Chapter 18 Using Palm™ Web Pro242Downloading files and pagesYou can download files and save pages to your handheld or an expansion card.Downloading a file to your handheldWeb Pro can download any type of file for which your handheld provides nativesupport, which means that your handheld contains an application that enables youto open and view the file in its original format. (Some handheld applications allowyou to view files only after you perform a HotSync ® operation, during which thefile is converted from its original format to different format. Web Pro does notdownload files that are supported only in this way.) For example, if your handheldcontains an application that lets you open PDF documents without formatconversion required on the desktop computer, you will be able to download PDFfiles with Web Pro.Popular file types that Web Pro can download (when native support is present onyour handheld) include applications (.prc) and databases (.pdb) for Palm OSsoftware, as well as documents (.doc, .txt, and .pdf), images (.jpeg and .gif), andmusic files.Downloading a file is much like visiting a web page.To download a file by following a link from a web page:1. Tap the link.The Download dialog box appears, asking you to confirm the file you want todownload.If you want to download to an expansion card, select the Download to cardcheck box.2. If the file is the one you want, tap Save.A message appears showing you the progress of the download. When the filedownload is complete, a message appears.3. Tap OK.To stop a web page from downloading:n Tap the Stop icon in the Web Pro action bar.To stop a file from downloading:n Tap Cancel in the Download dialog box.You can make changes to improve the download speed, such as not downloadingimages that appear on web pages. See “Changing how images are downloaded.”
