Page 12 Introduction to Your Palm IIIc™ OrganizerAs the battery gets low, the battery icon indicates a low charge. Beforethe battery drains completely, perform a HotSync operation and thenrecharge the battery as soon as possible. If your organizer shuts downbefore recharging, you still have about a week to recharge the batterybefore you lose the data on your organizer.Viewing data while in the cradleYou can set a preference so that you can continue to view data whileyour organizer is in the cradle and while the battery is beingrecharged. See “General preferences” in Chapter 7 for moreinformation.Note: Turn your organizer off to fully recharge the battery.Palm Desktop organizer softwarePalm Desktop software extends many of the functions of yourorganizer to your computer and serves to back up your data. Viewingand editing your data using Palm Desktop software is optional.However, when you use it with your organizer and the built-inHotSync technology, you can fully synchronize the information onyour organizer with the information on your computer.It is a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to thedata on your organizer. Changes you make on your organizer or PalmDesktop software appear in both places after you synchronize.With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following:n Work with your organizer applications on your computer. PalmDesktop software duplicates the Date Book, Address Book, To DoList, and Memo Pad applications on your organizer, so you canview, enter, and modify any data stored on your organizer.n Back up the data stored on your organizer with HotSynctechnology and synchronize the data on your Palm Desktopsoftware. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensuresyour data is always safe and up-to-date. See “Exchanging andupdating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for moreinformation.n Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from otherdesktop applications into any of your main applications. See“Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.n Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Padinformation on any printer.
