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Receiving beamed information, Synchronizing information- advanced, Changing which applications sync – Palm 680 User Manual

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6 Select Beam.

7 When the Beam Status dialog box

appears, point the IR port on your Treo
directly at the IR port of the receiving
device.

8 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to

indicate that the transfer is complete
before you continue using your Treo.

Receiving beamed information

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Make sure that the

Beam Receive option in Power
Preferences is On. See Optimizing power
settings for details.

1 Turn on your screen.

2 Select the beam command on the

transmitting device.

3 Point the IR port on your Treo directly at

the IR port of the transmitting device
to open the Beam Status dialog box.

4 When the Beam Status dialog box

appears, select a category for the entry.

5 Select Yes to receive the information or

No to refuse it.

Synchronizing
information—
advanced

Changing which applications sync

By default, information from Calendar,
Contacts, Memos, Pictures & Videos, and
Tasks is updated each time you
synchronize your Treo 680. You can
change which applications synchronize. For
example, if you don’t use the Memos
application and you want to speed up

TIP

If you do not select a category upon

receiving a beamed item, the item is placed in
the Unfiled category.

TIP

If you can’t receive beamed info, make

sure that you are not running a third-party app
that disables beaming. If you still can’t receive
a beam, try a soft reset (see Resetting your
Treo).

DID

YOU

KNOW

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You can store a beamed app

on your Treo 680 or send it to an expansion
card inserted into the expansion card slot.