All the work is actually done in the custom.txt file, shown in Figure T. You can open it using the "Edit custom.txt" button.

FIGURE T


This simple text file is where the work gets done. Roll over picture for a larger image.

As the instructions in the text file explain, simply replace "User1" (and so on) with the name of the Outlook field you want to synchronize to that custom field on your Palm device.

Email Translation
This is a new feature in PocketMirror 3.0. By selecting the check box shown in Figure U, you tell PocketMirror you want the full SMTP email address to be synchronized to your Palm device instead of the display name.

FIGURE U


You'll certainly want to configure this email setting. Roll over picture for a larger image.

With previous versions of PocketMirror, email addresses from your company's Microsoft Exchange server weren't correctly synchronized. This happened because those addresses are rendered in Outlook as an alias, and this alias was synchronized to your Palm device. Interestingly enough, although PocketMirror 3.0 corrects this problem, use of the SMTP address is not the default setting, so don't forget to check this box.

File As
The File As topic, shown in Figure V, is fairly straightforward.

FIGURE V


This topic helps you define how your contacts will be organized. Roll over picture for a larger image.

This topic allows you to specify what information will be used to fill Outlook's File As field, which doesn't have a corresponding field on your Palm device. The File As field can be most helpful when sorting your contacts in Outlook.

Journal
If you use Outlook's Journal, then this topic is an important one. By selecting the check box shown in Figure W, you can enable a number of useful features.

FIGURE W


If you use the Outlook Journal, you'll be busy configuring this topic to best suit your needs. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Phone Number Priorities
As you probably know, Outlook can hold many more phone numbers and email addresses per contact than your Palm device. This leaves you with the all too common problem of determining which data will be synchronized. The Phone Number Priorities topic, pictured in Figure X, lets you prioritize which numbers should be synchronized to the five fields on your Palm device should a contact have six or more phone numbers and/or email addresses.

FIGURE X


This topic let's you prioritize which numbers get synchronized. Roll over picture for a larger image.

So, if you have six phone numbers and two email addresses for your best friend, that's no longer a problem. You can choose here which ones you want to carry around with you. But keep in mind that these settings apply to all contacts.

Other Contacts changes
Another change you might like involves sorting your contacts in the list view. This works for Tasks and Notes as well. As shown in the inset of Figure Y, you can drag the PalmPilot Category column heading to the area above the headings.

FIGURE Y


Outlook offers this handy way to sort and group items in a list view. Roll over picture for a larger image.

This causes the items to be grouped by the PalmPilot Category. You can collapse or expand each group, effectively replicating the "sort by category" feature of Palm Desktop.