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9.4 Beaming Information Using Bluetooth
You can beam information, such as contacts, calendar items, tasks, and files from your device to your
computer or to another Bluetooth-enabled device.
Note If your computer does not have built-in Bluetooth capability, you need to connect and use a Bluetooth adapter or
dongle on your computer.
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.
Note If the Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer was installed using a third-party provided driver,
open the Bluetooth software that came with the Bluetooth adapter/dongle and enable the adapter/
dongle to be discovered by other devices. Refer to the Bluetooth adapter’s documentation for more
information.
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 on
the Bluetooth Devices window.
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 in the
notification area at the bottom-right corner of your computer screen and select Receive a File.
You are now ready to beam.
3. 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 item.
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.