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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="guide" style="task" version="1.0 if/1.0" id="bluetooth-turn-on-off" xml:lang="kn">
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<link type="guide" xref="bluetooth" group="#first"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" version="0.2" date="2013-11-09" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-04" status="candidate"/>
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<desc>Enable or disable the Bluetooth device on your computer.</desc>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Jim Campbell</name>
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<email its:translate="no">jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email its:translate="no">shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Turn Bluetooth on or off</title>
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<cite date="2013-11-09" href="mailto:mdhillca@gmail.com">mdhill</cite>
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<p>Add link to shell-terminology definition of system status *area* of top
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bar when it has been written, explain that if your network connection is
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through a bluetooth device it will show up in the system status *menu*
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and only then will its icon be visible as shown.</p>
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<if:when test="platform:unity">
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<p>You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive
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files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on, click the
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Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and click <gui>Turn On Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
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<p>You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive
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files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on:</p>
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<p>Click the system status area of the top bar.</p>
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<p>Select <gui>Bluetooth</gui>. The Bluetooth section of the menu will
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<p>Select <gui>Bluetooth Settings</gui> to open the panel.</p>
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<p>Set the switch in the titlebar to <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
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<if:when test="platform:unity">
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<p>Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn
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Bluetooth on and off. If the Bluetooth hardware is turned off, you will not
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see a Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Look for a switch on your computer or
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a key on your keyboard. The keyboard key is often accessed with the help of
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the <key>Fn</key> key.</p>
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<p>Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn
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Bluetooth on and off. Look for a switch on your computer or a key on your
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keyboard. The keyboard key is often accessed with the help of the
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<key>Fn</key> key.</p>
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<if:when test="platform:unity">
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<p>To turn Bluetooth off, click the Bluetooth icon and click
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<gui>Turn Off Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
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<p>To turn Bluetooth off:</p>
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<p>Click the system status area of the top bar.</p>
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<p>Select <gui>Bluetooth</gui>. The Bluetooth section of the menu will
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<p>Select <gui>Turn Off</gui>.</p>
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<note><p>Your computer is <link xref="bluetooth-visibility">visible</link> as
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long as the <gui>Bluetooth</gui> panel is open.</p></note>