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  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="bluetooth" group="#first"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-09" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-04" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13" date="2014-09-21" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Jim Campbell</name>

      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>शॅन मेक्केक्  </name>

      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2014</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>

      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2014</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>David King</name>

      <email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>

      <years>2015</years>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <desc>Enable or disable the Bluetooth device on your computer.</desc>

  </info>

<title>Turn Bluetooth on or off</title>

  
You can turn Bluetooth on to connect to other Bluetooth devices, or turn

  it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on:

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Bluetooth</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click on <gui>Bluetooth</gui> to open the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Set the switch at the top to <gui>ON</gui>.

    </item>

  </steps>

  
Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn

  Bluetooth on and off. Look for a switch on your computer or a key on your

  keyboard. The keyboard key is often accessed with the help of the

  <key>Fn</key> key.

  
To turn Bluetooth off:

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#yourname">system menu</gui> from the

      right side of the top bar.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select

      <gui><media its:translate="no" type="image" mime="image/svg" src="figures/bluetooth-active-symbolic.svg"/>

      Not In Use</gui>. The Bluetooth section of the menu will expand.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select <gui>Turn Off</gui>.

    </item>

  </steps>

  <note>
Your computer is <link xref="bluetooth-visibility">visible</link> as

  long as the <gui>Bluetooth</gui> panel is open.
</note>

</page>