Chapter 8

Advanced HotSync® Operations

HotSync® technology enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm Computing® platform devices and Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect your Visor handheld and Palm Desktop software either directly, by placing your handheld in the cradle attached to your computer, or indirectly, with a modem or network.

This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via a modem or network. See “Other ways to delete records” in Chapter 5 for information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations.

Selecting HotSync setup options

You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary, you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well.

To set the HotSync options:

1.Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.

2.Choose Setup.

3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:

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Handspring Visor manual Advanced HotSync Operations, Selecting HotSync setup options