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Getting Connected 105 If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 and your computer's Bluetooth adapter is supported by your Windows version, take 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, 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.

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Getting Connected
105
If your computer has
Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2
and your computer’s Bluetooth adapter is
supported by your Windows version, take 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, 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.