Transferring e-mail messages from your computer | |
You can transfer e-mail messages from your computer to your CLIÉ™ handheld and read them on your CLIÉ™ handhelds screen. You can also write a reply on your CLIÉ™ handheld and transfer it to your computer for sending.
You can have your e-mail fully synchronized between your CLIÉ™ handheld and your computer during a HotSync® operation. You can make settings to automatically delete the e-mail messages that have been deleted on your CLIÉ™ handheld, or mark e-mail messages that have been opened and read on your CLIÉ™ handheld as read.
Compatibility with other e-mail software
When you use the following e-mail CLIE software, you can transfer e-mail messages from your computer and store them on your CLIÉ™ handheld.
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Eudora 3.0.3 or later
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Microsoft® Outlook Express
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Microsoft® Outlook 2000/2002
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Note
You can only transfer e-mail messages in the Inbox and Outbox folders on your computer and those in the Inbox and Outbox categories on your CLIÉ™ handheld. You cannot transfer e-mail messages stored in other locations.
Getting ready: Installing CLIE Mail Conduit
To synchronize e-mail messages between your computer and your CLIÉ™ handheld, you must install the CLIE Mail Conduit software.
Be sure to install the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer from the Installation CD-ROM supplied and connect your CLIÉ™ handheld to your computer with the USB cable.
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Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
The installation launcher window appears.
If the installation launcher window does not appear, click the CD-ROM drive icon in Windows® Explorer, and then double-click Setup.exe.
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Click CLIE Utilities from the categories displayed on the left side of the window.
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Click the Install button for the CLIE Mail Conduit software.
The software installation starts.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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Click Finish on the installation launcher window.
The installation is complete. Restart your computer.
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Changing your computers e-mail client software settings
To transfer e-mail from your computer to your CLIÉ™ handheld, follow the procedures below. If you are using Microsoft® Outlook as your e-mail CLIE software, you do not need to change any settings here.
Using Microsoft® Outlook Express 5.0 or later
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Click Start from the task bar, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
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Double-click the Internet icon.
If you have the Windows® 2000/XP operating system on your computer, double-click the Internet Options icon. The Internet Options dialog box appears.
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Click the Programs tab.
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Make sure that Outlook Express is selected in the E-mail drop-down list of the Internet programs group.
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Click OK.
The Internet setting for your computer is set to Microsoft® Outlook Express.
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Change the e-mail transfer setting on your CLIÉ™ handheld.
For details, see CLIE Mail Help. To view Help, follow the steps below.
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Click the icon in the Windows ® task tray, and then click Custom from the shortcut menu.
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Click CLIE Mail, then click Change.
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Click Help.
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Using Eudora Pro
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Start Eudora Pro on your computer, and then click Options from the Tools menu.
The Options window appears.
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Click MAPI in the left pane.
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Click Always from Use Eudora MAPI server.
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Click OK.
The program setting for your computer is set to Eudora Pro.
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Change the e-mail transfer setting on your CLIÉ™ handheld.
For details, see the help for CLIE Mail.
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Click the icon in the Windows ® task tray, and then click Custom from the shortcut menu.
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Click CLIE Mail, then click Change.
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Click Help.
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Changing the detailed settings for each e-mail message
You can set up the option on transferring e-mail to your CLIÉ™ handheld.
For details, see Help shown on the displayed screen.
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Click the icon in the Windows ® task tray, and then click Custom from the shortcut menu.
The Custom dialog box is displayed and CLIE Mail is displayed on the right list on the screen.
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Double-click CLIE Mail. Or, click Change after clicking CLIE Mail.
The CLIE Mail window appears.
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Click Help.
Help appears.
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Setting up your computer for HotSync® e-mail transfers
Specify the e-mail CLIE software and mail folders for use in the HotSync transfer.
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Click the icon on the right bottom of the Windows, and choose Custom form the shot-cut menu.
The Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software starts.
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Double-click CLIE Mail.
Or click Change after clicking CLIE Mail.
The CLIE Mail window appears.
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Synchronize the files: Synchronizes e-mail between your computer and CLIÉ™ handheld. (For detailed settings, see Setting up your CLIÉ™ handheld for HotSync® e-mail transfers.)
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Overwrites handheld: Overwrites e-mail messages on the CLIÉ™ handheld with those on your computer.
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Do Nothing: Does not allow e-mail to be synchronized between your computer and CLIÉ™ handheld during a HotSync® operation.
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Click Synchronize the files or Overwrites handheld.
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Select the e-mail software you use from the drop-down list.
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Click OK.
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Click Done.
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Setting up your CLIÉ™ handheld for HotSync® e-mail transfers
When you select Synchronize the files in step 4 of
Setting up your CLIÉ™ handheld for HotSync® e-mail transfers, you can specify various settings on e-mail transfers.
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Tap on the e-mail list screen, and then tap Options, then HotSync Options.
The HotSync Options screen appears.
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Select the type of e-mail messages to be transferred.
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All: Transfers and synchronizes all e-mail messages on your computer and on your CLIÉ™ handheld. You can also specify how many day's worth of e-mail should be transferred.
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Send only: Transfers e-mail messages in the Outbox category on your CLIÉ™ handheld to the Outbox folder of the e-mail CLIÉ software on your computer.
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Filter: Transfers e-mail messages that matches specific conditions. Specify the conditions under which messages are to be transferred, or not transferred.
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Unread: Transfers unread e-mail messages on your computer to your CLIÉ™ handheld. You can also specify how many days worth of mail should be transferred.
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Tap OK.
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Transferring an e-mail message
Connect your CLIÉ™ handheld to your computer using the USB cable, and then tap HotSync® icon on the Applications screen.
The HotSync® operation starts and synchronizes your e-mail.