Using Desktop Software; Using Your Handheld With Palm Desktop Software - Handspring Treo 90 User Manual

Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer,
refer to the manual supplied with the computer.
4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
Tip: The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to perform a HotSync
operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync cable to charge your Treo handheld,
you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.

Using desktop software

When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any of the following:
Work with your handheld applications on your computer. Most desktop software applications
duplicate many of the applications on your handheld, so you can view, enter, and modify most
of the data stored on your handheld.
Back up and synchronize data between your handheld and your computer. Synchronization is
a one-step procedure that ensures that changes you make on your handheld or desktop
software appear in both places. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.
Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into
many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 34 for details.
Print data from your desktop software on any printer.

Using your handheld with Palm Desktop software

Your handheld comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software includes many of the
same applications as your handheld: Date Book, Address (Contacts), To Do List, Memo Pad,
Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity.
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation,
refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software.
Note: You must install the software that comes with your Treo handheld even if you already
installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please do
copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer's hard disk. You must use the installer to
place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files.
To install Palm Desktop software:
1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 23 for instructions.
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office, and
disable any virus-scanning software.
3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.
4. If the language selection screen appears, click the same language you selected on your
handheld. Choosing a different language may result in loss of data.
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