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Beam information using Bluetooth
You can beam information, such as contacts, calendar items, and tasks, as well as files from your phone to your
computer or to another Bluetooth-enabled device.
Notes
• If your computer does not have built-in Bluetooth capabilities, you need to connect and use a Bluetooth
adapter or dongle on your computer.
• Before beaming items to your computer, open Bluetooth Configuration or Bluetooth Settings in the Control
Panel and check if there’s an option for setting a location for saving beamed items.
To beam information from your phone to a computer
1.
Set Bluetooth on your phone to visible mode. For information about this, see “To make your phone visible
”.
2. Next, 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 phone 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 phone, select an item to beam. The item can be an appointment
in your calendar, a task, a contact card, or a file.
4. Click Menu > Beam [type of item].
5. Select the device name to which you want to beam to.
6. Click Beam.
7. If you beamed a calendar, task, or contact item to your computer and it is not automatically added to
Outlook, click File > Import and Export to import it to Microsoft Outlook on your computer.
To beam information to a Bluetooth-enabled device such as another phone, create a Bluetooth partnership
then do steps 3 to 6 in the above procedure.
Tip The default folder on your computer where beamed items are stored may be
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\your_username\My Documents
Windows Vista: C:\users\your_username\My Documents