you can also install additional applications on your handheld, such as games and other software. the install tool makes it easy to install software on your handheld during a hotsync. operation. to find bonus add-on software that comes with your handheld, look in the add-on folder inside the palm folder on your computer.
there are also a variety of third-party applications available for your handheld. to learn more about these applications, go to the web site:
http://www.palm.com.
any game or application that you install on your handheld resides in ram memory; you can delete them at any time.
to install add-on software on your handheld using a windows computer:
1. on your computer, copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on folder in your palm desktop directory on your computer.
if the software you download is compressed, you need to decompress it into this folder. if you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 5.
2. double-click the palm desktop icon on your desktop.
3. click install.
you can also access the install tool dialog by selecting install tool from the palm desktop program group or by double-clicking any file with a prc, pdb, or pnc file extension.
4. in the user drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld.
5. click add.
6. select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld.
you can use the standard windows ctrl and shift key functions to select multiple files.
7. click open.
review the list of applications you selected in the install tool dialog box. if you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click remove. (this does not remove the application from your computer; it simply removes it from the list of applications to install.)
8. perform a hotsync operation to install the application(s) you selected in step 6. see "exchanging and updating data: hotsync operations" in chapter 4 for details.
to install add-on software on your handheld using a macintosh:
1. on your macintosh, copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on folder in your palm folder.
if the software you download is compressed, you need to decompress it into this folder. if you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 4.
2. from the hotsync menu, choose install handheld files.
3. from the user pop-up menu, select the name that corresponds to your handheld.
4. click add to list.
5. select the application you want to install.
6. click add file to add the selected application to the install handheld files list.
you can install more than one application by repeating steps 4 through 6 and selecting additional applications.
7. close the install handheld files window.
8. perform a hotsync operation to install the application(s) you selected in steps 4 through 6. see "exchanging and updating data: hotsync operations" in chapter 4 for details.