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Every so often my iMac looses the Bluetooth mouse connection. The only way to resolve this (other than a reboot) is to switch Bluetooth off, wait about 10 seconds then switch it back on.



This involves plugging-in a wired mouse, make the above happen, then unplug it.



I use a wired keyboard which continues working without Bluetooth. Is there a way I can set something up, or a keyboard shortcut, to switch off Bluetooth, wait, then switch it back on?






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Every so often my iMac looses the Bluetooth mouse connection. The only way to resolve this (other than a reboot) is to switch Bluetooth off, wait about 10 seconds then switch it back on.



This involves plugging-in a wired mouse, make the above happen, then unplug it.



I use a wired keyboard which continues working without Bluetooth. Is there a way I can set something up, or a keyboard shortcut, to switch off Bluetooth, wait, then switch it back on?






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  • Thanks Nimash, This works, although it's Alt and Space for Siri on my Mac. This is simple, it works and as its a desktop iMac I alway shave internet.
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Every so often my iMac looses the Bluetooth mouse connection. The only way to resolve this (other than a reboot) is to switch Bluetooth off, wait about 10 seconds then switch it back on.



This involves plugging-in a wired mouse, make the above happen, then unplug it.



I use a wired keyboard which continues working without Bluetooth. Is there a way I can set something up, or a keyboard shortcut, to switch off Bluetooth, wait, then switch it back on?






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Every so often my iMac looses the Bluetooth mouse connection. The only way to resolve this (other than a reboot) is to switch Bluetooth off, wait about 10 seconds then switch it back on.



This involves plugging-in a wired mouse, make the above happen, then unplug it.



I use a wired keyboard which continues working without Bluetooth. Is there a way I can set something up, or a keyboard shortcut, to switch off Bluetooth, wait, then switch it back on?






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  • Thanks Nimash, This works, although it's Alt and Space for Siri on my Mac. This is simple, it works and as its a desktop iMac I alway shave internet.
    – Alan Mulvie
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  • Glad to hear that it worked :) I didn't get notified of your comment (as you commented on your question and not my answer :)). I noticed it just by chance. You could have commented on my answer, or mentioned me by prepending an @ before my user name. If you find the answer helpful, consider accepting it by clicking on the checkmark shown beside the answer and upvoting it :)
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  • Thanks Nimash, This works, although it's Alt and Space for Siri on my Mac. This is simple, it works and as its a desktop iMac I alway shave internet.
    – Alan Mulvie
    5 hours ago










  • Glad to hear that it worked :) I didn't get notified of your comment (as you commented on your question and not my answer :)). I noticed it just by chance. You could have commented on my answer, or mentioned me by prepending an @ before my user name. If you find the answer helpful, consider accepting it by clicking on the checkmark shown beside the answer and upvoting it :)
    – Nimesh Neema
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Thanks Nimash, This works, although it's Alt and Space for Siri on my Mac. This is simple, it works and as its a desktop iMac I alway shave internet.
– Alan Mulvie
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Thanks Nimash, This works, although it's Alt and Space for Siri on my Mac. This is simple, it works and as its a desktop iMac I alway shave internet.
– Alan Mulvie
5 hours ago












Glad to hear that it worked :) I didn't get notified of your comment (as you commented on your question and not my answer :)). I noticed it just by chance. You could have commented on my answer, or mentioned me by prepending an @ before my user name. If you find the answer helpful, consider accepting it by clicking on the checkmark shown beside the answer and upvoting it :)
– Nimesh Neema
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Glad to hear that it worked :) I didn't get notified of your comment (as you commented on your question and not my answer :)). I noticed it just by chance. You could have commented on my answer, or mentioned me by prepending an @ before my user name. If you find the answer helpful, consider accepting it by clicking on the checkmark shown beside the answer and upvoting it :)
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If you use Siri, you can simply ask it to turn Bluetooth on and off. Just press and hold Command + Space keys to invoke Siri. Now speak Turn Off Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth Off. Wait for desired time, invoke Siri again and speak Turn On Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth On to enable it again.



There's a second, but a bit clumsy approach you can take if you don't use Siri or do not have an active Internet connection. (Using Siri requires an active Internet connection even for simple tasks like this). You can enable Full keyboard Access to use Tab key to move focus to on screen controls.



Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts and select All Controls for Full keyboard Access:



enter image description here



Now, you can easily toggle Bluetooth totally by keyboard by following the below mentioned steps:



  1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.


  2. Enter System Preferences. In the shown results, select System Preferences.app and press enter to launch the app.


enter image description here



  1. Press Command + f (if required) to move focus to Search text box. Enter Bluetooth and select the entry to open Bluetooth preference pane.

enter image description here



  1. Once open, press Tab key to move focus to Turn Bluetooth Off button. Press Space key once to turn Bluetooth off. Press again to turn it back on.

enter image description here



Although a bit clumsy, you can take this approach to toggle Bluetooth without touching your mouse.






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  • This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
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Nimesh’s answer is very clever and requires no extra tools, so that may be what you want.



However, there is a much easier way, if you are willing to spend a few minutes to download and install some apps/tools once in order to have a simpler way to turn Bluetooth off/on in the future.



First, download and install blueutil from http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil/download/blueutil.zip



Unzip it, double-click the Install.command and enter your password, and it will be installed to /usr/local/bin/blueutil.



(If you use brew, ignore the above and just do: brew install blueutil)



After that, you just need a way to run it via the keyboard. For that, I highly recommend Alfred, although you could use LaunchBar instead.



Assuming you use Alfred, get this Bluetooth toggle workflow and you can enable/disable Bluetooth with a few keystrokes.






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    If you use Siri, you can simply ask it to turn Bluetooth on and off. Just press and hold Command + Space keys to invoke Siri. Now speak Turn Off Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth Off. Wait for desired time, invoke Siri again and speak Turn On Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth On to enable it again.



    There's a second, but a bit clumsy approach you can take if you don't use Siri or do not have an active Internet connection. (Using Siri requires an active Internet connection even for simple tasks like this). You can enable Full keyboard Access to use Tab key to move focus to on screen controls.



    Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts and select All Controls for Full keyboard Access:



    enter image description here



    Now, you can easily toggle Bluetooth totally by keyboard by following the below mentioned steps:



    1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.


    2. Enter System Preferences. In the shown results, select System Preferences.app and press enter to launch the app.


    enter image description here



    1. Press Command + f (if required) to move focus to Search text box. Enter Bluetooth and select the entry to open Bluetooth preference pane.

    enter image description here



    1. Once open, press Tab key to move focus to Turn Bluetooth Off button. Press Space key once to turn Bluetooth off. Press again to turn it back on.

    enter image description here



    Although a bit clumsy, you can take this approach to toggle Bluetooth without touching your mouse.






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    • This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
      – Alan Mulvie
      5 hours ago














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    If you use Siri, you can simply ask it to turn Bluetooth on and off. Just press and hold Command + Space keys to invoke Siri. Now speak Turn Off Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth Off. Wait for desired time, invoke Siri again and speak Turn On Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth On to enable it again.



    There's a second, but a bit clumsy approach you can take if you don't use Siri or do not have an active Internet connection. (Using Siri requires an active Internet connection even for simple tasks like this). You can enable Full keyboard Access to use Tab key to move focus to on screen controls.



    Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts and select All Controls for Full keyboard Access:



    enter image description here



    Now, you can easily toggle Bluetooth totally by keyboard by following the below mentioned steps:



    1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.


    2. Enter System Preferences. In the shown results, select System Preferences.app and press enter to launch the app.


    enter image description here



    1. Press Command + f (if required) to move focus to Search text box. Enter Bluetooth and select the entry to open Bluetooth preference pane.

    enter image description here



    1. Once open, press Tab key to move focus to Turn Bluetooth Off button. Press Space key once to turn Bluetooth off. Press again to turn it back on.

    enter image description here



    Although a bit clumsy, you can take this approach to toggle Bluetooth without touching your mouse.






    share|improve this answer






















    • This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
      – Alan Mulvie
      5 hours ago












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    If you use Siri, you can simply ask it to turn Bluetooth on and off. Just press and hold Command + Space keys to invoke Siri. Now speak Turn Off Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth Off. Wait for desired time, invoke Siri again and speak Turn On Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth On to enable it again.



    There's a second, but a bit clumsy approach you can take if you don't use Siri or do not have an active Internet connection. (Using Siri requires an active Internet connection even for simple tasks like this). You can enable Full keyboard Access to use Tab key to move focus to on screen controls.



    Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts and select All Controls for Full keyboard Access:



    enter image description here



    Now, you can easily toggle Bluetooth totally by keyboard by following the below mentioned steps:



    1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.


    2. Enter System Preferences. In the shown results, select System Preferences.app and press enter to launch the app.


    enter image description here



    1. Press Command + f (if required) to move focus to Search text box. Enter Bluetooth and select the entry to open Bluetooth preference pane.

    enter image description here



    1. Once open, press Tab key to move focus to Turn Bluetooth Off button. Press Space key once to turn Bluetooth off. Press again to turn it back on.

    enter image description here



    Although a bit clumsy, you can take this approach to toggle Bluetooth without touching your mouse.






    share|improve this answer














    If you use Siri, you can simply ask it to turn Bluetooth on and off. Just press and hold Command + Space keys to invoke Siri. Now speak Turn Off Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth Off. Wait for desired time, invoke Siri again and speak Turn On Bluetooth or Turn Bluetooth On to enable it again.



    There's a second, but a bit clumsy approach you can take if you don't use Siri or do not have an active Internet connection. (Using Siri requires an active Internet connection even for simple tasks like this). You can enable Full keyboard Access to use Tab key to move focus to on screen controls.



    Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts and select All Controls for Full keyboard Access:



    enter image description here



    Now, you can easily toggle Bluetooth totally by keyboard by following the below mentioned steps:



    1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.


    2. Enter System Preferences. In the shown results, select System Preferences.app and press enter to launch the app.


    enter image description here



    1. Press Command + f (if required) to move focus to Search text box. Enter Bluetooth and select the entry to open Bluetooth preference pane.

    enter image description here



    1. Once open, press Tab key to move focus to Turn Bluetooth Off button. Press Space key once to turn Bluetooth off. Press again to turn it back on.

    enter image description here



    Although a bit clumsy, you can take this approach to toggle Bluetooth without touching your mouse.







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    • This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
      – Alan Mulvie
      5 hours ago
















    • This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
      – Alan Mulvie
      5 hours ago















    This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
    – Alan Mulvie
    5 hours ago




    This is really useful too. Thought I may need to delve into scrips or automator. I think Siri is my first option as it's simple but I do like to be able to navigate by the keyboard too. Thanks again. Alan
    – Alan Mulvie
    5 hours ago












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    Nimesh’s answer is very clever and requires no extra tools, so that may be what you want.



    However, there is a much easier way, if you are willing to spend a few minutes to download and install some apps/tools once in order to have a simpler way to turn Bluetooth off/on in the future.



    First, download and install blueutil from http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil/download/blueutil.zip



    Unzip it, double-click the Install.command and enter your password, and it will be installed to /usr/local/bin/blueutil.



    (If you use brew, ignore the above and just do: brew install blueutil)



    After that, you just need a way to run it via the keyboard. For that, I highly recommend Alfred, although you could use LaunchBar instead.



    Assuming you use Alfred, get this Bluetooth toggle workflow and you can enable/disable Bluetooth with a few keystrokes.






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      Nimesh’s answer is very clever and requires no extra tools, so that may be what you want.



      However, there is a much easier way, if you are willing to spend a few minutes to download and install some apps/tools once in order to have a simpler way to turn Bluetooth off/on in the future.



      First, download and install blueutil from http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil/download/blueutil.zip



      Unzip it, double-click the Install.command and enter your password, and it will be installed to /usr/local/bin/blueutil.



      (If you use brew, ignore the above and just do: brew install blueutil)



      After that, you just need a way to run it via the keyboard. For that, I highly recommend Alfred, although you could use LaunchBar instead.



      Assuming you use Alfred, get this Bluetooth toggle workflow and you can enable/disable Bluetooth with a few keystrokes.






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        Nimesh’s answer is very clever and requires no extra tools, so that may be what you want.



        However, there is a much easier way, if you are willing to spend a few minutes to download and install some apps/tools once in order to have a simpler way to turn Bluetooth off/on in the future.



        First, download and install blueutil from http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil/download/blueutil.zip



        Unzip it, double-click the Install.command and enter your password, and it will be installed to /usr/local/bin/blueutil.



        (If you use brew, ignore the above and just do: brew install blueutil)



        After that, you just need a way to run it via the keyboard. For that, I highly recommend Alfred, although you could use LaunchBar instead.



        Assuming you use Alfred, get this Bluetooth toggle workflow and you can enable/disable Bluetooth with a few keystrokes.






        share|improve this answer












        Nimesh’s answer is very clever and requires no extra tools, so that may be what you want.



        However, there is a much easier way, if you are willing to spend a few minutes to download and install some apps/tools once in order to have a simpler way to turn Bluetooth off/on in the future.



        First, download and install blueutil from http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil/download/blueutil.zip



        Unzip it, double-click the Install.command and enter your password, and it will be installed to /usr/local/bin/blueutil.



        (If you use brew, ignore the above and just do: brew install blueutil)



        After that, you just need a way to run it via the keyboard. For that, I highly recommend Alfred, although you could use LaunchBar instead.



        Assuming you use Alfred, get this Bluetooth toggle workflow and you can enable/disable Bluetooth with a few keystrokes.







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