Get in sync
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You can now synchronise all information stored
in Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
between your desktop
computer and your Xda, using the Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
™
package supplied with your Xda.
ActiveSync
™
works with Outlook
®
to ensure your
contacts, diary, task list and email files on
your Xda and desktop computer are in sync. You
can also use it to copy individual files between
devices such as documents, video clips or music
files you want to listen to through the Windows
Media
™
Player.
To use ActiveSync you will need to install the
ActiveSync software on the CD supplied. Simply
insert the CD into the CD drive of your PC and
follow the on-screen instructions.
For further instructions on how to synchronise
information between your Xda and desktop
computer, please refer to the Microsoft
®
website
at www.microsoft.com and search for
‘ActiveSync’.
Please note
If you are a Windows NT
®
user you will need
to buy an Xda serial cradle and connector sold
as an accessory.
5. Get in sync
Find a contact
• For quick access to contacts press the
contacts button detailed on the front panel
components key on pages 3 and 4.
Alternatively,
• Tap ‘Find’ from the Start menu.
• Enter the contact name, then select
‘Contacts’ for the type and then tap ‘Go’.
For other ways of finding a contact on your
Xda, please refer to your Pocket PC Phone
User Manual.
Synchronise your
contacts
Contacts maintains a list of your friends and
colleagues so that you can easily find the
information you’re looking for whether at
home or on the road. And using ActiveSync
™
you can automatically transfer contacts from
your desktop version of Outlook
®
to contacts
on your Xda.
Create a contact
• Select ‘Contacts’ from the Start menu.
• Tap ‘New’ and enter all relevant contact
information including email, phone numbers,
and addresses.
• When details are complete, tap ‘OK’.