HTC AM171 manual About Synchronization, Ways to synchronize

54  Synchronizing Information With Your Computer

5.1 About Synchronization

You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device. The following types of information can be synchronized between your computer and your device:

•Microsoft® Office Outlook® information, which include Office Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes

•Notes, which are created using Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2007

•Media, such as pictures, music, and video

•Favorites, which are the bookmarked links to your favorite Web sites

•Files, such as documents and other files

Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up first the synchronization software on your computer. For more information, see “Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista®” and “Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP®” in this chapter.

Ways to synchronize

After you have installed the synchronization software on your computer, connect and synchronize your device with your computer by:

•Using the supplied USB sync cable.  

Upon connecting the sync cable to your device and your computer, the synchronization process automatically starts.

•Using Bluetooth.  

You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and your computer before you can synchronize information between them using Bluetooth. For more information about setting up a Bluetooth partnership, see Chapter 9. For information about synchronizing through Bluetooth, see “Synchronizing via Bluetooth” later in this chapter.

Try to synchronize regularly in order to keep information up-to-date in both your device and your computer.

Note You can also synchronize Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks on your device with the Exchange Server at your work. For more information about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see Chapter 7.

5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista®

Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows Vista®.

Note Some versions of Windows Vista® come with Windows Mobile Device Center already installed. If Windows Mobile Device Center is not available on your Windows Vista®, you can install it from the Getting Started CD that came with your device.

Set up synchronization in Windows Mobile Device Center

When you connect your device to your computer and start Windows Mobile Device Center for the first time, you are asked to create a Windows Mobile partnership with your device. To create a partnership:

1.Connect your device to your computer. Windows Mobile Device Center configures itself, then opens.

2.On the license agreement screen, click Accept.

3.On the Windows Mobile Device Center’s Home screen, click Set up your device.

Note Choose Connect without setting up your device if you only want to transfer media files, check for updates, and explore your device but not synchronize Outlook information.

4.Select the items you want to synchronize, then click Next.

5.Enter a device name, then click Set Up.

When you finish the setup wizard, Windows Mobile Device Center synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information appear on your device after synchronization.