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Chapter 5

Communicating UsingYour Handheld Computer
The previous chapter described the features of your handheld
computer thathelp y ou stay organized. Thisch apter describes the
features that help you stay connected.
■Managingdesktop e-mail: Using yo ur handheld computer, you can
read,replyto,compose,anddeletee-mailfromyourdesktope-
mail application while you’re away from your desk.
■IR beaming: The infrared portlocated at the top of your handheld
computer lets you send data from your handheld computer —
including entire applications — to any other Palm Computing®
device that’s close by and also equipped with an IR port.

Managing desktop e-mail

away from your desk

Mail lets you manage the e-mail that you send and receive
through the e-mail application on your personal computer.
You can read, reply to, compose, and delete e-mail on your
handheldco mputer. To send or receive e-mail, you must
performa H otSync®operationeither locally, using the cradle, or
remotely, using a modem.
The key to Mail is that it truly synchronizes the mail in the Inbox of
your desktop e-mail application with the mail on your handheld
computer.F or example, if you delete e-mail items from Mail, your
next HotSync operation also deletes the e-mail items from your
desktop e-mail application, so you never have to delete e-mail items
twice. Similarly, if you read an e-mail item on your handheld
computer and leave it in your Inbox, your next HotSync operation
marksit a s readin your desktop e-mail application.