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How to Turn On and Use Nearby Share on Chromebook - Acer Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="what-is-nearby-share"><strong><em>What is nearby share?</em></strong></h2><p>Your Chromebook uses nearby share to connect and share files with other Android or Chromebook devices to make sharing files much faster and simpler. Your Chromebook does not have nearby share turned on by default, so you will need to enable it to share files with other devices.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-turn-on-nearby-share"><strong>How to turn on nearby share</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on <strong>the time</strong> in the bottom right of your screen and select <strong>Settings⚙</strong>.</li><li>In the sidebar, select <strong>Connected Devices.</strong></li><li>Find nearby share and click on the <strong>Set Up</strong> button.</li><li>Name your device and click on <strong>Next</strong>. </li><li>Choose who can see your device and share files with you:<ol><li><strong>All contacts</strong>: Anyone can see your device and share files with you.</li><li><strong>Some contacts</strong>: Choose which contacts can see your device and share files with you.</li><li><strong>Hidden</strong>: Your device is hidden unless you choose to become visible to a device attempting to share files with you. </li></ol></li><li>Click on <strong>Confirm</strong> to enable nearby share.</li></ol><h2 data-id="how-to-use-nearby-share"><strong>How to use nearby share</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on the <strong>Launcher</strong> icon ◯ and open <strong>Files</strong> on your Chromebook.</li><li>Locate and right click on the file you want to share.</li><li>When the menu pops up, click on <strong>Share</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Nearby Share</strong> and wait for nearby devices to appear.</li><li>Then select the device you want to share files with and click on <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li>The device will receive your files when they click on <strong>Accept</strong>. </li></ol><h2 data-id="how-to-turn-off-nearby-share"><strong>How to turn off nearby share</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on <strong>the time</strong> in the bottom right of your screen and select <strong>Settings⚙</strong>.</li><li>In the sidebar, select <strong>Connected Devices.</strong></li><li>Turn nearby share to <strong>Off.</strong></li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>
