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94 Getting Connected
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.
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 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, tap and hold 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 an Outlook item 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 and infrared beams, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Beam and
make sure the Receive all incoming beams check box is selected.