User Guide

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Installing Palm Desktop Software
Experiencing the pdQ™
Advantage
Getting Started Working with Organizer
Features
Working with Phone and
Messaging Features
Your pdQ smartphone requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a
port with an internal modem or other device. If you are unsure
about the exact location of the serial port on your computer, refer
to the user’s manual supplied with the computer.
Installing Palm Desktop Software
Palm Desktop organizer software extends many of the functions of your pdQ
smartphone to your computer. Although using Palm Desktop software is
optional, when you use it with your pdQ smartphone and the built-in
HotSync technology, you can fully synchronize the information on your pdQ
smartphone with the information on your computer. Changes you make on
your pdQ smartphone or Palm Desktop appear in both places after you
synchronize.
With Palm Desktop software you can:
■ Work with your Palm Computing and pdQ smartphone applications on
your computer.
■ Back up the data stored on pdQ smartphone with HotSync technology
and synchronize the data with Palm Desktop. Synchronization is a one-
step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and up-to-date.
See the “HotSync” chapter in the pdQ Applications Handbook for
information about using this feature.
■ Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other
Windows applications into Address Book or Memo Pad.
■ Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad
information on any Windows-compatible printer.
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