Palm Tungsten T5 manual How can I work with information?

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

Did You Know?

Keeping files in their native format is useful. On your handheld you can work with many of these native files, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and JPG files. You can also use File Transfer or Drive Mode to carry native files, even files that you cannot open on your handheld, to work with on a different computer.

Tip

If you have an expansion card inserted into your handheld’s expansion slot, you can view and work with files and folders on the card in the File Transfer window in exactly the same way as files on the internal drive—copying, moving, and so on.

How can I work with information?

There are two main methods for moving and managing information between your handheld and a computer. These methods are discussed in detail in this chapter.

Synchronization Synchronization updates and backs up information between your handheld’s program memory and your computer. Information entered in one place is automatically updated in the other, and info in your handheld’s program memory is backed up on your computer.

Use Palm® Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook to enter information on your computer in applications such as Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Memos. The info is transferred to the corresponding handheld application when you synchronize. Information entered in these applications on the handheld is likewise synchronized with the application in the desktop software.

On Windows computers, Palm Desktop software includes both palmOne™ Media, which you can use to transfer photos and videos to your handheld, and palmOne Quick Install, which installs applications (PRC or PDB) for use on your handheld when you synchronize.

NOTE On Mac computers, use the Send To Handheld droplet to transfer photos and videos and install applications on your handheld when you synchronize.

When you transfer a file to your handheld through synchronization, the file, such as a video, may be converted for best use on (optimized for) your handheld.

File Transfer (Windows only) Use File Transfer to transfer files and folders to your handheld’s large internal flash drive. On your handheld, to open a file on the internal drive, use Files and select the file, or open the appropriate application and browse to the file.

File Transfer provides a live window to your handheld’s internal drive and copies or moves the items you select instantly; you do not need to synchronize. Files remain in their native format and are not optimized for use on your handheld. Unlike the program memory, your handheld's internal drive is not automatically backed up during synchronization—but you can use File Transfer to save the contents of the internal drive to your computer.

NOTE On Mac computers, use Drive Mode to transfer info to your handheld’s internal drive.

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