About synchronizing with a Palm handheld

If you own a Palm handheld, you can share or synchronize items between Microsoft Outlook Express and your handheld. When you synchronize, Outlook Express copies the contents of your address book to and from your handheld.

When you set up Outlook Express to share information with a handheld, you can specify which information you want to synchronize. For example, you can choose which synchronization method you want to use and which contact information you want to transfer.

When you synchronize address books, Outlook Express matches corresponding fields in the two programs, even if the fields are named differently. For example, Outlook Express synchronizes the field “Job Title” with the handheld field "Title." If Outlook Express is unable to find a corresponding field, it preserves the data by placing it in an unused custom field. If you use custom fields in either address book, you can assign a custom field in one address book to a corresponding field in the other address book.

Setting up Outlook Express for synchronization with a handheld

Synchronizing Outlook Express with a handheld

Including or excluding a contact in a handheld synchronization

Adding a custom field to the Address Book

About the Address Book

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Set up Outlook Express for synchronization with a handheld

  1. On the File menu, click Palm Sync Setup.
  2. Under General Options, select the Enable Palm Synchronization check box.
  3. On the General and Address Book tabs, select the options you want.

Tip To assign custom fields in Microsoft Outlook Express to custom fields in your handheld, click the Address Book tab, and then click Click here for custom field options.

Synchronizing Outlook Express with a handheld

Including or excluding a contact in a handheld synchronization

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Synchronize Outlook Express with a Palm handheld

  1. Connect the handheld cradle to your computer.

    See your handheld documentation for instructions.

  2. Place the handheld in the cradle.
  3. Press the Hotsync button on the cradle.

Setting up Outlook Express for synchronization with a handheld

Including or excluding a contact in a handheld synchronization

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Include or exclude a contact in a handheld synchronization

  1. Click Address Book.
  2. Double-click the contact you want to include or exclude.
  3. Select or clear the Sync this contact with Palm Organizer check box.

Setting up Outlook Express for synchronization with a handheld

Synchronizing Outlook Express with a Palm handheld

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