palmOne TREO User Manual

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Beaming information :: 97Beaming informationYour Treo is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that lets you beam informationto another Palm Powered device with an IR port. The IR port is located on thetop of your Treo, between the Wireless Mode button and the ringer switch,behind the small dark shield.Beaming a record1. Choose the record or category you want to beam.2. Press Menu .3. From the Record menu, choose one of the following:• Beam (B): Sends an individual record.• Beam Category (/Y): Sends all records in the current category.4. When the Beam Status dialog appears, point the IR port on your Treodirectly at the IR port of the receiving device.5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog to indicate that the transfer is completebefore you continue using your Treo.For example, entering SM displays Smilla Anderson, John Smith, andSally Martin as shown above. Entering JSM finds only John Smith.4. Do one of the following:• Highlight the contact name, then press Center to view the contentsof the record.• Highlight any phone number, then press Center to dial.Using FindThe Find feature locates any text in the built-in applications and databases,and in some third-party applications. The Find feature performs an exactsearch on a character string, including characters that are parts of words.1. Press Option then Shift to open the Find dialog.2. Enter the text you want to find.3. Choose OK to start the search.4. In the search results, choose the text you want to review, or choose FindMore to search additional applications.96 :: Looking up contacts and other informationTo search by company for aname you can’t remember,open Find, and type thename of the company.Find is not case-sensitiveand it locates any word thatbegins with the text youenter. For example, enteringplan finds planet, but notairplane.Find searches through onescreen’s-worth ofinformation at a time. Atfirst, you may see searchresults from one application,or several. If you don’t findwhat you need on the firstscreen, choose Find More tocheck other applications.You can store a beamedapplication on your phone,or send it to an expansioncard inserted in theexpansion slot.Beam your business card intwo key presses: in anyPhone view, press Menu,then press M.