Turning On Bluetooth Sharing

Before you can use Bluetooth on your Macintosh, you might need to turn on Bluetooth capability and Bluetooth Sharing on each Macintosh that you want to share files on:

  1. Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences. A System Preferences window appears.

  2. Click Bluetooth under the Internet & Wireless category. The Bluetooth window appears.

  3. Select the On checkbox to turn on Bluetooth. (Clearing this checkbox turns off Bluetooth.)

  4. Select the Discoverable checkbox so your Macintosh can accept files from other Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as another Macintosh or a mobile phone. (Clearing this checkbox keeps other Bluetooth-enabled devices from connecting to your Macintosh.)

  5. Click the Sharing Setup button. A Sharing window ...

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