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5.6 Microsoft
Reader
Use Microsoft Reader to read eBooks on your Yakumo alpha GPS. Download
books to your desktop computer from your favorite eBook Web site. Use
ActiveSync to copy the book files to your activated Yakumo alpha GPS. The
books appear in the Reader Library, where you can tap them in the list to open
them.
NOTE:
Before you can use Microsoft Reader, you must activate it from the Microsoft
activation site (http://das.microsoft.com/activate). Follow the directions given at the
Microsoft site.
Each book consists of a cover page, an optional table of contents and the pages of
the book. You can:
Page through the book by using the scroll dial on your Yakumo alpha GPS or
by tapping the page number on each page.
Annotate the book with highlighting, bookmarks, notes and drawings.
Search for text and look up definitions for words.
The Guidebook contains all the information you need to use the software. To open
the Guidebook, tap
Help
on the Reader command bar. Or, on a book page, tap and
hold on the book title then tap
Help
on the pop-up menu.
Tap
Programs
and tap the
Microsoft Reader
icon to switch to the program.
Getting Books for Your Yakumo alpha GPS
You can download book files from the Web. Just visit your favorite eBook retailer
and follow the instructions to download the book files.
Sample books and a dictionary are also included in the MSReader folder on the
Companion CD.
Use ActiveSync to download the files from your desktop computer to your
activated Yakumo alpha GPS as described in the Read Me file in the MSReader
folder.
