Sony CLIE PEG-S300/E - Manual (Page 43)

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Basic Oper
ations
Using your computer keyboard
If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard,
you can use Palm™ Desktop for Sony software or any supported PIM to
enter information. You can then perform a HotSync
® operation to
synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your
CLIE handheld. All the main applications on your CLIE handheld are also
available on the Palm Desktop for Sony software and in most PIMs, so you
do not need to learn different applications.
Refer to the Palm Desktop for Sony online Help for more information on
entering data on your computer.
Importing data
If you have data stored in applications, such as spreadsheets and databases,
or if you want to import data from another handheld, you can transfer the
data to your CLIE handheld without having to key it in manually. Save the
data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into the Palm Desktop
for Sony software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the
data to your CLIE handheld.
Palm Desktop for Sony software can import data in the following file
formats:
• Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only
• Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only
• CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address Book only
• Date Book archive (.dba)
• Address Book archive (.aba)
• To Do archive (.tda)
• Memo Pad archive (.mpa)
Archive formats can only be used with the Palm Desktop for Sony
software. Use the archive file formats to share information with other
people who use a Palm OS platform handheld or to create a copy of the
important information held in the Palm Desktop for Sony information.