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3.Now you are ready to beam. On your device, select 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 a calendar, task, or contact item to your computer 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 beams, tap Start > Settings >

 

Connections tab > Beam and make sure the Receive all incoming

 

beams check box is selected.

Bluetooth Explorer and Bluetooth file sharing

Bluetooth Explorer searches for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and lets you access their Bluetooth shared folder. You can copy files from and to their shared folder, and create subfolders in it. When you enable Bluetooth file sharing on your device, other Bluetooth- enabled devices will also be able to access your Bluetooth shared folder.

To enable Bluetooth Explorer and Bluetooth file sharing on your device

1.Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth > FTP tab.

2.Select the Enable Bluetooth Explorer check box. This makes the \Bluetooth device folder visible in the File Explorer.

3.Select the Enable File Sharing check box.

You can use the default Bluetooth shared folder, or tap Browse to use another folder as your shared folder.

4.Tap OK.

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HTC HTC P6500, SEDN100 Bluetooth Explorer and Bluetooth file sharing, To beam a contact, tap Menu Send Contact Beam