HP 920 manual connecting to your desktop pc, Microsoft ActiveSync, synchronizing data

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connecting to your desktop pc

52 hp Jornada 920 series wireless digital assistant user’s guide

connecting to your desktop pc

This section describes how to establish the connection between your hp Jornada and your desktop PC, and how to synchronize and transfer files between your hp Jornada and your desktop (or any PC that has Microsoft ActiveSync installed). In this section, you will learn to

install Microsoft ActiveSync on your desktop PC.

use ActiveSync to synchronize data between your hp Jornada and desktop PC.

connect your hp Jornada to your desktop PC using either the USB cradle or the infrared port.

Microsoft ActiveSync

Microsoft ActiveSync enables you to synchronize the information on your desktop PC with the information on your hp Jornada. In addition, you can back up data from your hp Jornada to your desktop PC and restore this data to your hp Jornada, and copy files between your hp Jornada and desktop PC.

Before you begin synchronization, install ActiveSync on your desktop PC from the Pocket PC Companion CD. ActiveSync is already installed on your hp Jornada.

After installation is complete, the ActiveSync Setup Wizard helps you connect your hp Jornada to your desktop PC, set up a partnership so you can synchronize information between your hp Jornada and your desktop computer, and customize your synchronization settings. Your first synchronization process will begin automatically when you finish using the wizard.

synchronizing data

Synchronization compares the data on your hp Jornada with your desktop PC and updates both computers with the most recent information. For example, you can

synchronize Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files between your hp Jornada and desktop PC. Your files are automatically converted to the correct format.

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HP 920 manual connecting to your desktop pc, Microsoft ActiveSync, synchronizing data