How to Transfer Palm Calendar to Outlook

You can transfer calendar data from your Palm to Outlook.

The Palm operating system comes with a calendar application that you can synchronize with the data you have in the Microsoft Outlook desktop program. By default, all calendar entries in Outlook are automatically synced with the Palm's memory. However, you can reverse this process and configure your Palm to overwrite your computer and transfer calendar events from its memory back onto Outlook.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Windows XP or later
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later
• Palm PDA
• Palm USB cable or cradle

1. Close the Microsoft Outlook program if it is currently running.

2. Connect your Palm PDA to your PC using the USB cable or cradle that came with the device.

3. Right-click on the "HotSync Manager" system tray icon in the lower-right corner of your screen and select "Custom."

4. Choose your handheld's username from the drop-down list at the top of the window.

5. Highlight "Calendar (Outlook)" from the list of applications and press the "Change" button.

6. Select the radio button next to "Handheld Overwrites Desktop."

7. Check the box next to "Set as default" if you want to make these settings permanent. Otherwise, the settings will reset after the next HotSync operation.

8. Hit the "OK" button to save the settings. The next time you sync your Palm with your computer, all of the calendar data on your device will be transferred to Outlook.

References

• Palm Support: Changing HotSync synchronization settings in Palm Outlook conduits