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Transferring files, To set file conversion options

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Chapter 3 | Connecting to your desktop PC | 43 2. If you are connecting using a modem or dial-up connection, select the connection you will use from the list. All connections you have created either with the HP Jornada dialup application or Remote Networking will appear in this list. -or- If you are connecting over a network, tap Network Connection. 3. In the Connect to list, select the name of the desktop PC to which you will connect. The Connect to list displays only the PCs with which you have already established a partnership. 4. In the User Logon dialog box, type your user name, password, and domain if necessary, and then tap Connect. Transferring files You can copy files between your HP Jornada and desktop PC by dragging icons to or from the HP Jornada icon in the Mobile Devices window, or by using the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Edit menu. Some files may need to be converted before you can use them on your HP Jornada. By default, Windows CE Services automatically converts files to the appropriate file type. However, you can choose not to convert files, or you can specify the conversions for each file type by changing options in the File Conversion Properties dialog box. To set file conversion options 1. Open the Mobile Devices window. 2. On the Tools menu, click File Conversion. 3. Click either the Device to Desktop or Desktop to Device tab. 4. Select the file type, and then click Edit to change conversion options. In most cases, you will be offered a single conversion option or no conversion at all. When Office 97 files are converted to their corresponding Pocket Office formats, the Pocket Office files are compressed, so they require much less storage memory than they do on your desktop PC. During conversion, certain formatting or attributes may also be removed from the Pocket Office version; however, all formatting should be restored when the file is returned to the desktop PC. For specific details, see the sections on Microsoft Office programs in chapter 5 or refer to online Help for that program on your HP Jornada. Only Microsoft PowerPoint® 97 files can be converted to Pocket PowerPoint.

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Chapter 3
|
Connecting to your desktop PC
|
43
2.
If you are connecting using a modem or dial-up connection, select
the connection you will use from the list. All connections you have
created either with the HP Jornada dialup application or Remote
Networking will appear in this list.
–or–
If you are connecting over a network, tap
Network Connection
.
3.
In the
Connect to
list, select the name of the desktop PC to which
you will connect. The
Connect to
list displays only the PCs with
which you have already established a partnership.
4.
In the
User Logon
dialog box, type your user name, password, and
domain if necessary, and then tap
Connect
.
Transferring files
You can copy files between your HP Jornada and desktop PC by dragging
icons to or from the HP Jornada icon in the Mobile Devices window, or by
using the
Cut
,
Copy
, and
Paste
commands on the
Edit
menu.
Some files may need to be converted before you can use them on your
HP Jornada. By default, Windows CE Services automatically converts files to
the appropriate file type. However, you can choose not to convert files, or
you can specify the conversions for each file type by changing options in the
File Conversion Properties
dialog box.
To set file conversion options
1.
Open the Mobile Devices window.
2.
On the
Tools
menu, click
File Conversion
.
3.
Click either the
Device to Desktop
or
Desktop to Device
tab.
4.
Select the file type, and then click
Edit
to change conversion
options. In most cases, you will be offered a single conversion
option or no conversion at all.
When Office 97 files are converted to their corresponding Pocket Office
formats, the Pocket Office files are compressed, so they require much less
storage memory than they do on your desktop PC. During conversion,
certain formatting or attributes may also be removed from the Pocket Office
version; however, all formatting should be restored when the file is returned
to the desktop PC. For specific details, see the sections on Microsoft Office
programs in chapter 5 or refer to online Help for that program on your
HP Jornada. Only Microsoft PowerPoint® 97 files can be converted to
Pocket PowerPoint.