TapSmart KeyLink - The Keyboard Alternative

TapSmart KeyLink connects your PC keyboard to your Palm for fast and easy typing of data directly into Palm applications.

TapSmart KeyLink â„¢ â„¢ connects your PC keyboard to your Palm for fast and easy typing of data directly into Palm applications. KeyLink lets you use the PC keyboard that you already know in new ways. And since you already own this keyboard, KeyLink can save you the expense of having to buy an external keyboard. KeyLink also frees you to use your handheld's thumb board with a faster, more flexible and convenient solution

KeyLink has an observation window to monitor the Palm's screen on the PC, making it easier and more accurate to enter data. It is fully live, meaning PC mouse clicks that result in the viewing window to touch the screen of the Palm. This feature requires a handheld running Palm OS 5 or later. KeyLink supports spell checking a text field and the quick launch feature starts any Palm application effort

Once installed, KeyLink is a snap to operate. Just run KeyLink on your PC, and activate a connection to that component of the handheld KeyLink. You can use a variety of network connections such as Wi-Fi, wireless or Bluetooth to connect to your PC or use your HotSync USB cable if you prefer

KeyLink extends the keyboard for much more than text entry. It supports pasting from the PC clipboard, using the delete key in text fields, navigating menus, using shortcuts, and tapping menu buttons to name a few

KeyLink also supports the mapping of hits for user personalization long but also provides a default map of common functions operating. Any key, including Alt, Ctrl or Shift changes can be mapped to any of the following

• Any string
• Action "Device", such as menu or Hard buttons
• Navigation buttons
• Launching an application of your choice
• Menu button
• Paste the clipboard PC
• Current date or time
• Raw key event

TapSmart KeyLink requires Palm OS 4 or OS 5. Typical Palm handhelds supported include the PalmOne Tungsten, Zire, and Treo models, Sony Clie models, and other specialized handhelds such as the Garmin IQ3600. TapSmart KeyLink also requires Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista. TCP networking or USB cradle, and the Java Virtual Machine version 1.4 or later. The viewing window feature works only on Palm OS 5 or later handhelds

New in version 2.1.7

• Added support for Windows Vista
• Added support for Palm XP20
• Device Applications drop down menu now controls the last 5 applications that were launched from the dropdown