main PIEprint screen (below right). |
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Evaluation screen |
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PIEprint main screen |
| PIEprint Options
(above right):
| Print
Sizing:
Some HTML pages are too wide to fit on the printed page. You can
select "Shrink to fit to Page Width" to print a
"too-wide" HTML page. You can select a custom resize
percentage to force printing a page smaller or larger than designed. |
| Print
Range: Allows you to select a page range rather than print all
pages of an HTML file. |
| Number
of Copies:
Set if you want to print multilple copies of the print job. |
| Print
Header/Footer: Prints header containing HTML page title and page
number, plus footer containing URL address and date/time of print
job. |
| Reduce
Text Size: Some HTML pages print with the text larger than
desired. Selecting this option reduces all text sizes by about 1/4. |
| Continue
Button: Tap this after setting all PIEprint options to continue
to "Select Printer" screen (below left). |
| Quick
Print Button: If you have previously selected printer and other
options (see "Select Printer" below), you can tap Quick
Print to use current printer and paper selections to begin printing
right away. |
| Cancel
Button: Returns to PIE without printing. |
| About
Button:
Shows About screen with current PIEprint version number.
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| After
selecting any option changes, tap "Continue" button to go to
the "Select Printer" screen (below left). See "Printer
Options" for more info. |
| Select
your printer (below right) and any other
options. |
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Select
Printer |
|
Printer List |
| Tap
on "More Settings" (below left) to change other printer
settings such as Margins. Click here for more info |
| Tap
Start Printing button and PIEprint will begin processing the HTML page
(below right) and begin printing. Once printing is complete, PIEprint
will return to Pocket Internet Explorer.
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PIEprint
Limitations:
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PIEprint
supports all Pocket PC
WM6.1 and earlier devices. Note: WM6.1.4 and
WM6.5 use different version of IE (Internet Explorer) which does not
support addition of "Print" option to context menu - so PIEprint
will not work. |
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PIEprint
does NOT support the following tag categories: Script tags (ie. Java
Script), CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), link, inclusion, style and form
tags.
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PIEprint
does not work with AvantGo - you will not be able to print
WEB pages downloaded by AvantGo. |
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