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Loading Spreadsheets Via a Modem Connection
1. Attach the cable from the Connectivity Pack to your Palmtop and to the local
Hayes-compatible modem. You may need a null modem adapter to modify the
cable connector at the modem end. Make sure the Connectivity Pack software
is installed on the PC. (If it isn't, see page 99 for various ways to transferfiles
using the Datacomm application.)
2. Open the Filer on your Palmtop (press (C3). Change the configuration settings:
— Press
(Rlemote-Set (Clonfig (Interface (ENTER). to select COM] as the
communication port.
— Press (Blaud and select the appropriate baud rate for the modems involved.
— Press (Dial and then select Pulse or TONE.
— Press (DJial (NJumber and type the phone number of the remote computer,
using only numerals, spaces, parentheses, commas, and hyphens.
— Press (QJuit (QJuit to leave the menus.
3. Makesurethe PCisturned on, and thatits modem configuration matches what
you've just set on the Palmtop. Select
from the bottom menu on your
Palmtop: Press (Fs).
4. Split the Filer screen so that you can see the current directory listings for both
the Palmtop (Local) and the PC (Remote): Press (F7) CI=AEED).
5. In the left window on your split screen, highlight the destination directory
(where you're going to put MYFAVE .WK1 when it's transferred); press (ENTER).
Move to the right window: press (»).
6. Using the Palmtop, find and highlight MYFAYE .WK1 in the PC window.
Press (F2) (MEX). At the top ofthe display, you should see a message indicating
that the highlighted file in the right window (MYFAYE .WK 1) is going to be
copied into the current directory showing in the left window.
7. Make sure transfer is as you wish and then press [ENTER).
8. Save the modem configuration settings (ifyou haven't previously): Press
(Rlemote-Set (Slave, type MODEM and press (ENTER).
9. Onceyou've finished with the file transfer, press (F7) to toggle offthe split screen
and then press
(IXE¥=I=u]y) to disconnect the Filer, and finally
to hangup the modem/phone connection.
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