Palm Tungsten T5 manual Synchronizing information, Entering information using desktop software

CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Handheld and Your Computer

Tip

You can synchronize your handheld with your computer wirelessly

using the built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology on your handheld.

Did You Know?

Everybody in your family can synchronize their handheld with the same copy of Palm Desktop software. Just make sure that each handheld has its own username;

Palm Desktop software reads the username and recognizes the handheld during synchronization.

Synchronizing information

Synchronizing means that information that is entered or updated in one place (your handheld or your computer) is automatically updated in the other. No need to enter information twice.

[ ! ] IMPORTANT Be sure to synchronize the info in your handheld’s program memory frequently so that you always have an up-to-date backup copy of this info on your computer.

Entering information using desktop software

Use Palm Desktop or Outlook to enter information on your computer. When you synchronize, the information is updated on your handheld.

If you use the default settings, information from all the following applications is transferred each time you synchronize your handheld with your computer:

If you choose to synchronize with Outlook, info 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 and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software.

[ ! ] IMPORTANT Applications, files, and folders moved to your handheld's internal drive with File

Transfer are not automatically backed up during synchronization. Use File Transfer to copy or move the updated files and folders to your computer, or to back up the contents of your handheld's entire internal drive to your computer.

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