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110 Getting Connected
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, 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.
Note To use the Bluetooth file sharing feature on your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Beam and
make sure the Receive all incoming beams check box is selected. If you disable the Receive all incoming
beams option, the Enable File Sharing feature will be disabled automatically.
To use Bluetooth Explorer
1. Bluetooth Explorer is integrated with the File Explorer program.
You can open it by tapping Start > Programs > Bluetooth
Explorer or by tapping Down arrow ( ) on the upper left of File
Explorer then tapping Bluetooth.
2. Bluetooth Explorer then scans for other Bluetooth devices that
have file sharing enabled. From the list, tap to select a Bluetooth
device you want to connect to. You may need to enter a passcode
in order for you to connect to the selected device.