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Backing up and restoring files, Synchronizing links, Sending and receiving e-mail – HP iPAQ hx4700 User Manual

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Synchronizing with Your Computer

User’s Guide

2–6

3. Check the screen of your iPAQ Pocket PC to see if any

further steps are necessary to complete the installation.

Backing up and Restoring Files

To help reduce the chance of losing information, you should back
up information to your computer regularly. For more information
on backing up and restoring information using Microsoft
ActiveSync, refer to “Using ActiveSync to Backup/Restore” in
Chapter 6.

Synchronizing Links

You can synchronize links to Web sites from the Favorites list on
your computer to view them offline with Pocket Internet
Explorer.

1. From the Start menu on your computer, click Programs

and double-click the Internet Explorer.

2. Click Favorites to see the list of links to your favorite Web

sites.

3. To save a Web site link to Mobile Favorites, open the Web

site and click Create Mobile Favorite.

If you select “Favorites” as an information type to be
synchronized, ActiveSync copies your mobile favorite
to your Pocket PC the next time you synchronize.

4. Follow the instructions in Synchronize information to

manually synchronize your favorite links.

Sending and Receiving E-mail

You can send and receive e-mail messages by synchronizing your
iPAQ Pocket PC with your computer using ActiveSync. If you are
using ActiveSync to send and receive e-mail messages, the name
of the folder you are using is displayed at the bottom of the
screen. For more information on sending and receiving e-mail
using ActiveSync, from the Start menu, tap Help > Messaging.