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

    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.10" version="0.2" date="2013-11-09" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-04" status="candidate"/>

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

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email its:translate="no">jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email its:translate="no">shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>
    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
  </info>

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

<if:choose>
  <if:when test="platform:unity">
    <p>You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive
    files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on, click the
    Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and click <gui>Turn On Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
  </if:when>
  <p>You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive
  files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on:</p>
  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Click the system status area of the top bar.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Bluetooth</gui>. The Bluetooth section of the menu will
      expand.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Bluetooth Settings</gui> to open the panel.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Set the switch in the titlebar to <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
</if:choose>

<if:choose>
  <if:when test="platform:unity">
    <p>Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn
    Bluetooth on and off. If the Bluetooth hardware is turned off, you will not
    see a Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. 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.</p>
 </if:when>
 <p>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.</p>
</if:choose>

<if:choose>
  <if:when test="platform:unity">
    <p>To turn Bluetooth off, click the Bluetooth icon and click
    <gui>Turn Off Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
  </if:when>
  <p>To turn Bluetooth off:</p>
  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Click the system status area of the top bar.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Bluetooth</gui>. The Bluetooth section of the menu will
      expand.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Turn Off</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
</if:choose>

<note><p>Your computer is <link xref="bluetooth-visibility">visible</link> as
long as the <gui>Bluetooth</gui> panel is open.</p></note>

</page>
