CounterPath eyeBeam 1.5 User Guide for Mac - Manual (Page 23)

CounterPath eyeBeam 1.5 for Mac
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Importing Contacts
You can import a contacts list from:
• A comma-separated file. Use this method to import from a Microsoft® Excel ® file. You will first have to set
up the file; see below.
• An XML file.
The new contacts will be added to the existing contacts.
1. Click the Contacts menu and choose Import. The Import Contacts wizard starts.
2. As soon as you click Finish on the wizard, the Contacts tab in eyeBeam is updated to show the imported
entries. Note that none of the entries are set up with availability turned on; in order to view availability of
contacts, you must modify the appropriate entries by changing the Show this contact’s Availability
checkbox. See above for details.
Exporting Contacts
You can export a contacts list to a comma-separated file.
1. Click the Contacts menu and choose Export. The Export Contacts wizard starts.
2. When you click Next, the export starts. A file of the specified type is created.
Using Remote Storage
A contacts list can be stored remotely for retrieval using XCap or WebDAV. The contacts list must be formatted
for the chosen protocol. Specify the remote location on the Accounts Storage tab; see “Account Properties –
Storage” on page 51.
Each time eyeBeam is started, the contacts list is retrieved from the remote storage. Each time a contact is added
to the contacts list, it is immediately copied to remote storage.