For all that matters, you could generate a bitcoin address by hand without ever touching a computer or internet and have someone send money to it.
The synchronization process is basically you reading through all the transactions ever to find out if someone sent you money.
Topic: Making transactions while wallet is syncing (Read 816 times)
I installed QT yesterday and while it was synchronizing, I sent bitcoins to it. After the synchronization was complete, the bitcoins appeared in the wallet.
Thanks! 
I installed QT yesterday and while it was synchronizing, I sent bitcoins to it. After the synchronization was complete, the bitcoins appeared in the wallet.
This may be an obvious question, but can a new wallet receive bitcoins while it's syncing with the network?
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