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14. Connect to work server
1 Obtain the following information from your network administrator: server phone number, user name, and password.
2 Tap Start.
3 On the Productivity screen, tap Settings.
4 On the Advanced Settings tab, tap Connection > Connections.
5 In My Work Network, set up a modem, VPN server connection, or proxy server. To view detailed information for any screen while changing the settings, tap the icon.
6 When the connection is successfully configured, run Opera Browser or Internet Explorer to begin browsing the internet. Your device will automatically attempt to connect.

16. How to scroll left/Right/up and down when messaging  by Avalon

when you're typing a message or notes...
see at the middle bottom of your screen, there's the XT9 symbol with a white triangle.
if you click at the white triangle, you can choose different types of "keyboards"

If you choose the option "keyboard", you can find directional arrows which can be used to move your cursor left, right, up, down...

18. Remove the Samsung skin from Outlook Mobile and go back to the default Microsoft UI By CaptnOz

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\MsgTypes\IPM\Note\DLL
change the value from emform.dll to htmlnote.dll

20. Customizing icons for Samsung main menu


New programs installed always appear in smaller icons with a common white backing. To change to one larger icons similar to that of Samsung, you will need at least one image file of size 128 x 128 and add a few entries to the registry.

Here's the step to add you own customized icon

1) Navigate to the folder where the program reside, jot down the full filename. For instance, the default windows inbox, "tmail.exe".

2) Prepare an image file with the background set to transparent. Copy the file to your device.



3) To add a new icon, edit the following registry entry and increment the stated number in Decimal by one
[HKLM\Software\Cube\MenuSpecialItemCount]
e.g. Since my last count is 65, i entered 66 here.

4) Navigate to the following registry key and add a new value of REG_SZ type[HKLM\Software\Cube\MenuSpecialItems\]
Value Name: 65 (Input the original value in step 3)
Value Data: tmail.exe (the actual filename that you wish to customize)

5) Add a new value of REG_SZ in the either of the following registry key, 3D refers to the green menu while 2D refers to the red variant.

[HKLM\Software\Cube\MenuSpecialItemImages3D]
Value Name: 65 (Same value as in step 4)
Value Data: @menuimage-\Windows\gmail.png

[HKLM\Software\Cube\MenuSpecialItemImages2D]
Value Name: 65 (Same value as in step 4)
Value Data: @menuimage-\Windows\gmail.png

6) Finally, save the changes and restart the main menu =D
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See here for more detailed info by Omnian

24. Manual screen rotation

non reg edit method By heimama / bartveld

1. Download -> RotateLeft.exe . (main screen rotate app)
2. From Your Computer, Transfer RotateLeft.exe onto /Program Files/ on your Omnia.
3. Then Copy & Paste a shortcut to RotateLeft.exe to /Windows/Start Menu/
4. And Then go into the Settings tab, & Assign RotateLeft.exe to a button of your choice.

26. Omnia II soft Ring for initial few seconds, solution!

In HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation
Make DWORD value name: 5 value : 1
Than
In HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring AttenuationCategory chnange to 5
Soft reset.

(Has been known to disable ringer on some ROMS)

If ringer becomes disabled look here for fix:
http://www.samsung-omnia.org/how-to-b57/no-initial-call-ring/

28. Use Data Connection from your phone to access internet with your laptop/PC

1) You'll need to put the USB Connection in Activesyn mode and tick the Enable Advance Network Functionality. There is also a standard steps you MUST follow:
a-1) Make sure that your USB connection is set to activesyn with advance network enabled a-2) Make sure that you disable your auto disconnection in your data connection setting.
 a) Connect the device to the PC using the USB cable.  
 b) Get connected to the activesyn/Windows Mobile Device Center first.
 c) Start ICS.
 d) Press connect
2) You might be getting disconnected intermittenly when connected through ICS. This is due to the Data Connection settings you've done. If you've set that the data connection will be automatically disconnected after X mins, basically, as long as there are no packets, it will be disconnected.
3) When connected through ICS, if there are any call/sms/mms coming in, your connection will be lost. This will only happen if you use GPRS connection. You WON'T get disconnected if you use 3G connection

30. Use the internet connection from laptop/PC on your ppc

You need to get the phone to be connected to the computer through Active Sync and you need to go to setting->general setting->usb connection and enable the "enable advanced network functionality" option.