Microsoft ET180 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
7 Wireless data programs
Using Pocket Internet Explorer
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Favorite links
During synchronisation, the list of favorite links in the Mobile Favorites folder on your
computer is synchronised with Pocket Internet Explorer on your device. Both locations
are updated with changes made to either list each time you synchronise. Unless you
mark the favorite link as a mobile favorite, only the link will be downloaded to your
device, and you will need to connect to your ISP or network to view the content.
For more information on synchronisation, see ActiveSync
TM
Help on your computer.
Mobile favorites
If you are using Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later on your computer, you can
download mobile favorites to your device. Synchronising mobile favorites downloads
Web content to your device enable you to view pages while you are disconnected from
your ISP and computer.
Use the Internet Explorer plug-in installed with ActiveSync
TM
to create mobile favorites
quickly.
To create a mobile favorite:
1 In Internet Explorer on your computer, click Tools and then Create Mobile
Favorite.
2 To change the link name, enter a new name in the Name box.
3 Optionally, in Update, select a desired update schedule.
NOTE: If you did not specify an update schedule, you will need to manually download content to keep
the information updated on both your computer and device. Before synchronising with your device, in
Internet Explorer on your computer, click Tools and then Synchronise. You will see the last time content
was downloaded to the computer, and you can manually download content if needed.
4 Click OK.
Internet Explorer downloads the latest version of the page to your computer.
TIP: You can add a button to the Internet Explorer toolbar for creating mobile favorites. In Internet
Explorer on your computer, click View, Toolbars, and then Customise.
To download a mobile favorite:
1 Right-click the mobile favorite and then click Properties.
2 In the Download tab, specify the number of links deep you want to download.
To conserve device memory, go only one level deep.