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4.7 BLUETOOTH CONNECTION STATUS

The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the state of a
connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection.

Display the Connection Status dialog box: in My Bluetooth Places, from the Folders
pane, select a device, and then, in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a
service name and select Status from the shortcut menu.

The Information provided is:

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Status:

“Connected” or “Not Connected”

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Device Name: the name of the device to which this computer is connected.

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Duration: the length of time that this connection has been established, dis-
played in hours, minutes and seconds. Depending on the service, the
connection may time out (automatically disconnect) after a specific period
of inactivity.

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Activity: the number of bytes sent and received over the connection.

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Signal Strength: a graphic indicator that ranges from Too Weak through
Good to Too Strong.

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NOTE:

The Bluetooth menu is only visible when My Bluetooth Places is
active.

NOTE: To change the power transmission level of this computer: from the Blue-
tooth Configuration Panel, Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and then
change the setting in the Maximum Power Transmission drop-down list. The
Advanced button is not available in all countries.

The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box are

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Properties button: displays the Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this
connection.

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Disconnect button: closes this connection.

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Close button: closes the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box.

4.8 SEND TO BLUETOOTH

This feature is used to send information to another Bluetooth device. Data types in-
clude:

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Files from Windows Explorer

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Documents from Microsoft Office applications, including:

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Word

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Excel

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Access

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PowerPoint.

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Microsoft Outlook items, including:

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