HP hw6500 Unlocked manual Installing Programs, Backing up and Restoring, Synchronizing Links

7.Drag and drop your files between your HP iPAQ and your computer. ActiveSync converts the files so that they can be used by the Pocket Office applications, if necessary.

NOTE: Move your files directly into My Documents on your HP iPAQ (or into a folder inside My Documents), so the applications on your HP iPAQ can locate them.

NOTE: Some files may lose some of their format during the conversion process to an application on the HP iPAQ.

Installing Programs

Use ActiveSync to install programs on your HP iPAQ from your computer:

1.Use the HP iPAQ Cradle to connect your HP iPAQ to your personal computer.

2.Follow the instructions in the Installation Wizard provided with the program.

3.Check the screen on your HP iPAQ to see if any further steps are necessary to complete the program installation.

Backing up and Restoring

To help reduce the chance of losing information, you should back up information to your computer on your HP iPAQ regularly. For more information on backing up and restoring information using Microsoft ActiveSync, refer to Chapter 2, in the section “Backing Up Information.”

Synchronizing Links

You can synchronize links to Web sites from your Favorites list on your computer to view them offline with Pocket Internet Explorer.

1.From the Start menu on your computer, click Programs and double-click the Internet Explorer icon.

2.Click Favorites to see the list of links to your favorite Web sites.

3.To save a Web site link to Mobile Favorites, open the Web site, and click Create Mobile Favorite.

4.If you select “Favorites” as an information type to be synchronized, ActiveSync copies your mobile favorite to your HP iPAQ the next time you synchronize.

5.Follow the instructions in Synchronize information to manually synchronize your favorite links.

Using ActiveSync 3–6