Note: If Mozilla is
+Note: If Mozilla is
already running, it uses the address books in the current user profile
for synchronization. If Mozilla is not running, it starts and displays
the Profile Manager (if you have more than one profile) so that you can
@@ -130,17 +93,19 @@ choose the profile to use for synchronization.
- Press the
-HotSync button on your Palm device to start synchronizing.
-
-
-Synchronizing With Your Palm Device
+HotSync button on your Palm device to start synchronizing.
+Note:
+To install Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync from the command line,
+change to the directory where you installed Mozilla and enter the
+command PalmSyncInstall.exe.
+
+Synchronizing With Your Palm Device
After you synchronize with
-your Palm device, your Palm address book will contain all the records in
-your Mozilla address books. Each Mozilla address book is listed as a
-category in your Palm address book. Your Mozilla address book will
-contain a new address book for each category in your Palm address book.
-For more information, see Field Mapping.
+your Palm device, your Palm address book will contain all the records
+in your Mozilla address books. Each Mozilla address book is listed
+as a category in your Palm address book. Your Mozilla address book
+will contain a new address book for each category in your Palm address
+book. For more information, see Field Mapping.
Synchronizing With
Another Mozilla User Profile
@@ -151,8 +116,7 @@ synchronize with. Press the HotSync button on your Palm device to
synchronize.
Synchronizing With Another Program
-If you want to synchronize with another program, you must first uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync.
+If you want to synchronize with another program, you must first uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync.
Verifying that Netcape Address Book
Palm Sync Is Installed
@@ -168,18 +132,18 @@ address books
address books can be synchronized.
- - Mozilla Address Book
-Palm Sync can synchronize only the first 15 address books due to the
-Palm device's limit of 15 categories. Before you synchronize, make sure
-that the total number of categories plus the total number of Mozilla
-address books does not exceed 15. Palm categories that have the same
-name as a Mozilla address book will be merged when you synchronize, so
-they should only be counted once.
+ - Mozilla Address
+Book Palm Sync can synchronize only the first 15 address books due to
+the Palm device's limit of 15 categories. Before you synchronize, make
+sure that the total number of categories plus the total number of
+Mozilla address books does not exceed 15. Palm categories that have the
+same name as a Mozilla address book will be merged when you
+synchronize, so they should only be counted once.
- If your Palm address
book already contains 15 categories, you can either remove some
-categories before you synchronize or make sure that your Mozilla address
-books are named the same as the Palm categories, so that they will get
-merged when you synchronize.
+categories before you synchronize or make sure that your Mozilla
+address books are named the same as the Palm categories, so that they
+will get merged when you synchronize.
Mozilla address
book fields
@@ -197,27 +161,24 @@ Mozilla, address records are stored in address books. Mozilla Address
Book Sync matches Palm categories and Mozilla address books. After a
successful synchronization, each Palm device category will have a
corresponding Mozilla address book.
-
-Palm category names are limited to 15 characters, so if you have a
+
Palm category names are limited to 15 characters, so if you have a
Mozilla address book name that is longer than 15 characters, its
corresponding category name will be truncated on the Palm device.
-Uninstalling Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync
+Uninstalling Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync
You only need to
-uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync if you want to synchronize your
-Palm Device with a different program. If you only plan to synchronize
-with Mozilla, you don't need to uninstall Address Book Palm Sync.
+uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync if you want to synchronize
+your Palm Device with a different program. If you only plan to
+synchronize with Mozilla, you don't need to uninstall Address Book
+Palm Sync.
Note: Before
-uninstalling Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync, make sure your Palm device
-contains the latest address book data. If you have updated or entered new
+uninstalling Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync, make sure your Palm
+device contains the latest address book data. If you have updated or entered new
address book data in your Mozilla address book, you should perform
another HotSync to update your Palm device's address books with the
latest data. This will insure that your Palm address book contains the
-latest data from your Mozilla address books before you uninstall Mozilla
-Address Book Palm Sync.
+latest data from your Mozilla address books before you uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync.
To uninstall Mozilla Address
Book Palm Sync:
@@ -231,35 +192,32 @@ Address Book Palm Sync uninstaller:
Start menu.
Choose Programs.
From the Programs
-menu, choose Mozilla 7.1.
-
From the Mozilla 7.1
+menu, choose Mozilla.
+
From the Mozilla
menu, choose Palm Tools.
From the Palm Tools
menu, choose Address Book Palm Sync Uninstall.
-
You have successfully
-uninstalled Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync. The Palm Desktop Address Book Sync is
+Note:
+To uninstall Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync from the command line,
+change to the directory where you installed Mozilla and enter the
+command PalmSyncInstall.exe /u.
+
+You have successfully
+uninstalled Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync. The Palm Desktop Address Book Sync is
now enabled. You can synchronize your Palm device with your Mozilla
-address book again at any time by following the instructions under Installing
-Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync.
+address book again at any time by following the instructions under Installing Mozilla Address Book Palm Sync.
-
Troubleshooting
+
Troubleshooting
HotSync
Problems
-
Problem:I cannot get my Palm
+Problem:I cannot get my Palm
organizer to HotSync with my Mozilla address book.
-
+
Possible Solutions:
@@ -275,32 +233,22 @@ HotSync Manager icon in the system tray and choose Setup.
- Close the HotSync Manager and then open it again.
-Problem: The HotSync Manager
-keeps timing out.
+Problem: The HotSync Manager
+keeps timing out.
-Possible
+Possible
Solution:
- The time out interval for HotSync Manager is one minute. If
-HotSync times out while waiting for Mozilla 7.1 to launch, make sure
-that you start Mozilla 7.1 before starting synchronization.
+HotSync times out while waiting for Mozilla to launch, make sure
+that you start Mozilla before starting synchronization.
-Problem: The HotSync process
-takes a long time.
+Problem: The HotSync process
+takes a long time.
-Possible
-Solutions: You can reduce the
-time it takes to synchronize by doing the following:
+Possible
+Solutions: You can reduce the
+time it takes to synchronize by doing the following:
- Please note that
depending on the number of address book records and the speed of your
@@ -312,26 +260,20 @@ applications to Do Nothing in the HotSync Manager Custom menu.
Record
Problems
-Problem: Some Mozilla records
+Problem: Some Mozilla records
do not appear in the Palm device after synchronizing.
- Possible
+ Possible
Solution:
- Only the first 15 address books are synchronized. Make sure the
records are in an address book that actually got synchronized.
-Problem: Some records appear
+Problem: Some records appear
duplicated.
- Possible
+ Possible
Solution:
@@ -342,47 +284,36 @@ example), it is possible that the next time you perform a HotSync, some
records will be duplicated.
-Problem: Changes I made to a
-record on my Palm device were not transferred to my Mozilla address book.
+Problem: Changes I made to a
+record on my Palm device were not transferred to my Mozilla address
+book.
-Possible
+Possible
Solution:
- - Make sure that the field that changed is supported. See Field Mapping.
+ - Make sure that the field that changed is supported. See Field Mapping.
-Problem: Some Palm device
-fields appear in a different order after synchronizing.
+Problem: Some Palm device
+fields appear in a different order after synchronizing.
-Possible
+Possible
Solution:
On the Palm device, there are five phone fields. When you synchronize,
the order of these fields is reset according to the current field
mapping. (Cavin to check.)
-Problem: Fields that contain
+Problem: Fields that contain
multiple lines get changed when I synchronize.
- Possible
+ Possible
Solution:
- Unlike
-fields on the Palm device, all Mozilla fields, with the exception of the
-Notes and Address fields, cannot consist of multiple lines. When
+fields on the Palm device, all Mozilla fields, with the exception of
+the Notes and Address fields, cannot consist of multiple lines. When
synchronizing, field values on the Palm device that contain multiple
lines will be changed to single line entries, with each line separated
by a comma.
@@ -390,11 +321,9 @@ by a comma.
-
+
-Field
+Field
Mapping
This
section describes the conversions that occur when transferring data
@@ -405,14 +334,13 @@ some general rules apply:
Text fields are truncated to the maximum allowed length on the
destination platform.
Text fields that can contain multiple lines on the Palm device
-but not in Mozilla will be changed to single line entries with each line
-separated by a comma.
+but not in Mozilla will be changed to single line entries with each
+line separated by a comma.
Fields that are available in Mozilla but not on the Palm device
and vice versa will not be modified during synchronization.
-Categories and Address Books
+Categories and Address Books
The
@@ -420,8 +348,7 @@ following table describes what happens to categories and address books
during synchronization.
-
+
@@ -444,8 +371,8 @@ during synchronization.
|
New Pilot category created IF there is an
available category. The Pilot can only contain 15
-categories. If the maximum has been reached then this address book
-will not be synchronized.
+categories. If the maximum has been reached then this address
+book will not be synchronized.
|
@@ -480,8 +407,8 @@ address book remain in the same category. The category is not renamed.
A new address book with the same name as
-the category will be created in Mozilla. All new records filed in
-the category will be created in the new address book.
+the category will be created in Mozilla. All new records filed
+in the category will be created in the new address book.
|
@@ -507,14 +434,12 @@ match the address book it corresponds to.
Records in "Unfiled" category
|
- Records appear in the Unfiled
-Mozilla address book.
+ | Records appear in the Unfiled Mozilla address book.
|
-Fields
+Fields
@@ -694,5 +619,4 @@ Home, Fax, Email, and Mobile are synchronized.
-
-
+
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