# Mobile Device Filters for Pocket Device Appliances

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Mobile Devices Filters for Pocket Device Appliances
You can save and open documents to and from several mobile devices file formats.
Currently the following filters are available:
- AportisDoc for Palm OS compatible devices
- Pocket Excel for Pocket PC compatible devices
- Pocket Word for Pocket PC compatible devices
Installing the Pocket PC filters under Windows will also install a DLL file that supports the synchronization software of your Pocket PC.i67157
The Java Runtime Environment is required to use the mobile device filters.
Installing the mobile device filters
- Close $[officename] and the Quickstarter.
- If you are using the Windows operating system with ActiveSync installed, disconnect any Pocket PC device from ActiveSync.
- Start the $[officename] Setup program:
  Open the Windows Start button, choose Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs, select the %PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION entry, click Change.
- In Setup, choose the Modify option and click Next.
- Open the Optional Components entry, then open the Mobile Device Filters entry. Select the filters you want to install.
- Click Next, Next, Install, Finish to install the filters and exit the Setup program.
Saving $[officename] documents for a mobile device
- Choose File - Save As.
- Open the File type box and select the appropriate filter.
- Enter a name and click Save.
Opening mobile device documents in $[officename]
- Choose File - Open.
- Open the File type box and select the appropriate filter.
- Select the file and click Open.
Synchronizing file types
To convert Pocket PC formats to and from $[officename] formats, you must first change some options within ActiveSync. To do this, open the ActiveSync window and open its Options dialog. Perform the following steps:
- Select the Rules tab.
- Click the Conversion Settings button.
- Click the Device to Desktop tab.
- Select Pocket Word Document - Pocket PC and click Edit.
- In the drop down list of available conversions, select $[officename] Writer and click OK.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for Pocket Excel Workbook selecting $[officename] Calc.
After these steps you can copy documents between $[officename] and your Pocket PC, either by the ActiveSync software or by the Windows Explorer. The filters will be applied to the document files automatically.