![]() When reinstalling Palm Desktop, select the radio button to synchronize your Palm to Outlook.
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To do this, simply insert your Palm software CD and follow the instructions to install Palm Desktop. At some point during the setup process, you'll be given the option of synchronizing with Outlook. Select it and finish the installation.
Tip
If your Palm handheld didn't come with Outlook conduits, you have little choice but to opt for a third-party solution such as Chapura PocketCopy. While it's possible to export your contacts and memos from Palm Desktop and import them into Outlook, it's a complicated process--the field-mapping alone can drive grown men to tears. Also, Outlook can't import Palm Desktop's calendar and task data.
![]() Select Handheld Overwrites Desktop in HotSync Manager to ensure your data flows from your Palm to your PC.
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Before you do, however, you should tweak HotSync Manager's settings to make sure the data flows in the proper direction--namely, from PDA to Outlook. (Truth be told, this step is optional, as the default settings should copy everything without a problem, but we think it's better to be safe than sorry.)
- In your Windows System Tray, click the HotSync Manager icon, then click Custom.
- Now click the Date Book entry. It may appear as Calendar, depending on your PDA model.
- Click the Change button.
- In the Change HotSync Action window, choose Handheld Overwrites Desktop and click OK.
- Repeat this action for Address Book (a.k.a. Contacts), To Do List (Tasks),
and Memo Pad (Memos). When you've completed these changes, click Done to close
HotSync Manager.




