Transferring Files Between Computers And Handhelds - Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Getting Started

Sending a Document or Folder to Another Handheld
1. Ensure the two handhelds are connected.
2. Open the My Documents file browser and navigate to the file or
folder you want to transfer.
3. Press the 5 and 6 keys on the Touchpad to highlight the document or
folder you want to send.
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4. Press
TI-Nspire™ handheld: Press
5. The file transfer begins. A progress bar shows the status of the
transfer. There is also a cancel button in the Sending... dialogue box
to enable you to cancel the transmission while it is in progress.
At the end of a successful transmission, the message
"<Folder / File name> transferred as <Folder / File name>." is
displayed. If the file had to be renamed on the receiving handheld,
the message will show the new file name.
Receiving a Document or Folder
No action is required by the user of the receiving TI-Nspire™ handheld.
Handhelds are automatically powered on when the cable is attached.
At the end of a successful transmission, the message "<Folder / File
name> received." is displayed. If the file had to be renamed, the message
will show the new file name.
Some older TI-Nspire™ handhelds cannot receive folders; only
Caution:
files. If you receive an error in sending to an older TI-Nspire™ handheld,
see Common error and notification messages.
Cancelling a Transfer
1. To cancel a transmission in progress, press
handheld. The user of either handheld can also press
TI-Nspire™ handheld: press
d
2. Press or
TI-Nspire™ handheld: press
Transferring Files Between Computers and
Handhelds
In the Documents Workspace, teachers and students can use the "drag
and drop" method to quickly transfer files and folders from a computer
to a handheld or transfer files from a handheld to a computer.
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to select
Send
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d
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to cancel the transmission error message.
d
from the Documents menu.
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Cancel
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or .
on the sending
d
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