Apple PowerBook File Assistant Manual de usuario

PowerBookFile AssistantUser’s Guide

3Click the software you want to install.Shift-click to choose more than one item. A description of each item appearsin the box below the item names.4

In this chapterm why synchronize your files?m starting the PowerBook File Assistantm linking files or folders for synchronizationm synchronizing linke

Using a PowerBook with your desktop MacintoshWorking with both a PowerBook and a desktop Macintosh often means thatyou have two copies of the same doc

Using a PowerBook with a networkIf you are on a network and have access to servers, you are probably familiarwith downloading or copying files from ne

Using a PowerBook Duo with a Duo DockAs a user of a PowerBook Duo and Duo Dock, you store files on your Duoand on your Duo Dock’s internal hard disk,

Starting the PowerBook File AssistantOnce you have installed the PowerBook File Assistant, you are ready todecide which files you want to synchronize.

If your PowerBook has a system software version 7.1 or laterIf you installed the PowerBook File Assistant with Easy Install (or installedthe Finder wi

If your PowerBook has a system software version earlier than 7.1You cannot drag the icon to the screen. Instead, follow these steps to linkfiles:1Clic

Setting the direction of the linkNotice the arrow between the two linked files; this is how you can tell thedirection in which the files are linked. N

1Choose Preferences from the File Menu.The following dialog box appears:2Click the checkbox to allow non-matching folder names.3 Click OK.Now you can

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Synchronizing linked folders or filesTo synchronize files or folders you linked in the Setup window, you must dotwo things:m Mount whatever disks cont

The way the PowerBook File Assistant updates files in a linked pair dependson what kinds of changes are made. There are three kinds of changes:m modif

Manual synchronizationWhen you manually update your linked files, you decide when you want toupdate a linked pair. When you make a change to a file on

1Choose Preferences from the File menu.The following dialog box appears:2Click the Warn When Can’t Synchronize checkbox to deselect it.The alert messa

To turn alert messages off temporarily:mHold down the Option key.While you hold down the Option key, the alert messages for any commandsyou execute a

In this chapterm controlling automatic screen dimmingm using persistent RAM diskm putting your PowerBook to sleepm spinning down the hard diskm automa

Extending your PowerBook’s battery lifeControlling automatic screen dimmingTo save power and increase the life of the screen, your PowerBook’s screen

Using persistent RAM diskYou use the Memory control panel to select the option of having any files thatare copied to the RAM disk saved in the System

Putting your PowerBook to sleepWith the Assistant Toolbox you can put your PowerBook to sleep with onetouch. Putting your PowerBook to sleep more ofte

Automatically remounting to shared volumesYour PowerBook disconnects from any shared disks it’s connected to whenyou either turn it off or restart it.

iiiHow the PowerBook File Assistant Can Help You vWhat is file synchronization? vWhat is the Assistant Toolbox? vi1 Installing Your Sof

Printing laterIf you use a PostScript™laser printer (such as a Laserwriter Pro 600) on anetwork, the Assistant Toolbox allows you to send documents to

Improving pointer displayYou may notice that the pointer sometimes disappears from your PowerBook’sscreen if you have an LCD screen. The Assistant Too

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Linking files or folders for synchronization 9If your PowerBook has a system software version 7.1 or later 10If your PowerBook has a system

The PowerBook File Assistant is software that synchronizes files on yourPowerBook and desktop Macintosh by automatically updating files wheneveryou ma

What is the Assistant Toolbox?Also included with the PowerBook File Assistant is the Assistant Toolbox.The Toolbox is a group of PowerBook enhancement

Do you have what you need?To use the PowerBook File Assistant, you’ll need:m a PowerBook computer with at least 4 megabytes of RAMm system software v

If you want to install all of the software, use Easy Install. It installs both thePowerBook File Assistant and the Assistant Toolbox on your PowerBook

5Make sure the hard disk named in the box is the one on which you want to install thePowerBook File Assistant software.If it’s not, click the Switch D