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Chapter 5
Synchronizing Information
5.1 About Synchronization
You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing it to your device. The
following types of information can be synchronized between your computer and your device:
Microsoft® Office Outlook® information — Office Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes
Notes created using Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2007
Media — Pictures, music, and video
Favorites — Website addresses you save as Favorites in Pocket Internet Explorer on your device or in the
Mobile Favorites folder of Internet Explorer on your computer.
Files — Documents and other files
Tips • You can also synchronize Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks on your device with the Exchange Server
at your work. For more information about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see
Chapter 7.
• Try to synchronize regularly in order to keep information up-to-date on both your device and your computer.
Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up first the synchronization software on your computer.
For more information, see “Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista®” and “Setting Up
ActiveSync® on Windows® XP” in this chapter.
After installing the synchronization software on your computer, connect the device to your computer using the
USB sync cable. When the Connect to PC screen appears on your device, touch ActiveSync, and then touch Done.
You can also synchronize information with your computer using Bluetooth. See “Synchronizing via Bluetooth”
later in this chapter.
Notes • ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center only synchronizes data on your computer and device. If you have
installed a storage card and you want to back up files from the storage card, use Windows Explorer on your
computer to copy files from the storage card to your computer.
• If you are sending your device for repair or performing a hard reset, data from your device will be lost. It is
recommended that you sync your device to your computer to back up your files. To back up files from the storage
card to your computer, use Windows Explorer to copy files from the storage card to the computer.
5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on
Windows Vista®
Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows Vista®.
Some versions of Windows Vista® come with Windows Mobile Device Center already installed. If Windows
Mobile Device Center is not available on your Windows Vista®, you can install it from the Getting Started Disc
that came with your device.
Setting up synchronization in Windows Mobile Device Center
When you connect your device to your computer and start Windows Mobile Device Center for the first time,
you are asked to create a Windows Mobile partnership with your device. To create a partnership:
Connect your device to your computer. Windows Mobile Device Center configures itself, then opens.
On the license agreement screen, click Accept.
On the Windows Mobile Device Center’s Home screen, click Set up your device.
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