PDA User Guide

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CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Handheld and Your Computer
Synchronizing information
Synchronizing means that information that is entered or updated in one place (your handheld or
your computer) is automatically updated in the other. No need to enter information twice.
Be sure to synchronize the info in your handheld’s program memory frequently
so that you always have an up-to-date backup copy of this info on your computer.
Entering information using desktop software
Use Palm Desktop or Outlook to enter information on your computer. When you synchronize, the
information is updated on your handheld.
If you use the default settings, information from all the following applications is transferred each
time you synchronize your handheld with your computer:
If you choose to synchronize with Outlook, info from Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Memos is
synchronized with Outlook. You can also set up the VersaMail application
to synchronize with
Outlook. Other info, such as photos and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software.
Applications, files, and folders moved to your handheld's internal drive with File
Transfer are not automatically backed up during synchronization. Use File Transfer to copy or
move the updated files and folders to your computer, or to back up the contents of your
handheld's entire internal drive to your computer.
IMPORTANT
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Tip
You can synchronize your
handheld with your
computer wirelessly
using the built-in
Bluetooth
®
wireless
technology on your
handheld.
Did You Know?
Everybody in your family
can synchronize their
handheld with the same
copy of Palm Desktop
software. Just make sure
that each handheld has its
own username;
Palm Desktop software
reads the username and
recognizes the handheld
during synchronization.
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