Palm W PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
Chapter 20 Performing HotSync
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Operations
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Jane Garcia as your username, a folder called Jane Garcia is created in the Users
folder.
Creates a file named User Data in your username folder.
Usernames appear in the User pop-up on the right side of the toolbar. You can
change users by selecting a new name in the pop-up menu.
Each subsequent time you perform a HotSync operation, HotSync Manager reads
the username from your handheld and synchronizes the data in the folder of the
same name.
Be sure you select the correct username from the User pop-up before entering data
on Palm Desktop or performing a HotSync operation.
If you are a system administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users,
you may want to create a user profile. See “Creating a user profile” later in this
chapter before performing the following steps.
IMPORTANT
You must perform your
first
HotSync operation with a local, direct
connection, or with infrared communication.
The following steps assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop
software. See the Getting Started installation guide if you have not installed this
software.