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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revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/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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<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-21" status="candidate"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Jim Campbell</name>
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<email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2014</years>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<desc>Enable or disable the Bluetooth device on your computer.</desc>
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<title>Turn Bluetooth on or off</title>
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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 connect to other Bluetooth devices, or turn
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it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on, click the Bluetooth icon in
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the menu bar and switch <gui>Bluetooth</gui> to <gui>ON</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>You can turn Bluetooth on to connect to other Bluetooth devices, or turn
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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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<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Activities</gui> overview and
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start typing <gui>Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
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<p>Click on <gui>Bluetooth</gui> to open the panel.</p>
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<p>Set the switch at the top to <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
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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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<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, click the Bluetooth icon and switch
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<gui>Bluetooth</gui> to <gui>OFF</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>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">system menu</gui> from the
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right side 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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<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>
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<if:when test="platform:unity">
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<note><p>Your computer is <link xref="bluetooth-visibility">visible</link>
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if <gui>Visible</gui> is switched to <gui>ON</gui> in the Bluetooth
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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>
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