XP20 User Manual
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Janam Technologies LLC
Use your computer keyboard
You can enter information from your computer keyboard using Palm Desktop or any supported personal
information manager (PIM) installed for use with your handheld computer. You can then perform a
HotSync operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information you entered on
your handheld computer. All the main applications on your Janam XP20 are available in Palm Desktop and
in most PIMs.
Import data
If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to
import data from another device, you can transfer the data to your Janam XP20 handheld computer
without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into
Palm Desktop and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your handheld computer.
Palm Desktop 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 list archive (.tda).
Memo pad archive (.mpa).
Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop. Use the archive file formats to share information
with other people who use Palm Powered handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop
information.
To import data:
1.
Open
Palm Desktop
.
2.
Click the
application
into which you want to import data.
3.
If you are importing records that contain a field with category names, do the following:
•
Select
all
in the
category box
.
•
Make sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist in the application. If
the categories do not exist, create them now; otherwise, the records will be imported into the
unfiled category.
4.
Choose
file > import
; then select the file you want to import, and click
open
.
5.
Drag
fields in the left column
to import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, so that they are
opposite the corresponding imported field on the right.
6.
Deselect the field’s
check box
to exclude a field from being imported.
7.
Click
OK
. The imported data is highlighted in the application.
8.
Perform a
HotSync operation
to add the imported data to your handheld computer.
•
See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.
Use an external keyboard
You can connect an external keyboard accessory to the serial connector of your handheld computer so you
can type data directly into your handheld computer.
