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Page 46 Entering Data in Your Handheld
You can also import data from a FileMaker Pro database or a
ClarisWorks database. In FileMaker Pro, be sure to export the
database to the Tab-Separated Text file type. In ClarisWorks, be sure
to save the database in ASCII text format and give it a different name
so you don't overwrite the original file.
You can import data from a Newton that uses Newton Operating
System 1.0. Simply use the Newton Connection Kit to export data
from the Newton Names file, Date Book Calendar file, and Notepad,
and then import the resulting files into Palm™ Desktop software. The
Newton Connection Kit does not work with Newton Operating
System 2.0.
To import data:
1. Export a text file from the other product.
2. Open Palm Desktop software.
3. From the File menu, choose Import.
4. Select the file you want to import.
5. Click Open.
6. In the Import dialog box, check each field name to be sure the
correct data moves into the correct fields.
To change the order of a field in the file you're importing into,
move the pointer over a field name in the Fields In list. When
the pointer changes to double arrow, drag the name to a new lo-
cation.
To prevent information from being imported into a field, click
the arrow between field names. The arrow changes to a dotted
line.
To view the information in the file you're importing from, click
the Scan Data arrows to see the information in each record.
7. From the Fields pop-up menu, choose the appropriate field.
8. From the Delimiters pop-up menu, choose the appropriate
delimiter.
The field and delimiter are set automatically if you are import-
ing a Claris Organizer, TouchBase Pro, DateBook Pro, DayMak-
er, or QuickDex file.
9. Click OK.