Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Help

Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Help

The Viewing Guide List View
· Multi-Criteria Film Searches
· The Year And Rating Column
· Accessing Popular Film Lists

The Movie Details View
· The Film Attribute Icons
· Generating Filmographies
· Adding Films To Personal Lists

The Film Finder
· Finding A Film Title
· Specifying Film Genres
· Specifying A Year Or Decade
· Specifying Movie Directors
· Specifying Actors & Actresses
· Specifying Award Winners
· Specifying Secondary Attributes
· Setting Film Finder Preferences

The Movie Manager

Movie Manager List View
· Adding A New Movie List Item
· Sorting The List View
· Filtering The List View
· Managing Multiple Lists
· Movie Rental And Loan Wizard

Editing Film Details
· The Movie Details View
· The Movie Item View
· The Technical Details View
· The Film Review And Ratings View

Movie Manager Backup and Restore

My Movie Import/Export
· Exporting Movie Manager to desktop
· Importing films into Movie Manager
· Import Types
· Valid Import Field Names

Movie Events
· Subscribing To A New Calendar
· Deleting A Calendar
· Troubleshooting Errors
· Updating Event Information

Movie Guide Connect
· Configuring Movie Guide Connect
· Opening Movie Guide Connect
· Configuring_Settings

Configuring ActiveSync

Assistance
· Product Updates
· Technical Support

Additional Information
· Application Credits
· Copyright and Distribution Notice

Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide for Pocket PC handhelds.

We have worked hard to make this product an extensive yet easy to use mobile companion for occasional moviegoers and hardened film addicts alike. We hope that you will soon find it to be an invaluable addition to your handheld.

Movie Viewing Guide

From Aaron Loves Angela to Zulu Dawn, the Movie Viewing Guide places essential facts for over 21,000 films at your fingertips including: running time, director and cast, color/b&w formats, genre, MPAA rating and more. In addition, each movie is rated from to and comes with a capsule review summarizing plot, quality and often great tidbits of information.

The Viewing Guide List View

The Viewing Guide list view provides a summary of the movie title, production year and rating. The Look Up field allows you to enter the first letters of a movie's title to immediately filter the film list to only include films that match the entered criteria.

To look up a movie by its title:

Enter the first letter of the movie you want to find into the Look Up field. The list will be filtered and display only those films that begin with those letters.
Continue entering characters until the movie you are looking for is highlighted or visible.

NOTE: Leading articles of speech—A, An, The— are eliminated from title look-ups. (e.g. The Graduate is listed under Graduate, The).

TIP: Tap and hold the stylus on the movie title for a fraction of a second to gain instant access to film details and other functions.

Multi-Criteria Film Searches

Tap the Film Finder button to quickly find movies matching any number of criteria that interests you.

The Year And Rating Column

The right hand column details one of two possible attributes: year of release and/or quality rating.

To alter the second column attribute:

Tap popup menu at the top of the column.
Select the desired attribute to display.

Accessing Popular Film Lists

The popular list menu (shown as All Movies by default) allows you to instantly tap into the collective opinion of over 100,000 movie buffs. Each of the 27 ranked lists summarize movies that represent the best loved films of their decade or genre. Films will be listed according to their popularity.

The Movie Details View

Tapping a movie entry in the Viewing Guide list view will open the details view. The film's director, nationality, running time, year of release will be displayed along with awards, ratings, widescreen format, DVD availability and more.

The Film Attribute Icons

Secondary film attributes are signified using the following icons. Tap each icon for further details.

	MPAA rating — The rating assigned by the MPAA.
	Widescreen — Films with special widescreen processes are highlighted with this symbol.
	Film Stock — Indicates whether a film was made in color or black and white
	Media — Indicates the title has been released on DVD , Laserdisc , and/or Videocassette . These symbols indicate a film was released at one time; we cannot guarantee current availability.
	Awards — indicates the film has won an academy award. Tap the icon for a listing of categories won.
	Quality Rating — Movie ratings range from for the very best, down to . There is no rating; for the bottom-of-the-barrel movies we use the citation. Made-for-TV movies have no star rating. They are evaluated by being Above Average, Average or Below Average.

TIPS:

Tap the review text to display in a larger window. Tap the text again to close.
Tap the director's name to display the director filmography selector.
Tap the year/nationality/running time to display the country filmography selector.

Generating Filmographies

Tapping the cast list, director's name or nationality within the details view will open the filmography selector. Tap a name to display the films that person or country has produced.

NOTE: The filmographies only include films that appear in the Viewing Guide. Thus a prolific artist's filmography will sometimes represent a subset of their overall work.

Adding Films To Personal Lists

Films can be quickly and easily added to your personal Movie Manager list from the Viewing Guide.

To add a film from the Viewing Guide list view:

Tap and hold the stylus on the film entry.
Select Add to My Movies... from the popup.
(optionally) Enter the owned and viewed status, media type and quantity of disks.
Tap the OK button.

The Film Finder

No matter what your preference is, the Film Finder will pair you up with the perfect movie. The Film Finder enables you to search on any combination of Title, Year, Rating, Director & Cast member in addition to attributes such as Awards, Genre, Country and DVD availability.

To search for a film using your own criteria:

Tap the Film Finder button.
Specify your criteria in the resulting dialog. The more selections you make, the smaller the resulting list of movies will be.
Tap the OK button.

Finding A Film Title

Enter text into the Title field to match any portion of a movie's title. This can be very helpful for finding a film when you know only part of the title.

Specifying Film Genres

The Film Finder allows you to limit the searches to a particular film genre by using the genre selector. Choose from 16 different classifications.

Specifying A Year Or Decade

Narrow the search to a specific year (or decade) by entering the value into this field. Tap the year/decade popup menu to select the search type.

Specifying Movie Directors

The Directed by selector allows you to find the films of over 5,000 different film directors.

NOTE: Tap on the alphabet tabs to quickly advance the list to the entry that begins with that letter.

Example: Tap ghi to advance to the entries beginning with g. Tap it again to advance to h. Tap it a third time to advance to i.

If you make one selection, such as Stanley Kubrick, then only his films will be displayed. If you select two or more, such as Stanley Kubrick and Quentin Tarantino, then films directed by either of those directors will be displayed. This selector performs an OR search.

Specifying Actors & Actresses

The Starring selector allows you to find the films for over 30,000 different film personalities.

NOTE: Tap on the alphabet tabs to quickly advance the list to the entry that begins with that letter.

Example: Tap ghi to advance to the entries beginning with g. Tap it again to advance to h. Tap it a third time to advance to i.

If you make one selection, such as Keir Dullea, then only the films he starred in will be included. If you select two or more, such as Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, then only the films they both appeared in will be included. This selector performs an AND search.

Specifying Award Winners

Narrow your search by finding movies based on their academy award winning status. Enter the year or ceremony number (e.g 74 for the 2001 (74th) ceremony) to find the winner(s) for that year. Leave the field blank to include all award years.

Specifying Secondary Attributes

The Film Finder's Attributes selector allows you to quickly find films according to a range of secondary criteria.

MPAA — The MPAA classification.
Nationality — The film's nationality.
Media — Quickly limit searches to only those films which have been released on DVD, LaserDisc and/or Videocassette.
Film Stock — Use this selector to limit searches to films shot in color or black and white.
Process — Choose from over 76 wide screen processes ranging from Actionscope to Warwickscope.

NOTE: The media status does not guarantee current availability on any given format.

Setting Film Finder Preferences

The Film Finder provides two options that customize the way it works. Tapping the Options button in the Film Finder dialog allows you to specify the following:

Remember Previous Search Criteria — Select to retain the Film Finder criteria from one search to the next. Unchecking this preference results in a new search every time the Film Finder is opened.
Sort Results by — Specify the sort order of the movie search results. Sort by movie title, production year or quality rating.

The Movie Manager

Whether you have an extensive DVD collection or simply want to avoid late return fees the Movie Manager offers powerful tools for tracking the films you watch, rent and own.

Movie Manager List View

The Movie Manager list view displays a summary of the collection of films you are tracking on your handheld. The number of items is limited only by the available memory. To access the list view, tap the Movie Manager button (middle) at the bottom of the screen.

Adding A New Movie List Item

Adding films to a list can be accomplished by tapping the New button at the bottom of the Movie Manager window. Movies may also be automatically added from the Viewing Guide.

TIP: Tap and hold the stylus on the movie title to access the loan wizard, quickly edit entry details, and more.

Sorting The List View

The Movie Manager list view can be sorted by title, production year, rating, loan status or due date.

To sort the movie manager list view:

Tap the icon.
Select the desired sort order.

Filtering The List View

The Movie Manager display options dialog allows you to display quick summaries of the films you own, don't own and/or items that you have seen.

To filter the movie manager list view:

Tap the Show... button.
Select the desired options.

Managing Multiple Lists

The Movie Manager allows you to maintain up to 15 distinct film lists. Lists represent arbitrary groupings of films you wish to remember, for example DVD collections, films you want to see, favorite films, etc.

TIP: Rather than creating a category for films that you own, use the Owned checkbox in the Items tab. This allows for more flexible categorization. To show only those films you own, by using the Show... button.

Movie Rental And Loan Wizard

The Loan Wizard provides an extremely convenient mechanism for recording the rental or loan status of any movie in your Movie Manager list.

To record a video store rental or return:

Scroll to the film entry in the Movie Manager's list view.
Tap and hold the stylus on the film entry.
Select Rent/Return Movie... from the popup.
Enter the applicable details into the dialog.
Tap OK.

To loan out or receive back an item from your personal movie collection:

Scroll to the film entry in the Movie Manager's list view.
Tap and hold the stylus on the film entry.
Select Loan/Receive Movie... from the popup.
Enter the applicable details into the dialog.
Tap OK.

Editing Film Details

The Movie Manager allows you to maintain extensive details on any film in your collection. Select the film you wish to edit and then tap the Details, Item, Tech and Ratings tabs at the top of the Edit screen to display and edit groups of information. Tap the Review tab to display Leonard Maltin's review and rating for the film.

NOTE: The Reviews tab will only appear for films added to the Movie Manager from the Viewing Guide.

The Movie Details View

The following details may be entered in this section:

Title — The title of the movie.
Director — The film's director(s)
Country — The country of production.
Year — The year of release/ production.
Made for TV — Select if film debuted as a TV movie.
Runtime — The runtime of the film in minutes.
Genre — The movie's genre.
Starring — The film's key cast members.

The Movie Item View

The following details may be entered in this section:

Status — The current loan status of the movie.
To/From/At/Location — The source/destination of the loan/rental
Due back — Select the due back date for the film.
Owned — Select if you own the film.
Viewed — Select if you have seen the film.
Acquired — Enter the place of purchase.
$ — Enter the amount paid for the item.
Catalog# — Enter your own library identification number for the item. (e.g DVD Jukebox slot number, etc.)

The Technical Details View

The following details may be entered in this section:

Media — Select the film's media type, disc quantity and (DVD) region.
Screen— Select the film stock for the movie (Color/Black & White). The DVD screen encoding process (e.g Letterbox, Anamorphic etc.) may also be optionally entered.
Process — Select the widescreen process used to create the film.
Sound — Select the sound encoding details for the Film.

The Film Review And Ratings View

The following details may be entered in this section:

My Rating — Assign your own quality rating for the film. The MPAA rating can also be entered.
Awards — Academy Awards won by the film.
Notes — Record your impressions of the film.

Movie Manager Backup and Restore

As more information is added to the Movie Manager, it becomes more valuable and more difficult to recreate. As a result, you should ensure that this data is backed up on a regular basis.

Backing up the Movie Manager database

Quit the Movie Guide on your handheld using Menu > Exit.
Establish an ActiveSync connection with the desktop and explore the files on your device from the desktop. The contents of your documents folder should appear.
Locate the file named "Movie-ListsVolume" and copy it to a folder on your desktop. This file contains your entire Movie Manager database.

Restoring the Movie Manager database

Quit the Movie Guide on your handheld using Menu > Exit.
Establish an ActiveSync connection with the desktop and explore the files on your device from the desktop. The contents of your documents folder should appear.
Locate the file named "Movie-ListsVolume" on your desktop and copy it to the Documents folder of your handheld device, overwriting the file that is there if necessary.

NOTE: Although the ActiveSync "Files" synchronization facility is designed to keep device files "in sync" with the desktop, we do not recommend this option for reliable Movie Manager backups. If you do use file synchronization, we recommend that you regularly copy of the file from the "synchronized files" folder and put it in a safe place.

My Movie Import/Export

Exchange your Movie Manager information with your desktop by means of a tab-delimited file (TDF). This advanced technique will allow you to add or update films within the Movie Manager of the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide on your handheld from an external database, or to transfer your current Movie Manager to the desktop for use within other desktop programs. These include but are not limited to Excel, Access and FileMaker.

The files that have been imported/exported will be sent to the desktop in the following locations.

MyMoviesImportPPC.tab: This is the file that is used to import data from the desktop to the Movie Manager of your handheld.
MyMoviesExportPPC.tab: This is the file that is created by the conduit when the Movie Manager on your handheld has exported data.

The location of the files used by the My Movies and Events Conduit is the desktop computer's "My Documents" folder.

Exporting Movie Manager to desktop

In order to export your current Movie Manager information to the desktop, you must:

Enable Export films to desktop on the handheld
Ensure that the Import/Export feature of Movie Guide Connect is enabled. See Configuring_Settings.

During export, all films from all categories in the Movie Manager are exported into a single desktop file.

To Enable Movie Manager Export

Tap Menu
Tap My Movie Import/Export
Select Export films to desktop from the dropdown menu
Tap Ok and then synchronize your handheld
The MyMoviesExportPPC.tab file will be created the the desktop computer's My Documents folder.

NOTES:

The review provided by Leonard Maltin is not exported.
Each time an export is performed, any existing file named MyMoviesExportPPC.tab within the file location described above will be overwritten in favor of the new version.

Importing films into Movie Manager

In order to import your tab delimited file into Movie Manager, you must:

Enable Import films to desktop on the handheld
Select an import type
Ensure that the Import/Export feature of Movie Guide Connect is enabled. See Configuring_Settings.

To Enable Import

Tap Menu
Tap My Movie Import/Export
Select Import films from desktop from the dropdown menu
Select an import type
Tap Ok and then synchronize your handheld
The MyMoviesImportPPC.tab file in the My Documents folder will be imported.

TIP: During the import process, the Movie Manager database is first exported and overwrites any previous Movie Manager export file that exists. The export is performed as a safety precaution in case the import produces unexpected results, allowing you to revert back to the last known Movie Manager database. Therefore, if you have an export file that you would like to save, please rename or copy it to a safe place before exporting again.

Import Types

If you currently use a desktop application to track your movie data, you may transfer that data to the Movie Guide, provided that you can create a TDF file.

There are four different methods for importing data from a desktop file to the Movie Manager on the handheld.

Add New Records: Adds all records from TDF to handheld.

NOTE: If record exists on the handheld, the record will not be duplicated.
Replace matching records: Only those records that match corresponding records on the handheld are replaced. New records will not be added.

Requirement: TDF consisting of ALL fields used by the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide. If a field is left blank or is not included in the text file, the matching field on the handheld will be made blank as well. If you have a TDF with a subset of the fields, you should use Replace matching fields instead (see below).
Replace matching fields: For each entry in the text file, existing handheld records are updated only in the fields that appear in the file. This option is useful for updating the handheld with a few data types which were not previously cataloged, but are cataloged in the desktop. This will prevent fields that have not been included within the import file from overwriting data that already exist on the device.

An example is a desktop data file that has recently been amended with personal notes or a mini-review. The import file contains updated information about the film but does not include "Notes". Only those fields that have been included will be replaced (if different) and all other fields will remain unchanged.

NOTE: Desktop entries that do not appear on the handheld are added to the handheld as new records.

Requirement: Tab-delimited file with the following fields: Title, Year, Running Time, plus any other fields to be updated on the handheld.
Skip matching records
Adds entries from desktop, skipping matching handheld records even if there are differences.

NOTE: For import types #2, #3 and #4, a match is considered to be any record that has the same Title, Year and Running Time. Match is case sensitive, however leading/trailing spaces are ignored if they exist.

Additional Notes

During an Import, an Export is first initiated as a precaution in order to backup your current Movie Manager data. If a second sync is initiated after the initial import, your Export file will be overwritten by the newly imported data.

Valid Import Field Names

Following is a list of field names that are recognized by the import process:

Title: The title of the film

Year: The year that the film was released

RunningTime: The length, in minutes that the film runs

MediaType: The media type that the film is stored on. A film may contain only one MediaType. Valid options are:

DVD
DVR
VCD
SVCD
LD
SVHS
VHS
DivX
Other

Category: The category that the film resides in. If the category does not already exist on the handheld, the film will be categorized as Unfiled. It is therefore recommended that you first create all of the categories used by your Import file on the handheld first before importing your films.

Director: The director(s) of the film.

Country: The country or countries that were involved in the making of the movie.

Genre: The genre of the film. A film may contain multiple genres separated by commas. Valid options are:

Action
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Fantasy
Family
Horror
Musical
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
War
Western

Cast: The cast members of the film.

LoanStatus: Defines the status of a film that you may have loaned or rented. Valid options are:

None
Reserved
Loaned
Borrowed
Rented
Returned

LoanDate: Valid format: MM/DD/YYYY. The date that the LoanStatus took place.

DueDate: Valid format: MM/DD/YYYY. The date that the LoanStatus item is due back. Only valid when LoanStatus is set to one of the following:

Loaned
Borrowed
Rented

LoanLocation: The location from where the LoanStatus item was rented or who the item was loaned to.

Owned: True/False. Set to True if you own the movie.

Viewed: True/False. Set to True if you have seen the movie.

Acquired: The location from which you acquired the item. Examples include: NetFlix, Blockbuster, Tower Records, Uncle Jim, etc.

Price: The price paid for the film.

Catalog: The location or slot where the film is stored. This field accepts numerical values only.

MediaQuantity: The number of items (DVDs, tapes) that this item spans. For example, if five DVDs are included within the box set, set this value to "5".

MediaRegion: The region number of the DVD. DVDs produced for the United States have a region of "1".

Color: True/False. Set to True if the film is in color.

ScreenEncoding: The screen format of the film. Valid options are:

None
Anamorphic
Full Frame
Letterbox
Pan/Scan

FilmProcess: The process used to produce the film. Valid options are:

Actionscope
Agascope
Arriscope
ArriVision
Cinepanormique
CinemaScope
CinemaScope 55
Cinerama
Cinescope
Clairmont-Scope
Colorscope
Cromoscope
Daieiscope
Digital Widescreen
Dimension 150
Dimensionscope
Duo-Vision
Dyaliscope
Euroscope
Franscope
Grandeur
Grandscope
Hammerscope
HD 24P Widescreen
J-D-C Scope
Megascope
Metroscope
MGM Camera 65
Multi(ple)-Screen
Natural Vision
Naturama
Nikkatsu Scope
Panascope
Panavision
Panavision Super 70
Panoramic(a)
Part Widescreen
Realife
Regalscope
RKO-Scope
Scanoscope
Shawscope
Sovscope/Sovscope 70
Space-Vision
Spectrascope
StereoScope
Superama
SuperCinescope
Superpanorama 70
Super Panavision 70
SuperScope
SuperScope 235
Super Technirama 70
Super Techniscope
Super 35
SuperTotalscope
System 35
Technirama
Techniscope
Technovision
Todd-AO
Todd-AO 35
Toeiscope
Tohoscope
Totalscope
Totalvision
2.35 Research PLC
Ultra Panavision 70
Ultrascope
Univision
Vistarama
Vistascope
VistaVision
Vistascope
WarnerScope
Warwickscope
Widescreen

MadeForTV: True/False. Set to True if the movie was made for TV.

AudioMono: True/False. Set to True if the film contains a mono soundtrack.

AudioStereo: True/False. Set to True if the film contains a stereo soundtrack.

AudioDD20: True/False. Set to True if the film contains a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack.

AudioDD51: True/False. Set to True if the film contains a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack.

AudioDTS: True/False. Set to True if the film contains a DTS soundtrack.

AudioTHX: True/False. Set to True if the film is THX Certified.

Rating: A rating you assign to the film from BOMB to 4 Stars. Valid options are:

BOMB
* 1/2
**
** 1/2
***
*** 1/2
****

MPAA: The rating assigned by the Motion Picture Association of America. Valid options are:

[G]
[PG]
[PG-13]
[R]
[NC-17]
[NR]
[M]
[X]

Awards: The Academy Awards won by the film. A film may contain multiple Awards separated by commas.

Valid options for Awards are:

Oscar Best Picture
Oscar Best Director
Oscar Best Actor
Oscar Best Actress
Oscar Best Actor-Supporting
Oscar Best Actress-Supporting
Oscar Best Animated Feature
Oscar Best Art Direction
Oscar Best Cinematography
Oscar Best Costume Design
Oscar Best Documentary-Feature
Oscar Best Film Editing
Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar Best Makeup
Oscar Best Music Score
Oscar Best Music Song
Oscar Best Screenplay-Adapted
Oscar Best Screenplay-Original
Oscar Best Sound
Oscar Best Sound Editing
Oscar Best Visual Effects

Usage: [Year] [Award], [Award], [Award]
Usage Example: 2006 Oscar Best Picture, Oscar Best Film Editing

Notes: Free-formed notes or general comments about the film. This field may be used for your own mini-review.

Movie Events

Now you can use your handheld to keep in touch with what has happened, is happening and will happen in the world of cinema. The Movie Events calendar provides up-to-date, anytime, anywhere access to film premieres in theatres, DVD release dates, film festivals and more.

Three calendars are initially provided, however new calendars may be added at anytime. You can visit http://www.landware.com/movieguide/cal for the latest list of additional event calendars.

PLEASE NOTE: As events may be moved, delayed, postponed, or cancelled for a variety of reasons and without any prior notice, LandWare recommends that you always verify event information before relying upon it. LandWare does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of the event information provided to you. You understand and agree that LandWare shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of your use of the event information.

Subscribing To A New Calendar

A total of 15 different calendars can be added to the Movie Guide's Events section.

To subscribe to a new event calendar:

Tap the Calendars button.
Tap New.
Enter a Name and the internet URL of the online calendar and tap OK.
Synchronize the handheld. The new calendar information will now be present on the device.

Deleting A Calendar

If you no longer wish to receive the events associated with a given calendar then simply delete the calendar entry from the handheld.

To delete an event calendar:

Tap the Calendars button.
Select the Calendar from the resulting list.
Tap Delete

Troubleshooting Errors

If the synchronization phase generates an error message, please consult our online troubleshooting section at:
http://www.landware.com/movieguide/cal/help

Updating Event Information

The Movie Guide's Event Calendars are automatically kept up to date using a desktop conduit. During ActiveSync, the conduit will connect via the Internet to a series of online event calendars and retrieve any new event information that has appeared. This ensures event information on the handheld is always kept up to date.

Movie Guide Connect

The Leonard Maltin Movie Guide for Pocket PC utilizes a secondary application called Movie Guide Connect. This application has two functions:

Seamlessly transfer movie event data between the Internet and your handheld.
Import and export Movie Manager data between your desktop and handheld device.

By default, Movie Guide Connect is automatically activated during each Pocket PC ActiveSync. This behavior can be altered by Configuring ActiveSync.

Configuring Movie Guide Connect

Although the default behavior provides excellent functionality for most situations, the Movie Guide Connect options dialog allows you to customize the movie event synchronization behavior to suit your needs.

Opening Movie Guide Connect

If Movie Guide's ActiveSync setting has been set to Manual, the exchange of data between the Internet and the Movie Guide will only take place when Movie Guide Connect is manually launched.

To manually launch Movie Guide Connect

Select the Start> Programs> Leonard Maltin Guide 2007 for Pocket PC> Movie Guide Connect menu
Movie Guide Connect will automatically launch and transfer data from the Internet to the handheld.

Configuring Settings

Movie Guide Connect Settings allows allows you to specify when your desktop computer connects to the internet to update the Movie Guide calendar on the handheld. This can be done on every connection with the desktop, hourly, daily or manually.

To specify Movie Guide Connect settings:

Open Movie Guide Connect
After synchronization completes, click the Settings button

The following options may be specified:

Movie Events

once per day/ week, etc. — Movie Guide events will be synchronized each time the mobile device is connected up to a maximum specified frequency

at each connection — Movie Guide events will be synchronized each time the mobile device is connected

NOTE: If Movie Events is unchecked, Movie Guide events will be synchronized only in response to clicking the Sync button on the ActiveSync toolbar, or when Movie Guide Connect is launched.

Movie Manager Import/Export

Checked — Movie Manager data will be transferred to/from desktop computer based on the settings specified on the handheld device.

Unchecked — Movie Manager data will not transfer to/from the desktop computer, even if it is enabled on the device.

You may then configure the various settings available within Movie Guide Connect.

Configuring ActiveSync

The Movie Guide ActiveSync panel may be used to configure the Movie Guide Connect Settings.

To specify ActiveSync behavior:

Open the ActiveSync application by double clicking the icon at the bottom right-hand corner of your computer screen
Click the Options button in the resulting ActiveSync window
Select Movie Guide from the resulting list
Click the Settings button next to the list

Product Updates

Free maintenance updates to the application are available to all registered owners. Subsequent years of the Movie Viewing Guide content will be made available to registered owners for a small update fee.
http://www.landware.com/upgrade

Technical Support

If you have any technical questions concerning this product, we encourage you to contact us via our online support center at:

http://www.landware.com/help

Our online support center contains a significant amount of up-to-date support information including answers to frequently asked questions, latest versions and numerous operational tips. We have worked very hard to ensure our on-line support information resolves 99% of the support questions we receive.

Application Credits

Online documentation revised April 2007.

This application was designed and developed Dan Rowley and LandWare, Inc., based on the screenplay by Clinton Logan. Continuity provided by Michael Rothstein and Josh Forman.

Copyright and Distribution Notice

Movie Viewing Guide Content From LEONARD MALTIN'S MOVIE GUIDE 2006 and LEONARD MALTIN'S CLASSIC MOVIE GUIDE.

Used by arrangement with NAL Signet, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Important Note
The Leonard Maltin Movie Guide is a commercial product and is protected by strict copyright laws. The distribution of your personal activation code is prohibited.