If you happen to edit both the versions on your PC and your Palm handheld, the conduit will treat the Palm handheld version as the most recent and treat the PC version as a backup, adding the suffix "-back" to the filename. This is one of the simplest and most efficient ways of keeping track of multiple copies of documents that I've ever seen. I've used this feature almost daily while writing this review and never had a problem with losing formatting or getting versions confused. If you have a need for seamless Word integration, everyday you go without WordSmith, you're wasting time.

WordSmith vs. Word formatting
Most all document formatting is preserved during synchronization, but certain kinds, like database links and inter-document hyperlinks, are lost. For most documents you'll create, it'll be impossible to tell that they've been synchronized to your Palm handheld and back.

Conclusion
WordSmith is a tool for serious writing on your Palm handheld. Pairing WordSmith with a Palm Portable Keyboard (at https://store.palm.com/Catalog/productdetails.asp?productnr=3C10439U) makes for an unbeatable writing combination that's incredibly portable. No mobile enterprise user should be without this powerful one-two punch.

Jenny McKinnon is an all around Palm fanatic who enjoys living on the beta-testing edge and living to tell about it. She can be reached at jennykitten@mail.com.