If you have Windows CE 2.0 or later, you can use File Synchronization to keep the list files on your PC in sync with the list files on your Handheld or Pocket PC. We recommend you install the latest version of Microsoft ActiveSync.
To set up your Windows PC and mobile device for synchronization, follow these steps:
Enable File Synchronization. You can do this in the ActiveSync window by selecting Options from the Tools menu. Check the box for File Synchronization and click OK.
Use the Synchronization Wizard to change synchronization settings for your open ListPro file and store your ListPro file in the ‘Synchronized Files’ Folder on your Windows PC. To use the Synchronization Wizard, choose Synchronization from the File menu and let the wizard lead you through the process. To change settings for another ListPro file, first open the file and then use the Synchronization Wizard. When creating new ListPro files, choose New from the File menu and let the New File Wizard help you set up the new file for File Synchronization.
Store your list files in the ‘Synchronized Files’ folder on your mobile device. If you have a Pocket PC, you don’t need to do anything special because your list files are always stored in the My Documents folder, which is always synchronized (files stored on flash memory cards will not be synchronized, however). If you have a Handheld PC, the Synchronized Files folder is a subfolder within the My Documents folder (if you have a non-English HPC, the My Documents folder will have a name appropriate for your language). Move any existing list files on your HPC to the Synchronized Files folder and create new ones there.
Once you have this set up, your list files will be synchronized whenever you synchronize the rest of your data. If ListPro is running when you synchronize, you may get a message that the list file is in use. If this happens, close ListPro and synchronize again. Be sure to close ListPro on both your mobile device and Windows PC before synchronizing.
If you have more than one mobile device, you’ll probably have more than one Synchronized Files folder on your Windows PC. The combo box at the bottom of the Open dialog box lets you to choose which one to use.
If you don’t want a Windows PC ListPro file synchronized with your mobile device any longer, simply move the file out of the ‘Synchronized Files’ folder on your Windows PC. You can find out where this folder is by opening the ActiveSync Options dialog, selecting File Synchronization and clicking the Options or Settings button.