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Likewise, when you create an email message or event or you update a contact on your Centro, it can be pushed to the server.

Push Technology in which a server automatically delivers new information (such as new email messages) to a device. The user does not need to do anything.

Push from server to Centro happens automatically as new or changed items arrive on the server. When you create a new message, appointment, or contact on your Centro, the new item is pushed from your Centro to the server at the following times:

When a server-to-Centro push takes place

When you select Sync in your Exchange ActiveSync account to manually retrieve information

At a preset time interval, if neither of the preceding two events takes place during that interval—for example, if neither a server push nor a manual sync takes place for ten minutes

TIP When push is enabled, certain preferences change for your Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account only. A new Auto Sync preference is created, including Auto Sync and Alerts options. The Advanced preferences, including Connection and Server options, are removed.

Turning off push

When push is enabled, you can turn it off— for example, to save battery life.

1Open VersaMail and go to your Exchange ActiveSync account (this is typically your corporate email account).

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select Preferences.

4Select Auto Sync, and then do one of the following:

To switch from push to an Auto Sync schedule for email, calendar, or contacts, select the When pick list and then select any schedule option except As Items Arrive.

To turn off push and manually retrieve information, uncheck the box next to the type of information you want to

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