Symbol Technologies SPT 1700 Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop Software

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Getting Started with the SPT 1700

Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop Software

Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop software extends many of the functions of your SPT 1700

Series terminal to your computer. Although using Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop software

is optional, when you use it with your SPT 1700 Series terminal and the built-in HotS ync

technology, you can fully synchronize the information on your SPT 1700 Series terminal

with the information on your computer. Changes you make on your SPT 1700 Series

terminal or Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop display in both places after you synchronize.

With Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop software you can:

•Work with your SPT 1700 terminal applications on your computer. The Symbol

Palm Terminal Desktop software duplicates the Date Book, Address Book, To Do

List and Memo Pad applications on your SPT 1700 terminal, so yo u can view, enter

and modify any data stored on your SPT 1700 terminal.

•Back up the data stored on your SPT 1700 terminal with HotSync technolog y and

synchronize the data with the Symbol Palm Terminal Desktop software.

Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and

up-to-date. Refer to Chapter 9, Applications: HotSync® for information about using

this feature.

•Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other Windo ws

applications into Address Book or Memo Pad.

•Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad information on any

Windows-compatible printer.

Applications Icon Tap to exit the current application and to display a list of available

applications for selection.

Calculator Icon Tap to display the calculator application.

Menu Icon Tap from within an application to display the menu of options for the

selected application.

Find Icon Tap from within an application to enter search criteria to find an entry.