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Section 2: Understanding Your Device
174 2K: Connecting with a Personal Computer
Using Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
Using Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
, you can synchronize the information on
your computer with the information on your device. Synchronization
compares the data on your device with your computer and updates both
computers with the most recent information. For example:
ᮣ
Keep Pocket Outlook
®
data up-to-date by synchronizing your device
with Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
data on your computer.
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Synchronize Microsoft
®
Word and Microsoft
®
Excel files between your
device and computer. Your files are automatically converted to the
correct format.
Note: Use ActiveSync options to turn synchronization on and off for
specific information types.
With ActiveSync, you can also:
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Back up and restore your device data.
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Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your device and
computer.
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Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization
mode. For example, you can synchronize continually while connected
to your computer or only when you choose the synchronize command.
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Select which information types are synchronized and control how
much data is synchronized. For example, you can choose how many
weeks of past appointments you want synchronized.
Before you begin synchronization, install ActiveSync
®
on your computer
from the Companion CD. ActiveSync
®
is already installed on your device.