If you are already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, and/or Exchange to manage your calendar and contacts, then all you need to do to sync data to your device is set up one or more of these accounts on your device. The data syncs automatically. See Manage online accounts for information on how to create an online account on your device.

Table 2. Online account sync table

Set up your HP TouchPad to

To sync this data...

sync with...

 

 

 

Google

Contacts and calendar events

Exchange

Contacts and calendar events

Yahoo!

Contacts and calendar events

Facebook

Contacts and calendar events

LinkedIn

Contacts

NOTE Changes you make in your Yahoo!, Facebook, or LinkedIn account on the web show up on your device. There's nothing you have to do. You can change Yahoo! or Facebook contacts and calendar events, and LinkedIn contacts, on your device, but the changes you make, or any new data you add, are not synced to the account on the web.

Sync your desktop organizer and your device

If you want to continue using a desktop organizer to store your contacts and calendar events—iCal and Address Book on the Mac, or desktop Outlook® or Palm Desktop by ACCESS on Windows, and if there are third-party solutions available for your device—you may have two choices:

•Sync directly with your desktop organizer, avoiding the web completely.

•Sync your desktop organizer with Google on the web, and then sync Google with your device.

Both choices require you to use a third-party solution (sold separately). Go to hpwebos.com/sync-solutionsto see if third--party solutions are available for your device. If there are no solutions available for your device, check with the developers of existing sync software for other webOS devices to see if they are developing a solution for your device.

Sync directly with your desktop organizer

If you prefer to sync your HP TouchPad directly to your computer without going through the web, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth technology, or your device’s USB cable, you may be able to download a third-party application (sold separately) that enables synchronization of your device directly to your desktop.

1Go to hpwebos.com/sync-solutionsto see if there are third-party applications that enable you to sync your device with your computer.

2Follow the instructions given by the third-party vendor to install the app on your computer.

NOTE You may also have to install another part of the application on your device. Follow the instructions of the third-party vendor.

Chapter 5 : Copy files and sync your personal data

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