Palm Tungsten T5 manual Connecting your handheld to your computer, Third-party application

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Tip

If the Select User dialog box appears during synchronization, select the username of the handheld you want to synchronize, and click OK.

» Key Term

Third-party application

A software program that runs on a Palm Powered device, but is not created or supported by palmOne, Inc.

Tip

If you have problems with your new handheld after you synchronize, you may need to update your third-party applications.

Setting Up Your Handheld and Your Computer

Step 4: Connecting your handheld to your computer

In this step, you connect your handheld to your computer and synchronize for the first time. Synchronizing simply means that any information you enter in one place (your handheld or computer) is automatically updated in the other.

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

1 Connect your handheld to your computer:

a. Plug the USB sync cable into a USB port on the back of your computer.

b. Plug the cable into your handheld.

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