
Chapter 4. Synchronizing Information
ActiveSync synchronizes information on your phone with information on your PC such as Outlook content. ActiveSync can also synchronize over a wireless or cellular network with Exchange Server, if your company or service provider is running Exchange Server with Exchange ActiveSync.
Specifically, you can use ActiveSync to:
•Synchronize information such as Outlook
•Synchronize Outlook
•Copy files between your phone and your PC without synchronizing.
•Select which types of information are synchronized and specify how much information is synchronized. For example, you can choose how many weeks of past calendar appointments to synchronize.
4.1 Installing and setting up ActiveSync
1. Install ActiveSync on your PC, as described on the Windows Mobile™ Getting Started Disc. After |
Setup completes, the Synchronization Setup Wizard automatically starts when you connect your |
device to the PC. |
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the wizard. In the Sync Setup Wizard, you can: |
•Create a synchronization relationship between your PC and the device. |
When you finish the wizard, ActiveSync synchronizes your phone automatically. Once synchronization completes, you can disconnect your phone from your PC.
4.2 Synchronizing Information
To synchronize using ActiveSync, you must install ActiveSync on your PC before connecting your device to the PC.
Starting and Stopping Synchronization Manually
1.Turn on the device.
2.Connect your device to your PC using a USB cable or Bluetooth. For more detailed information, see "Connecting a mobile device to a PC" in ActiveSync Help on your PC.
3.Tap > Programs > ActiveSync.
4.To start synchronizing, tap Sync.
5.To stop synchronizing, tap Stop.
You can start and stop synchronization only if your device already has a sync relationship with a PC or Exchange Server.
•Configure an Exchange Server connection to synchronize directly with Exchange Server. To |
synchronize your device with Exchange Server, obtain the name of the Exchange Server, your user |
name, password, and domain name from your administrator before completing the wizard. |
•Choose information types to synchronize. |
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Some Anti-Virus software may conflict with ActiveSync.
ActiveSync synchronizes a limited amount of information by default to save storage space on your phone. You can change the amount of information that is synchronized by performing the following steps.