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Palm

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BlueBoard 2.0

Handbook

Summary of Contents for BlueBoard 2.0

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Page 2: ...s resulting from the use of this guide Palm Inc assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software Palm Inc assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or repairs Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss IMPOR...

Page 3: ...alling BlueBoard 2 Launching BlueBoard 3 Getting help 3 Starting a BlueBoard session 3 Drawing 6 Ending a drawing session 7 Configuring BlueBoard 8 Blocking drawing requests 8 Assigning a new Bluetooth device name to your handheld 8 Troubleshooting 9 Index 11 Contents ...

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Page 5: ...the last ten BlueBoard users you collaborated with so you don t have to go through the discovery process to find them again You can connect with up to three other BlueBoard users to work on a collaborative drawing System requirements To install BlueBoard your handheld must have at least 200 kilobytes KB of free RAM storage available To find the amount of RAM storage available 1 Tap the Home icon 2...

Page 6: ...stall screen click the Communications tab click BlueBoard and follow the onscreen instructions 3 Connect your handheld to the cradle cable and press the HotSync button To install BlueBoard Mac computer 1 Insert the Software Essentials CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Open the Software Essentials folder open the Communications folder double click the BlueBoard Installer icon and follow th...

Page 7: ...rawing and then connect with other users or you can connect with other users and then start drawing The user who invites other users to collaborate on a drawing is the host Users who are invited to collaborate are partners Both the host and partners are free to make any edits they want to the drawing during a BlueBoard session The only differences between the host and partners is that the host cho...

Page 8: ...d for the first time BlueBoard discovers all potential partners within range and displays their names on the Select Partners screen If you ve already collaborated using BlueBoard a list of recent partners from previous BlueBoard sessions is displayed on the Select Partners screen BlueBoard stores the names of the ten most recent partners with whom you ve collaborated 2 Select partner s with whom y...

Page 9: ...boration request made to each partner is resolved in one of several ways Tap OK to acknowledge each message when appropriate If a partner does not have BlueBoard installed has a Bluetooth application other than BlueBoard running or a connection can t be established for some other reason you ll see the following message If a partner has blocked all requests for BlueBoard connections you ll see the ...

Page 10: ...ollaborate you ll see the following message 2 Tap Yes to accept the invitation and start drawing or No to decline the invitation If the host has already started drawing you ll see their drawing on your handheld after you accept the invitation TIP If you don t want to be interrupted by collaboration requests you can block them Tap the Menu icon tap Options then tap Block Requests Drawing Once a suc...

Page 11: ... When you are finished collaborating you can end your participation in a drawing session To end your participation Tap End on the main BlueBoard screen The results of ending your participation in a drawing session vary as follows If you are the host the entire session ends and a warning message appears on all partners handhelds All handhelds then return to the BlueBoard connection screen If you ar...

Page 12: ...ing drawing requests 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Allow Requests from the Options menu Assigning a new Bluetooth device name to your handheld You can change the name that identifies your handheld to other BlueBoard users by changing the name your handheld is known by in all Bluetooth applications Note that this procedure will not change the HotSync name of your handheld only how it is identified and ...

Page 13: ...d yourself has grown too large or an intervening object has broken your connection Start the connection process again I can t discover or connect to any other partners even though they are within range Objects between Bluetooth users can obstruct connections Try moving so the pathway between you and your drawing partners is clear of obstructions Also make sure all partners have set their Bluetooth...

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Page 15: ...Drawing session ending 7 leaving 7 starting 3 E Ending a drawing session 7 H Handheld Bluetooth name 8 Help for BlueBoard 3 Host 3 I Installing 2 L Launching 3 Leaving a drawing session 7 Line width 7 P Partners color of edits 7 definition 3 pick list 6 recent partner list 4 Pen palette 7 Prerequisites for BlueChat 1 R RAM size 1 Range of BlueBoard connection 1 Requirements to make a connection 4 ...

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