How to connect your computer to a Bluetooth device such as a mobile phone using the add Bluetooth device wizard

Before opening the the Bluetooth device wizard, you will need to enable the Bluetooth device that you want your computer to connect to. If it is a mobile phone you will have to enter the settings menu on your phone to enable your Bluetooth mobile phones signal to be found or discoverable.
If your are connecting a computer Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, make sure there are batteries in the device, then switch it on or press the connect button.

How to connect to a mobile phone, mouse, or keyboard, with the Add Bluetooth device wizard:
The first thing you need is a Bluetooth adapter either in-built or added onto your computer (most new laptops have a Bluetooth adapter in-built)
Then you must make sure that your device is available to find (DISCOVERABLE) or is on.

1. Open the add Bluetooth device wizard either by double clicking on the icon in the taskbar notification area, or by going to the control panel and double clicking on the Bluetooth icon.
2. When the Bluetooth devices window appears, go to the devices tab
3. Press on the Add button to start the add Bluetooth device wizard
4. When the wizard opens tick the box that says my Bluetooth device is set up and ready to be found.

1. In the screenshot above I would click on ME 2 which is a new device.  Notice that the other devices say Already connected underneath them.
2. Then press next.
3. Now you can choose to enter a pass key or let the computer choose one for you.
4. If your Bluetooth device has a manufacturers pass key then enter it in.
5. If you choose to let the computer get a pass key, you will have to enter this into the device you want to connect.

Notes:

• If there is a manufacturer’s pass key or a pass key you have set it is best to use this as it saves time.
• The device you want to connect to must be in range to connect to.

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How to enable or disable the show Bluetooth icon in the notification area

Having the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification area enables you to access the Bluetooth settings quickly. This is only possible if you have in built Bluetooth adapter or an add on adapter installed on your computer or laptop. Then all you have to do is double click on the icon in the taskbar. Then the Bluetooth devices window will appear. Here you can enable or disable your computer from connecting to Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones or even your travel mouse

Here’s how to enable or disable the show Bluetooth icon in the notification area

1. Go to the start menu in the bottom left corner
2. Choose Control panel from the menu
3. Choose to view the control panel in classic view (in the left pane)
4. Double click on the Bluetooth icon
5. Go to the options tab at the top
6. Then put a tick in the box next to Show Bluetooth icon in notification area

The Bluetooth icon in the notification area allows you to see what Bluetooth devices that are installed or enabled on your computer.

Notes related to the Bluetooth icon:

• You can also right click in the empty space in the taskbar and in the notification area you can press on customize. This will allow you to set each icon to hide if inactive or show if active.
• This article can also apply to Windows XP if you have a Bluetooth adapter installed on your computer or laptop but the settings may not appear the same.

The Bluetooth icon in the notification area allows you to see what Bluetooth devices that are installed or enabled on your computer.

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How to send a file from your computer to a Bluetooth enabled device

Now days there are Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones and PDA’s that accept files from your computer. Therefore you can send files from your computer to such devices if they are a Bluetooth enabled device and within range.

For example if you wanted to send a music file to your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, here’s how:

• Find the file that you want to send from your computer
• Right click on the file
• A menu will appear, choose send to

• Then choose Bluetooth device(See screenshot below)
• The Bluetooth file transfer wizard will appear

• Press on browse to find a Bluetooth device that you want to send the file to
• Then press next to send the file to the Bluetooth device

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Where is your Bluetooth exchange folder to view your received Bluetooth files

When someone sends you a file through a Bluetooth device it usually gets saved to the Bluetooth exchange folder. By default the Bluetooth exchange folder is located in the Documents folder on your computer.

Here’s how to get to your Bluetooth exchange folder:

1. Go to the start menu in the bottom left corner
2. Choose your user name and thendocuments or just click straight on the documents link
3. Your Bluetooth exchange folder will be there in the documents folder

When a file has been sent to your Bluetooth exchange folder from another Bluetooth device, there will be a balloon popup in the taskbar notification area.

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What is Bluetooth

No matter the commercial in recent years, it seems every product claims to be bluetooth enabled. The other day I think I heard about a loaf of bread even having bluetooth access. The question begs to be asked; exactly what is bluetooth? To many people, its sounds like something you’d get from kissing a smurf.

Bluetooth was named after King Harold Bluetooth who united Denmark, Norway, & Sweden. The bluetooth technology is a personal area network that unifies your electronic devises. Ericcson developed the technology so that a laptop, cell phone, and camera could all be connected within a small radius. The range of the network can be between 30 and 100 ft. The infrared rays also travel through walls so it doesn’t work like a TV remote where you need a fairway of clean paths just to switch the channel. Devices that are bluetooth ready prove to be a nice safety addition for hands free cell phone use while driving. Information can be shared between users within a small network. So the answer to what is bluetooth could be listed as a small personal network used for safety, communication, and device interaction.

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