User's Manual Part 2

60 Microsoft® ActiveSync®
Microsoft® ActiveSync®
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Microsoft® ActiveSync®
Using Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize the information on your desktop com-
puter with the information on your device. Synchronization compares the data on your
device with your desktop computer and updates both computers with the most recent
information. For example:
• Keep Pocket Outlook data up-to-date by synchronizing your device with Microsoft Out-
look data on your desktop computer.
• Synchronize Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files between your device and desktop
computer. Your files are automatically converted to the correct format
• Back up and restore your device data.
• Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your device and desktop computer.
• Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode. For exam-
ple, you can synchronize continually while connected to your desktop computer or only
when you choose the synchronize command.
• Select which information types are synchronized and control how much data is synchro-
nized. For example, you can choose how many weeks of past appointments you want
synchronized.
Installing ActiveSync® on PC
To ensure that synchronization works properly you must install Microsoft ActiveSync on
your computer before connecting your PDA phone to the computer.
1. Insert the Companion CD into the CD-ROM drive in your computer.