Overview of Windows Mobile Device Center settings

Windows Mobile Device Center has a lot of settings you can experiment with after you’ve successfully synchronized all that important Microsoft Office Outlook information to your phone. Don’t forget: Windows Mobile Device Center is only compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you run Windows XP or earlier, you’ll want to learn about Microsoft ActiveSync settings.

You can use the Connection Settings and Outlook Settings in Windows Mobile Device Center to change the way your phone connects to your computer and the way your phone synchronizes Office Outlook information from your computer.

Note The first time you sync your phone with your computer, you need to use a USB cable connection.

Connection settings

You have the following connection settings options in the Connection Settings dialog box:

Allow a USB cable connection between your phone and your computer.
Allow a Bluetooth connection between your phone and your computer (if both devices are Bluetooth-enabled), or allow your phone to connect to one of your computer’s COM ports.
Connect to a work network or to the Internet.
Allow your phone to be authenticated automatically when it connects to a secure network, such as a work network.
Connect to a data network while your phone is connected to a computer.

Connections Settings dialog box, Windows Mobile Device Center

The first time you sync your phone to your computer, you need to connect with a USB cable and set your connection settings accordingly.

Office Outlook settings

To access your sync settings for Office Outlook, connect your phone to your computer through your phone’s USB cable, open Windows Mobile Device Center, click Mobile Device Settings, and then click Change content sync settings.

Contacts

You can select the source you want to sync contacts with (for example, your computer or a Microsoft Exchange server, if available).

Options for synchronizing your contacts information

Calendar

Select a time limit for synchronizing past appointments.
Select the source you want to sync appointments with (for example, your computer or a Microsoft Exchange server, if available).

Options for synchronizing your calendar information

E-mail

Select the e-mail folders that you want to sync. Your options may include Conversation History (for text messages), Inbox, Junk E-mail, RSS Feeds, Sent Items, and Sync Issues.
Select a time limit for synchronizing past e-mail messages.
Select the format that you want to use to send e-mail messages. HTML allows you to change the formatting of the text, such as making a word bold, and plain-text format doesn’t.
Select a limit for the size of incoming e-mail messages, and specify whether to accept attachments.
Select the source you want to sync e-mail messages with, such as your computer or a Microsoft Exchange server, if available.

Options for synchronizing your e-mail information

Tasks

You can select the source you want to sync tasks with, such as your computer or a Microsoft Exchange server, if available.

Options for synchronizing your tasks information

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