How to Get Palm Desktop Information Onto Your iPhone

By Bennett Gavrish

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If you previously used a Palm handheld device but want to switch to an Apple iPhone, you can migrate contact and calendar data. The process involves exporting information from the Palm Desktop program, importing it into the appropriate desktop utility tools and then syncing it with your device through iTunes. Once your contacts and calendars are on your iPhone, you can also link them to your iCloud account.

Exporting from Palm Desktop

Step 1

Launch the Palm Desktop program on your PC or Mac.

Step 2

Choose your user account from the menu in the upper-right corner of the window and then click on the "Date Book" button.

Step 3

Go to the File menu and click "Export." Choose the desktop as the save destination, set the file type as "CSV" and click the "Export" button.

Step 4

Click on the "Address" button and repeat Step 3.

Mac Importing

Step 1

Launch the iCal program.

Step 2

Open the File menu, expand the Import submenu and click on "Import."

Step 3

Highlight the file that you exported from the Palm Date Book and click the "Import" button.

Step 4

Launch the Address Book application on your Mac.

Step 5

Open the File menu and click "Import."

Step 6

Highlight the file that you exported from the Palm Address tool and click the "Open" button.

Windows Importing

Step 1

Launch Microsoft Outlook on your PC.

Step 2

Open the File menu, click "Open" and then click the "Import" button.

Step 3

Highlight "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" from the list of file types and then click "Next."

Step 4

Click on the "Browse" button, double-click on the file you exported from the Palm Date Book and then click "Next" again.

Step 5

Select the folder where you want to place the imported data and then click "Finish."

Step 6

Repeat the steps for the file you exported from the Palm Address tool.

Syncing with iTunes

Step 1

Launch iTunes on your Mac or PC.

Step 2

Plug your iPhone into your computer using the iPhone USB cable.

Step 3

Click on the name of your iPhone from the Devices list on the left side of the window.

Step 4

Go to the Info tab at the top of the window.

Step 5

Check the boxes next to "Sync contacts" and "Sync calendars."

Step 6

Click the "Apply" button to save the settings and sync your Palm Desktop data with your iPhone.

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