HTC PDA Phone user manual To beam information from your device to a computer, Getting Connected

96 Getting Connected

To beam information from your device to a computer

1.Turn on Bluetooth on your device, and make your device visible. For information about this, see “To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible”.

2.Set Bluetooth on your computer to visible mode, create a Bluetooth partnership, then enable your computer to receive Bluetooth beams.

If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 and your computer’s Bluetooth adapter is supported by your Windows version, do the following steps:

a.On your computer, open Bluetooth Devices from the Control Panel then click the Options tab.

b.For Windows Vista, select Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer.

For Windows XP, select Turn discovery on and Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer.

c.Create a Bluetooth partnership between your device and computer. For information about creating a partnership, see “Bluetooth partnerships”.

d.In the Options tab of Bluetooth Devices, select Show the Bluetooth icon in the notification area.

e.To enable your computer to receive Bluetooth beams, right-click the Bluetooth icon at the bottom- right of your computer screen and select Receive a File.

3.Now you are ready to beam. On your device, tap and hold an item to beam. The item can be an appointment in your calendar, a task, a contact card, or a file.

4.To beam a contact, tap Menu > Send Contact > Beam.

To beam other types of information, tap Menu > Beam [type of item].

5.Tap the device name to which you want to send the beam.

6.If you beamed an Outlook item and it is not automatically added to Outlook, select File > Import and Export in Outlook to import it.

To beam information to a Bluetooth-enabled device such as another Windows Mobile powered device, follow steps 1 to 5 in the above procedure.

Tips • The default folder on your computer where beamed items are stored may be C:\Documents and Settings\your_ username\My Documents in Windows XP or C:\Users\your_username\My Documents in Windows Vista.

•For your device to receive Bluetooth and infrared beams, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Beam and make sure the Receive all incoming beams check box is selected.