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Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data
Beaming data
Your handheld is equipped with an infrared (IR) port that is located at the top of
the handheld, behind the small dark shield. The IR port supports the IrCOMM
implementation of the standards for infrared communication established by the
Infrared Data Association (IrDA). This means that not only can you beam data to
another Palm OS
you can also beam data to a mobile phone and to any other device that supports
the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards and that can read the type of
data you're beaming.
NOTE
handheld.
You can beam the following information between devices with an IR port:
The record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List,
Note Pad, Palm Photos, or Memo Pad
All records of the category currently displayed in Address Book, To Do List,
Note Pad, Palm Photos, 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
See
To select a business card:
Create an Address Book record that contains the information you want on your
1.
business card.
Press Function
2.
Select "Select Business Card" on the Record menu.
3.
Tap Yes.
4.
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.
1.
Press Function
2.
Select one of the following from the Record menu:
3.
– The Beam command for an individual record
– In Address Book only: Beam Business Card
– Beam Category
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handheld that's close by and is equipped with an IR port, but
You cannot beam data between your Tungsten C handheld and a Palm VIIx
You can also perform HotSync
"Conducting IR HotSync operations"
+ Menu
+ Menu
®
operations using the IR port.
in
Chapter 17
.
.
for details.
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