The Desktop Interface
April 15, 2003
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
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18. The Desktop Interface
You probably spend a lot of time in front of a computer. Perfect! The data you store in the Email, To Do,
Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications are also available for viewing or editing on the Web
from any computer connected to the Internet. Read more in this chapter:
Signing In To the Desktop Interface
All the information you put on your device is also on the Web so you can look at it or even change it from your
computer. Where on the Web? Follow these instructions to sign in.
1
On your desktop or laptop computer, point your Web browser to
www.t-mobile.com
.
2
Click the link to
My T-Mobile
. The My T-Mobile page opens.
3
Type your device’s
Phone Number
and
Password
to sign in.
Tip:
If you don’t know your phone number, you can find it on your device: From the Jump screen, open the
Phone application. Press the Menu button, then select
Settings
. Your phone number is shown at the top of
the screen that appears.
4
On the Web page that opens, click the link to
Desktop Interface
.
5
Your Jump page opens, displaying a summary of your emails, upcoming Calendar events, To Do list, and
Notes.
6
To make the Desktop Interface your default entry point to the T-Mobile Web site after signing in, click
Set My
T-Mobile Start Page
(this link appears in the upper-right corner of your Jump page). On the window that
opens, select
Desktop Interface (Your Jump Page)
.
7
Use the navigation buttons at the top of the page to open the various applications, or to open the Help
window, which displays the online “T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual”.
Note that you can open the online Owner’s Manual directly by pointing your Web browser (including the Web
Browser on the device) to
http://help.sidekick.dngr.com
.
8
When you ’re finished using the Web applications, always click the
Sign Out
link to exit the Web site
securely.
The T-Mobile applications
not
available on the Web are Phone, Instant Messaging, and Web Browser. All the
other applications display the same personal data that you can see on your device screens. This is accomplished
through data synchronization, which means that no matter where you enter or receive personal information--on
the device or the Web interface--you’ll be able to open that information on both clients.
•
Signing In To the Desktop Interface
on
page 166
•
Jump Page
on page 167
•
The T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
on
page 167
•
More About the Applications on the Web
on
page 168
•
Signing Out
on page 168
