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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="bluetooth"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="files-share"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.2.1" date="2011-10-05" status="final"/>

    <desc>Share files to Bluetooth devices such as your phone.</desc>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
  </info>

  <title>Send a file to a Bluetooth device</title>

  <p>You can send files to connected Bluetooth devices, such as some mobile
  phones or other computers. Some types of devices don't allow the transfer
  of files, or specific types of files. You can send files in one of three
  ways: using the Bluetooth icon on the top bar, from the Bluetooth settings
  window, or directly from the file manager.</p>

  <p>To send files directly from the file manager, see <link xref="files-share"/>.</p>

  <note style="important">
    <p>Before you begin, make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your computer.
    See <link xref="bluetooth-turn-on-off"/>.</p>
  </note>

  <steps>
    <title>Send files using the Bluetooth icon</title>
    <item>
      <p>Click the Bluetooth icon on the top bar and select <gui>Send Files to Device</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Choose the file you want to send and click <gui>Select</gui>.</p>
      <p>To send more than one file in a folder, hold down <key>Ctrl</key> as you select each file.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the device which you want to send the files to and click <gui>Send</gui>.</p>
      <p>The list of devices will show both <link xref="bluetooth-connect-device">devices you
      are already connected to</link> as well as <link xref="bluetooth-visibility">visible
      devices</link> within range. If you have not already connected to the selected device,
      you will be prompted to pair with the device after clicking <gui>Send</gui>. This will
      probably require confirmation on the other device.</p>
      <p>If there are many devices, you can limit the list to only specific device types
      using the <gui>Device type</gui> drop-down.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>The owner of the receiving device usually has to press a button to accept the file. Once the owner accepts or declines, the result of the file transfer will be shown on your screen.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <steps>
    <title>Send files from the Bluetooth settings</title>
    <item><p>Click the Bluetooth icon on the top bar and select <gui>Bluetooth Settings</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Select the device to send files to from the list on the left. The list
    only shows devices you've already connected to. See
    <link xref="bluetooth-connect-device"/>.</p></item>
    <item><p>In the device information on the right, click <gui>Send Files</gui>.</p></item>
    <item>
      <p>Choose the file you want to send and click <gui>Select</gui>.</p>
      <p>To send more than one file in a folder, hold down <key>Ctrl</key> as you select each file.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>The owner of the receiving device usually has to press a button to accept the file. Once the owner accepts or declines, the result of the file transfer will be shown on your screen.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
</page>
