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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="bluetooth"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-sharing"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.8.2" date="2013-05-13" status="draft"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-09" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-08" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-13" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>David King</name>
      <email>davidk@gnome.org</email>
      <years>2014-2015</years>
    </credit>

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

    <desc>Allow files to be uploaded to your computer over Bluetooth.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Control sharing over Bluetooth</title>

  <p>You can enable <gui>Bluetooth</gui> sharing to receive files over
  Bluetooth in the <file>Downloads</file> folder</p>

  <steps>
    <title>Allow files to be shared into your <file>Downloads</file> folder</title>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
      start typing <gui>Bluetooth</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click on <gui>Bluetooth</gui> to open the panel.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Make sure that <link xref="bluetooth-turn-on-off"><gui>Bluetooth</gui>
      is switched on</link>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Bluetooth-enabled devices can send files to your
      <file>Downloads</file> folder only when the <gui>Bluetooth</gui> panel is
      open.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>You can <link xref="about-hostname">change</link> the name your
    computer displays to other devices.</p>
  </note>

</page>
