Why synchronize information – Palm Zire 72 User Manual

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CHAPTER 5

Synchronizing Your Handheld with Your Computer

Why synchronize information?

Quickly enter and update information on your computer and handheld.

Synchronizing updates

information both on your handheld and in Palm® Desktop software on your computer. For
example, you can quickly enter a contact list on your computer and then send it to your handheld
instead of re-entering the information.

During CD installation, you can choose to synchronize your handheld with Microsoft

Outlook on your computer (Windows only). If you do, information from Contacts, Calendar, Tasks,
and Memos is synchronized with Outlook. Other information, such as photos, videos, voice
memos, and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software. You can insert the CD at any time
to choose synchronization with Outlook if you did not do so during the initial installation.

Install applications and files.

You can use palmOne™ Quick Install to send files to certain

applications on your handheld or to install additional software when you synchronize.

Tip

Add Microsoft Word or
Excel files to Documents
To Go
o
n your computer
and then synchronize
your handheld. Your files
are transferred to
Documents To Go on
your handheld.

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