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Synchronising files: Windows Vista, Where are the changes I made to my file?, Tools, Options, Files

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11 Y O U R M I C R O S O F T O F F I C E A N D O T H E R D O C U M E N T T O O L S CHAPTER 3 Under Information Type, double-click Files to view a list of all synchronised files. TIP If Files doesn't appear under Information Type, open the Tools menu and select Options. Make sure the Files box is checked. 4 Do any of the following: • To delete a file from the file sync folder on your computer and from your smartphone, highlight the file name and click Remove. • To copy a file from your computer to your smartphone, click Add, browse to and highlight the file, and then click Open. NOTE If you receive an error while synchronising files, make sure that all of the files you're trying to sync are closed on both your computer and on your smartphone. Synchronising files: Windows Vista 1 On your computer, copy or save the file to the Documents\Documents on username's Smartphone folder. DID YOU KNOW? The Documents on username's Smartphone folder is created when you select the option to sync Files. 2 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the USB sync cable. Synchronisation takes place automatically. Where are the changes I made to my file? If you sync a file from your computer to your smartphone, edit it on your smartphone, and then sync it back to your computer, don't look for the changed file in its original location on your computer. Only the synchronised version contains the changes, and that version is in the ActiveSync file sync folder. To find this folder, do one of the following: Windows XP: On your computer desktop, double-click the file sync folder icon. This is a shortcut to the file sync folder. Alternately, in ActiveSync desktop software, double-click Files. The location of the file sync folder appears in the File Synchronisation Settings dialog box (under 198 S Y N C H R O N I S I N G Y O U R M I C R O S O F T O F F I C E F I L E S

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YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE AND OTHER DOCUMENT TOOLS
SYNCHRONISING YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE FILES
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11
CHAPTER
3
Under
Information Type
, double-click
Files
to view a list of all synchronised
files.
4
Do any of the following:
To delete a file from the file sync
folder on your computer and from
your smartphone, highlight the file
name and click
Remove
.
To copy a file from your computer to
your smartphone, click
Add
, browse
to and highlight the file, and then click
Open
.
NOTE
If you receive an error while
synchronising files, make sure that all of
the files you’re trying to sync are closed on
both your computer and on your
smartphone.
Synchronising files: Windows Vista
1
On your computer, copy or save the file
to the Documents\Documents on
username
’s Smartphone folder.
2
Connect your smartphone to your
computer with the USB sync cable.
Synchronisation takes place
automatically.
Where are the changes I made to my file?
If you sync a file from your computer to
your smartphone, edit it on your
smartphone, and then sync it back to your
computer, don't look for the changed file in
its original location on your computer. Only
the synchronised version contains the
changes, and that version is in the
ActiveSync file sync folder. To find this
folder, do one of the following:
Windows XP:
On your computer desktop,
double-click the file sync folder icon. This is
a shortcut to the file sync folder.
Alternately, in ActiveSync desktop
software, double-click
Files
. The location
of the file sync folder appears in the File
Synchronisation Settings dialog box (under
TIP
If Files doesn’t appear under Information
Type, open the
Tools
menu and select
Options
. Make sure the
Files
box is checked.
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
The Documents on
username
’s Smartphone folder is created
when you select the option to sync Files.