This document provides an introduction to developing mobile applications for Windows Mobile. It discusses screen types, development tools like Visual Studio 2005 and emulators, options for native or managed development, extending existing applications, networking APIs, and creating installers for mobile apps.

1. Writing a mobile application An introduction to developing for Windows Mobile

3. Windows Mobile devices

4. Screen types Touchscreen

5. Screen types No touchscreen

6. Screen types “ Standard” “ Professional” Windows Mobile 6 “ Smartphone” “ Pocket PC” Windows Mobile 5 No touchscreen Touchscreen

7. Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/developers/

8. Visual Studio 2005

9. Emulators

10. Managed vs Native Native Managed

13. Managed vs Native Native Managed

14. My first native app

16. My first native app

17. My first native app

18. My first native app

19. My first native app

23. My first native app

27. My first managed app

29. My first managed app

30. My first managed app

37. My first managed app

38. My first managed app

40. Don’t stand alone

41. Don’t stand alone

42. Don’t stand alone

43. Don’t stand alone

44. Don’t stand alone http://dalelane.co.uk/page.php?id=39

46. Don’t stand alone

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51. Don’t stand alone

53. Don’t stand alone

54. OpenNetCF http://www.opennetcf.com/library/sdf/

56. Creating an installer

58. Creating an installer

60. Creating an installer

63. Creating an installer