Chapter 1 Page 25Using desktop softwareWhen you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any of the following:n Work with your communicator applications on your computer. Most desktop softwareapplications duplicate many of the applications on your communicator, so you can view, enter,and modify most of the data stored on your communicator.n Back up and synchronize data between your communicator and your computer.Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures that changes you make on yourcommunicator or desktop software appear in both places. See the section that begins onpage 74 for details.n Configure the wireless data features of your Treo.n Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications intomany of your applications. See the section that begins on page 34 for details.n Print data from your desktop software on any printer.Palm Desktop softwareYour communicator comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software includes manyof the same applications as your communicator: Daily Calendar (Date Book Plus), Contact List(the Contacts view in PhoneBook), Task (To Do List), and Note (Memo Pad).The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation,refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software.NNNNooootttteeee:::: You must install the software that comes with your Treo communicator even if youalready installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld.To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please donot simplycopy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer toplace the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files.To install Palm Desktop software:1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 24 for instructions.2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup, and disable any virus-scanningsoftware.3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.4. Double-click the Handspring CD icon on the desktop.5. Double-click the Installer icon to begin the installation process.6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation and to configure your Treo forwireless data communication.When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes automatically.
