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Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
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Beaming data
Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam
information to another Palm OS handheld that’s close by and also has an IR port.
The IR port is located at the top of the handheld, behind the small dark shield.
You can beam the following information between Palm OS handhelds:
■ The record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Note
Pad, or Memo Pad
■ All records of the category currently displayed in Address Book, To Do List,
Note Pad, or Memo Pad
■ A special Address Book record that you designate as your business card,
containing information you want to exchange with business contacts
■ An application installed in RAM memory
■ An application installed on an expansion card that is seated in the card slot
TIP You can also perform HotSync operations using the IR port. See “IR
HotSync operations” in Chapter 16 for more details.
To select a business card:
1. Create an Address Book record that contains the information you want on your
business card.
2. Tap the Menu icon .
3. Tap Record, and then tap Select Business Card.
4. Tap Yes.
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
1. Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.
2. Tap the Menu icon .
3. Tap one of the following on the Record menu:
– The Beam command for an individual record
– In Address Book only: Beam Business Card
– Beam Category
Breakfast br
Lunch lu
Dinner di
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