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Page 22 Introduction to Your Visor Handheld
Palm Desktop software
Palm Desktop software includes the same main applications as your
Visor handheld: Daily Calendar (Date Book), Contact List (Address),
Task (To Do List), and Note (Memo Pad). You can use the HotSync
feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your
handheld and your computer.
It is a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to the
data on your Visor handheld. Changes you make on your Visor
handheld or Palm Desktop software appear in both places after you
synchronize.
With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following:
■ Work with your Visor handheld applications on your computer.
Palm Desktop software duplicates the Daily Calendar (Date
Book), Contact List (Address), Task (To Do List), and Note (Memo
Pad) applications on your handheld, so you can view, enter, and
modify any data stored on your handheld.
■ Back up the data stored on your handheld with HotSync
technology and synchronize the data on your Palm Desktop
software. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures
your data is always safe and up-to-date. See “Exchanging and
updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 5 for more
information.
■ Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other
desktop applications into any of your main applications. See
“Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.
■ Print your Palm Desktop information on any printer.
Connecting the cradle
The cradle that comes with your Visor handheld enables you to
synchronize the information on your Visor handheld with your Palm
Desktop software using HotSync technology.
Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses MacOS
8.0 or earlier, you need a serial cradle to connect to your
computer. You can purchase a serial cradle from
www.handspring.com.