How to copy a file

Using Windows Explorer, you can copy files between your PC and netBook in the same way you would copy files to a floppy disk, or another PC on a network. PsiWin can convert files as they are copied so that you can open them on the other computer straight away.

1. Select Programs Windows Explorer from the Start

Explorer.

2.Double-click on My Psion to display your netBook’s internal drive(s). Double-click on a drive icon to display it’s contents, then browse for the file you wish to copy.

Click on the file you wish to copy and select Edit from the Menubar.Open the folder on your PC where you wish to copy the file and select Edit Paste from the Menubar.

Tip: You can also copy the file by clicking on the file icon and dragging it to the folder

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5.As PsiWin copies the file, a dialog box appears in which you can select the type of file you wish to use on the other computer.

6.The dialog suggests a suitable file type for the converted file, e.g. Excel 5.0/95 for a Psion Sheet file, or Word 6.0/95 for a Psion Word file. Select an alternative type if you use a different file type on your PC.

7.Select the Convert button to copy the file from your netBook to the PC and automatically convert it into the chosen file type.

Tip: You can select the Help button for more detailed help on the features of this dialog box.

You can use Windows Explorer to manage files and folders stored on your netBook in the same way as you can on your PC’s drives.

Warning: When you delete a file on your netBook from your PC it is permanently removed from the netBook’s drive. The file cannot be retrieved from the Windows Recycle Bin, which only stores files deleted from your PC’s drives.

Further help: See the on-line Help for more information on how to manage files, folders and disks.

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