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example, Google's Gmail or Microsoft Exchange
company supports this). Sync means that if you enter, change or delete
information in one location, the change automatically shows up in the other
location. So if you enter a Google contact in the Contacts application on
your phone, the contact appears in your online Google contacts – no need
to enter it twice.
You must already have an account with a service provider before you can set
it up on your phone.
How do I set up synchronisation with an online account?
The first time you open Email, Contacts or Calendar, you are given the
option to enter settings for one or more online accounts (see
Use Contacts for the first time
account, you need to enter the settings in only one of these applications to
synchronise data for all three.
You can add additional accounts at any time using the preferences in any of
these applications (see Set email
Customise Calendar).
You can also set up the Messaging application to work with an online
instant messaging (IM) account (see
account), and the Photos application to work with an online pictures
account such as Facebook or Photobucket (see
account on your phone).
See Online accounts available for webOS phones
online accounts that synchronise your info and those that do a one-way
transfer of info either from the web to your phone or from your phone to the
web.
I don't want to sync calendar or contact information with my
online account – just email
If you do not want to sync an application with an online account, you can
remove that account from within the application. For most online accounts,
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Set up
or Use Calendar for the first time). For any
preferences, Customise Contacts
Set up an instant messaging (IM)
Set up an online pictures
for the current list of
this stops synchronisation of that application only. Exchange accounts,
however, are an exception to this: If you delete an Exchange Calendar,
Contacts or Email account, Exchange data is removed from all apps
(Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Email).
1 Open the application.
2 Open the
3 Tap the account name.
4 Tap Remove
I want to sync with Outlook or Palm Desktop software on my
email,
computer
By default, your Pre phone does not support synchronisation with Palm
Desktop software or Outlook on your desktop computer. Your Pre phone,
however, gives you options for synchronisation without a cable. You can
or sync with online services that Palm has partnered with so that you can store
and sync your info in online accounts. You can access your data even when
you are not able to make a connection to the web because your data is
stored on your phone.
If you have data from a Palm smartphone in Outlook or Palm Desktop
software, you can do a one-way transfer of the data from the desktop
application to your phone (see
sync with an online account. You can also assign it to the Palm profile
account. Data in this account is backed up to your Palm profile daily, so you
can retrieve it if you need to reset your phone. But it is not a true sync
because you cannot change your Palm profile data anywhere except on your
phone.
If your desktop Outlook synchronises with an Exchange server using
Microsoft Exchange, you cannot do a one-way export of that Outlook data
to your phone. However, you can synchronise the Outlook data wirelessly
with your phone through your Exchange account.
application menu and tap Preferences &
Account, and then tap Remove [app name]
Data transfer). You can assign this data to
Accounts.
Account.