PDA Agent
Online Documentation ANGEL 7.2 > Personal Home > PDA Agent
- Log into ANGEL and click the Preferences icon
(located on the left power strip). - Click the PDA Agent hyperlink.
- Select the items listed in the School Items section that you want to make available on your PDA.
- Select any personal item from the Personal Items section you want to make available on your PDA.
- Select the Course and Group Items you want to make available on your PDA.
- Select the level of information that should be included for each Item Type listed.
- Click the Save button.
- Choose a name for your channel ( Channel Title ) and click the Create Channel button.
The intelligent PDA Agent allows you to download your lessons, unread course mail, or forum messages to your PDA for online viewing. Using the PDA Agent requires a service called AvantGo ® .
To set your PDA settings:
There are three options for specifying which courses and groups should be included as part of the update notification to AvantGo. All displays update information courses and groups for which you are enrolled or an instructor. Some allows you to select specific courses from the list. None disables course and group update information.
Display options include None, Count, Titles and Details. None does not include any information; Count only shows the number of new items; Titles list the titles and other summary information; and Details allows viewing of detailed item information.
The channel set-up happens once. If you have previously set-up your channel, click the Close button to exit. Your new settings take affect the next time your sync your PDA.
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