794 Synchronising informationUsing Microsoft® ActiveSync®, you can synchronise theinformation on your desktop computer with theinformation on your Pocket PC Phone. Synchronisationcompares the data on your Pocket PC Phone with yourdesktop computer and updates both computers with themost recent information. For example:• Keep Pocket Outlook data up-to-date by synchronisingyour device with Microsoft Outlook data on your desktopcomputer.• Synchronise Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel filesbetween your device and desktop computer. Your files areautomatically converted to the correct format.Note: By default, ActiveSync does not automaticallysynchronise all types of information. Use ActiveSyncoptions to turn synchronisation on and off for specificinformation types.With ActiveSync, you can also:• Back up and restore your device data.• Copy (rather than synchronise) files between your deviceand desktop computer.• Control when synchronisation occurs by selecting asynchronisation mode. For example, you can synchronisecontinually while connected to your desktop computer oronly when you choose the synchronise command.• Select which information types are synchronised andcontrol how much data is synchronised. For example, youcan choose how many weeks of past appointments youwant synchronised.
