Acer s10 Manual De Usuario

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Exchanging and updating 

data using HotSync operations

HotSync

®

 technology lets you synchronize—exchange and update—data between one 

or more Acer s10 handhelds and Palm Desktop software or another PIM such as 
Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect your Acer s10 and Palm 
Desktop software either directly, by placing your handheld in the cradle attached to 
your computer or using infrared communications, or indirectly, with a modem or 
network.

The HotSync process automatically synchronizes data between your Acer s10 and Palm 
Desktop software. Changes you make on your Acer s10 or on your Palm Desktop 
software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync technology 
synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time. 

Performing a HotSync operation 

The first time you synchronize your data, you must enter user information on both 
your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software. After you enter this information and 
synchronize, the HotSync Manager recognizes your Acer s10 and doesn’t ask for this 
information again.

Creating a user profile

If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users, 
you may want to create a user profile. 

You can create a user profile to load data into a handheld without associating that 

data with a user name, using the File Link feature. File Link lets system administrators to 
configure several handhelds with specific information (such as a company phone list) before 
distributing them to their actual users. Refer to "Using File Link" on page 267 for more 
information. 

To create a user profile:

1

Open Palm Desktop software.

2

From the Tools menu, choose Users.

3

Click Profiles. 

4

Click New. 

5

Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK.