And don't be baffled by the number of Palm handheld fields you have never seen before, such as Assistant or Email 3. These are special fields that Intellisync will create, if needed, on your Palm handheld. To illustrate how this mapping methodology works, I'll show you a Contact from Outlook, pictured in Figure J. Then I'll show you a screenshot from Palm Desktop that shows how that entry looks on my Palm handheld.

FIGURE J


I've got a lot on Jane, and with Intellisync I can take it all with me. Roll over picture for a larger image.

That's quite a collection, isn't it? Now take a look at Figure K to see how all of Jane's information made it onto my Palm handheld. This single image from Palm Desktop was clearer than the roughly five handheld screen shots I'd have needed to display this information.

FIGURE K


I'll bet you never thought an Address Book entry could hold so much! Roll over picture for a larger image.

One of the most impressive features is the ability to divide the handheld note into five separate fields. This, in conjunction with the special fields for phone numbers and email addresses, makes it possible to synchronize almost every bit of the information you might have on someone in Outlook.

Of course, with all these fields tricked out like this, your Palm handheld essentially becomes a brain dump for Outlook. This means that you'll want to be especially careful when editing or adding information on your handheld, so that it will synchronize correctly. Still, I suppose if you have that much information in Outlook, you won't mind the added effort that having and maintaining it on your Palm handheld might require.

Configuring the Date Book and Outlook Calendar
The process of configuring Outlook Calendar is quite similar to that for Contacts. Once you click the Advanced button seen way back in Figure B, an almost identical tabbed window appears, as shown in Figure L.

FIGURE L


If you'd like, you can set a date range for your handheld appointments. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The only difference is the additional Date Range tab that lets you set a number of options for the Date Book. Under that tab you can specify whether you'd like all your appointments for Outlook to be transferred to your Palm handheld, future items only, or perhaps just those that fall within a certain date range.

Obviously the Field Mapping options for Date Book/Calendar are not as extensive as those for Address Book/Contacts, but you configure them the same way, as shown in Figure M. Again, I've provided two views to give you an idea of what mapping options exist.

FIGURE M


This list may be smaller, but there are still quite a few fields to map. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The appointment location is added to the name (in parenthesis), and there are also two special fields that are synchronized to the handheld note on your Palm handheld, as shown in Figure N.

FIGURE N

Intellisync adds a few new fields to your handheld appointments.

In case you were wondering, "Free Field 1" is mapped to Outlook Categories and "Free Field 2" is mapped to Meeting Attendees.

Configuring the Memo Pad and Outlook Notes
The Memo Pad/Notes options offer nothing new. The Advanced Settings window offers the same three tabs that the Address Book window does, and these can be configured for Notes in the same manner. Also, not surprisingly, there isn't much to do in terms of field mapping for this module, as shown in Figure O.