120 :: Installing applicationsInstalling applicationsYour Treo™ 650 smartphone comes with several built-in and ready to useapplications. You can also install any of the bonus software included on the palmOneSoftware Installation CD as well as other third-party Palm OS ® applications, such asbusiness software, games, and more. To learn more, go to www.palmOne.com/us/support.When you download an application to your computer, it is probably in acompressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If the file is compressed, you need to usea decompression utility on your computer, such as Winzip or Unstuffit, before youinstall applications on your smartphone.These instructions tell you how to install basic .prc (Palm OS application) and .pdb(Palm OS database) files onto your Treo smartphone. Some Palm OS software usesan installer or wizard to guide you through the process. Consult the documentationthat came with the software for details.Installing applications from the InternetYou can install Palm OS applications directly from the Internet, using the web browseron your Treo smartphone. When you download an application, it automatically installson smartphone. Remember: Palm OS applications have .prc or .pdb at the end of theirfile names.1. Open the web browser (see “Viewing a web page” on page 74).2. Go to the page that contains the link to the application you want to download.3. Press Left or Right to highlight the link to the file, and then press Center toinitiate the download process.On a Windows computer,you can also accesspalmOne™ Quick Install byselecting the Quick Installicon in Palm® Desktopsoftware or on the Startmenu in the Programsfolder.SnuffyUG.book Page 120 Friday, February 18, 2005 1:23 PM
