HP FB359UA#ABA User Guide - Page 68

The HP Synergy feature (see Your HP TouchPad) provides another advantage: During the same process you go through to set up a messaging account, you also set up the same account for all other applications that can display data from that account. For details on how Synergy works for the current list of online accounts, see Online accounts available for webOS devices. For example, suppose you want to set up your Google Talk account on your device. The last step in setup is to select all the other apps that you want to receive data from your Google account (besides Messaging, you can include Contacts, Calendar, Email, and Documents). After setup is complete, your device begins to download your messages and all data for all other apps you selected for synchronization. 1 Open Messaging . 2 Do one of the following: • If you have not set up an account in another app that takes advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap an account type and go to step 3, or tap Find more to find an app for an account type that is not listed and follow the instructions onscreen. • If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an Account. • Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts. Tap Add an Account. • If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy feature and you want to use that account: Tap Go. You are done! 3 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In. 4 Enter your username and password. 5 Tap Sign In. 6 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create. 7 Tap Done. 68 Chapter 6 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging Create a Skype account in Messaging You do not need to have a Skype account set up before using Skype in Messaging-you can set one up directly from Messaging. You can also create a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online account), Contacts (see Create a Skype account in Contacts), and Phone & Video Calls. 1 Open Messaging . 2 Do one of the following: • If you have not set up an account in another app that takes advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap Skype. • If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an Account and tap Skype. • Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts. Tap Add an Account and tap Skype. 3 Tap Create Account. 4 Tap Accept to agree to Skype's terms and conditions. 5 Enter the following details: • Full Name: Enter your full name. • Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to other Skype users. • Password: Enter a password and then enter it again. • Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again. 6 Tap Create Account, and then tap Create Account. 7 Tap Done.