Palm PalmTM m100 - Manual (Page 33)

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Note Pad
The Note Pad application provides a place where you can write a
quick note in your own handwriting directly on your handheld
screen. Think of Note Pad as a virtual “sticky pad” for short notes.
Later, you would transfer your “sticky” notes to a more permanent
place by entering the information in the appropriate application, or
throw them away by deleting them. See “Note Pad” in Chapter 5 for
more information and instructions.
Using Palm Desktop software
If you have new records you want to add to your handheld and prefer
to use the computer keyboard rather than Graffiti writing or the
onscreen keyboard, enter the data in Palm Desktop software or the
PIM you have installed to use with your handheld. For details on
entering information in Palm Desktop software, refer to the online
Help in Palm Desktop software, the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop
software (for Windows users), and the Palm Desktop Software for the
Macintosh User’s Guide located in the Documentation folder in the
Palm Desktop folder.
After the information is in Palm Desktop software, perform a HotSync
operation to synchronize your handheld with your computer. See
“Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 5 for
more information.
Importing data
If you already have data in a database on your computer, you can
import it into Palm Desktop software. You can import data stored in
computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or from
another Palm OS handheld. When you import data, you transfer the