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Managing Applications
Installing Applications
Your Treo comes with several applications built-in and ready to use. You can also
install any of the more than 16,000 third-party Palm OS applications for use on
your Treo, such as business software, games, and other applications.
When you download an application to your computer, it is probably in a
compressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If the file is compressed, you need to
use a decompression utility on your computer before you install applications on
your Treo.
These instructions tell you how to install basic .prc (Palm OS application) and .pdb
(Palm OS database) files onto your Treo. Some Palm OS software uses an automatic
installer or wizard to guide you through the process. Consult the documentation
that came with the software for details about how to install a particular piece of
software. Treo is not compatible with .pqa files.
Before you can install an application on your Treo, you need to have the Palm
Desktop synchronization software installed on your computer (see page 21).
Installing Applications From the Internet
You can install Palm OS applications directly from the Internet, using the Blazer
Web Browser. When you download an application, it automatically installs on your
Treo. Remember: Palm OS applications have .prc or .pdb at the end of their
filenames.
1. Launch the Blazer Web Browser (see page 75).
2.
Go to the page that contains the link to the application you want to download.
3.
Press
Left
or
Right
to highlight the link to the file, then press
Center
to
initiate the download process.
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