Advanced Hotsync Operations; Selecting Hotsync Setup Options - Handspring Treo 90 User Manual

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Advanced HotSync
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HotSync Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS
Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you
must connect your Treo™ 90 handheld and your desktop software either directly, by connecting
your handheld to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared communication,
or indirectly, with using an optional modem, or a network.
This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via the
infrared port, an optional modem, or a network. See page 76 for information about performing
your first and subsequent local HotSync operations.

Selecting HotSync setup options

You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary, you can adjust the local
and modem HotSync settings as well.
To set the HotSync options:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon
2. Choose Setup.
3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:
Always available
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in the Windows system tray.
Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors
the communication port for synchronization requests from your
handheld. With this option, the HotSync Manager synchronizes data
even when Palm Desktop software is not running.
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