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Using Pocket Internet Explorer
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To create a mobile favorite
1 In Internet Explorer on your computer, click Tools and then Create Mobile Favorite.
2 To change the link name, enter a new name in the Name box.
3 Optionally, in Update, select a desired update schedule.
NOTE: If you did not specify an update schedule, you will need to manually download
content to keep the information updated on both your computer and handheld. Before
synchronising with your handheld, in Internet Explorer on your computer, click Tools and
then Synchronise. You will see the last time content was downloaded to the computer, and
you can manually download content if needed.
4 Click OK.
Internet Explorer downloads the latest version of the page to your computer.
TIP: You can add a button to the Internet Explorer toolbar for creating mobile favorites. In
Internet Explorer on your computer, click View, Toolbars, and then Customise.
To download a mobile favorite
1 Right-click the mobile favorite and then click Properties.
2 In the Download tab, specify the number of links deep you want to download.
To conserve handheld memory, go only one level deep.
3 Synchronise your handheld and computer.
Mobile favorites that are stored in the Mobile Favorites folder in Internet Explorer are
downloaded to your handheld.
To save handheld memory
Mobile favorites take up storage memory on your handheld. To minimise the amount
of memory used, observe the following:
• In the settings for the Favorites information type in ActiveSync options, turn
off pictures and sounds, or stop some mobile favorites from being
downloaded to your handheld.
• Limit the number of downloaded linked pages.
a In Internet Explorer on the computer, right-click the mobile favorite you want
to change and then click Properties.
b In the Download tab, specify 0 or 1 for the number of linked pages you want
to download.
Using Pocket Internet Explorer
You can use Pocket Internet Explorer to browse mobile favorites and channels that
have been downloaded to your handheld without connecting to the Internet. You can
also connect to the Internet through an ISP or a network connection and browse the
Web.