Handspring 300 manual Using your computer keyboard, Importing data

Note: The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters. You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.

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5.After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record.

Using your computer keyboard

Many of the applications on your phone are available in Palm Desktop software and in most Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications. If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported PIM such as Microsoft Outlook, to enter information. You can then perform a HotSync® operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your phone. See the section that begins on page 76 for details on HotSync operations.

Refer to Palm Desktop online Help or the documentation that came with your PIM software for more information on entering data on your computer.

Importing data

If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to import data from another Palm OS® handheld, you can transfer the data to your phone without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your phone.

Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats:

▶Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only

▶Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only

▶CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address only

▶vCal (.vcs) Date Book only

▶vCard (.vcf) Address only

▶Date Book archive (.dba)

▶Address archive (.aba)

Section 2

Entering Data in Your Phone