Dell X50 Laptop User Manual


 
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86 Communicating and Scheduling
NOTE: Before connecting your device to a computer for the first time, ensure
that you install ActiveSync on the computer using the Dell™ Getting Started CD.
NOTE: If your Axim fails to syncronize, check your computer security software
to see if you have any firewall running. Firewalls may block the communication
from your computer to your Axim.
Installing and Using ActiveSync
To install ActiveSync:
1
Insert the Dell
Getting Started
CD.
2
Click
Getting Started
to access the main menu.
3
Click
Start Here
.
4
Click
Install ActiveSync
and follow the instructions on the screen.
After the installation is complete, connect your device to your computer.
The
ActiveSync Setup
Wizard enables you to:
Set up a partnership so that you can synchronize information between
your device and your computer
Customize your synchronization settings
Your first synchronization process automatically begins when you complete
the wizard.
NOTE: The device must be powered on for the synchronization process to occur.
During your first synchronization, information that was stored in Outlook
on your computer is copied to Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks on your device.
After you set up ActiveSync and complete the first synchronization process,
you can initiate synchronization from your device. To switch to ActiveSync
on your device, tap
Start
ActiveSync
.
To find information on using ActiveSync on your device, open ActiveSync
on your device and tap
Start
Help
.
To find information on using ActiveSync on your computer, click
Help
Microsoft ActiveSync Help
.