Palm 650 manual Synchronizing information

We strongly recommend that you install the desktop software soon after you start using your smartphone, and that you synchronize your smartphone and computer frequently to keep your information

up-to-date (and backed up) in both locations.

If you installed

Palm Desktop software, the HotSync Manager icon

should appear in the lower-right corner of your computer screen.

Synchronizing information

Synchronizing means that information that is entered or updated in one place (your phone or your computer) is automatically updated in the other—no need to enter information twice. We strongly recommend that you synchronize your Treo smartphone and your computer frequently to keep your information up-to-date (and backed up) in both locations.

Before you can synchronize your contacts and other personal information, you must install the software from the CD that came with your Treo smartphone. See “Installing the desktop synchronization software on your computer” on page 26 for instructions. If you use the default settings, information from all the following applications is transferred each time you synchronize your smartphone with your computer:

If you choose to synchronize with Outlook, information from Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Memos is synchronized with Outlook. You can also set up the VersaMail® application to synchronize with Outlook. Other info, such as photos, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software.

1.Connect your Treo 650 smartphone to your computer, as described in “Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer” on page 27.

2.Press the Sync button on the sync cable.

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