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Special features
Phonebook tab functions
Import contacts into phone book manager from other PC a pplications
Use this feature to import contacts from a com ma separated text le into the VTech phonebook
manager software. The contacts will b e merged into the currently loaded p honebook.
1.
Create a comma separate d text le con taining the conta cts for importi ng into your hand set. This is
accomplished by using the export function from your other con tact management application (such as
Microsoft Outlook®, Outlook Expres s® or Palm® applications). The export function in these programs
is normally l ocated under the le menu. Be s ure to spe cify the export le as a tex t le or comma
separated le (CSV). An example of exporting contac ts from Microsoft Outlook ® is as follows:
a. S tart Microsoft Outloo k® on your PC.
b. S elect import/expor t from the le menu.
c. Select export to le and pres s next.
d. S elect a le type of comma separate d values (in Windows).
e. S elect the folder containing the c ontacts for export.
f. O nce a contact folder has been sel ected, press next.
g. Enter a le name to save as a contact. This will be the le importing into the phonebook manager program.
Be sure to make note of where on your PC you save the le for later reference.
2. S tart the VTech phonebook manager program on your PC. Lo ad the newly created phoneb ook
into the phonebook manager software u sing these steps:
• Press the Transfer button.
• Press the CREATE PHON EBOOK button to create an empty phonebook.
• Press the O PEN PHONEBOOK button to load the previously saved phone book
from your PC’s hard drive.
• For rst time
users, try the
import operation
on an empty
phonebook
until you have
mastered the
process.
Special features