Palm 680 manual Beaming an application, To applications that cannot be beamed

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Y O U R A P P L I C A T I O N A N D I N F O M A N A G E M E N T T O O L S

C H A P T E R

Beaming an application

Not all applications can be beamed. A lock icon appears on the Beam screen next

to applications that cannot be beamed.

1Press Applications .

2Press Menu .

3Select Beam from the App menu.

4Select the Beam From pick list and select the location of the application you want to beam: Phone or <card name>.

5Select the application you want to transfer.

6Select Beam.

7When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port on your Treo directly at the IR port of the receiving device.

8Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue using your Treo.

Receiving beamed information

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that the Beam Receive option in Power Preferences is On. See Optimizing power settings for details.

1Turn on your screen.

2Select the beam command on the transmitting device.

3Point the IR port on your Treo directly at the IR port of the transmitting device to open the Beam Status dialog box.

4When the Beam Status dialog box appears, select a category for the entry.

5Select Yes to receive the information or No to refuse it.

TIP If you do not select a category upon receiving a beamed item, the item is placed in the Unfiled category.

TIP If you can’t receive beamed info, make sure that you are not running a third-party app that disables beaming. If you still can’t receive a beam, try a soft reset (see Resetting your Treo).

DID YOU KNOW? You can store a beamed app on your smartphone or send it to an expansion card inserted into the expansion card slot.

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