Translating your Addresses

Once the addresses have been prepared and the destination format and file have been selected, its time to press the Translate button to finish the job. Translation will begin indicating progress, and reporting any translation errors encountered. When the translation is complete, the destination address book must be uploading into the target mail client.

Alternatively, you may manipulate the addresses in some way to make them appear differently, or simply to store them in a database or print them all out.

The way you will work with your addresses depends on the format you chose for destination. The Netscape, Notes, Outlook, and Palm Pilot formatted files are immediately ready to go into Netscape or Palm Pilot Desktop! If you chose tab-delimited export format, it is ready to be opened with your favorite database or editor!

If you exported your addresses to Netscape, Notes, Outlook, and Palm Pilot format you are welcome to fiddle around with the file, but it is not recommended. This export format is intended to be directly read by Netscape and other LDIF compatible programs or by the other destination mail clients. It is a better idea to work with your addresses once they are inside that program, or to export to tab-delimited text, make changes, import to PAB, then Re-export to the destination format.

If you have exported to tab-delimited text, your editing options are wide and varied to suit your individual needs. To view or print your addresses in tab-delimited text format, open the export file with the database, spreadsheet, word processor, or editor of your choice. The export tab-delimited file will contain a row of column headings with a column for every field in the standard exchange address book, followed by the rows of values for every entry in your personal address book. The columns are self-explanatory with the exception of the "...Rich-Text..." field. This field is set to "RTF" if the Send Using RTF check box is set in that address entry, and to NO_RTF if it is not.

You can use this flexible view into your addresses to sort, delete, groom, or just make a backup of your addresses. Keep in mind though, that if you intend to re-import your addresses using PABTool, you must not rearrange or delete ANY columns or remove any headings. Its OK to change the length of the cells as long as they remain tab-delimited text. Feel free to add records anywhere in the file.

  Table of Contents
  Preparing Your Addresses
  Uploading Your Addresses
  Source Netscape
  Source Exchange/Outlook
  Source Palm Pilot
  Source Notes
  Source PABTool
  Source Outlook Express
  Destination Netscape
  Destination Exchange/Outlook
  Destination Palm Pilot
  Destination Notes
  Destination PABTool
  Destination Outlook Express
  Select
  Translate