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SIT files), you need to download it to your computer and expand the file before installing it on your smartphone.

1Open the web browser (see Viewing a web page).

2Go to the page that contains the link to the application you want to download.

3Press Left or Right to highlight the link to the file, and then press

Center to initiate the download process.

4Follow the onscreen instructions to accept and install the application.

Installing bonus software from My Palm on your computer

1On your computer, go to http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/.

2Follow the onscreen instructions to download the application(s) you want to install.

3When prompted to select either Save or Run, select Run to place the app(s) in the install queue.

4Synchronize your smartphone with your computer to install the application(s) on your smartphone.

Installing other third-party applications from a computer

BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an app from your computer to your Treo smartphone, you must first install

Palm® Desktop software on your computer (see Installing the desktop synchronization software).

When you download an application to your computer, it is probably in a compressed format such as a ZIP or SIT file. If the file is compressed, you need to use a decompression utility on your computer, such as WinZip or Allume Stuffit Expander, before you install the application on your smartphone.

1Windows: Drag and drop

the file(s) onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the Windows desktop.

Mac: Drag and drop the file(s) onto the Send To Device droplet in the Palm folder.

2Select your device name from the User list, and then click OK.

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