YOUR APPLICATION AND INFOMANAGEMENT TOOLS
INSTALLING APPLICATIONS
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CHAPTER
BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an app
from your computer to your smartphone,
youmust first install Palm®Desktop
software on yourcomputer (see Installing
the desktop synchronization software).
1On your computer, open Palm
Desktop.
2Windows: Drag and drop the file(s)
onto the Palm desktop installation tool.
Mac: Drag and drop the file(s) onto the
Send To Device droplet in the Palm
folder.
3Select your device name from the User
list, and then click OK.
4Synchronize your smartphone with your
computer to install the application(s) on
your smartphone.
Getting help with third-party applications
If you encounter a problem (such as an
error message) with a third-party
application, contact the application’s author
or vendor. For general troubleshooting of
third-party applications, see Third-party
applications.
TIP
Want to install an app to an expansion card
rather than to your smartphone?
Windows: Open the installation tool of Palm
Desktop and drag the file to the Expansion
Card pane.
Mac: In the menu for Palm Desktop software,
click HotSync, select Install Handheld files,
and select expansion card as the file’s
destination.
TIP
On a Windows computer, you can also
access the installation tool by selecting its
icon in Palm Desktop software, or the
Programs folder in the Start menu.
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