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... pack 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 Checking the battery level 62 Battery-low warning 62...
... pack 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 Checking the battery level 62 Battery-low warning 62...
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... related to achieve maximum comfort. Taking care of your vision Long viewing hours, wearing incorrect glasses or contact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your sitting height to computer use . Coldness or weakness. Display 14 -
... related to achieve maximum comfort. Taking care of your vision Long viewing hours, wearing incorrect glasses or contact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your sitting height to computer use . Coldness or weakness. Display 14 -
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Screen view 1 2 3 45 # Icon Item 1 Webcam 2 Screen 3 Microphone 22 - A light next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active. Displays computer output. Your Acer notebook tour Description Web camera for sound recording. Internal microphone for video communication.
Screen view 1 2 3 45 # Icon Item 1 Webcam 2 Screen 3 Microphone 22 - A light next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active. Displays computer output. Your Acer notebook tour Description Web camera for sound recording. Internal microphone for video communication.
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...separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock keys and numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on the screen moves one line up or down arrow ( + ) keys. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on , the keypad is in ...as a calculator (complete with most of numeric data entry. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to do a lot of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. 30 - Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). When Num Lock is on, text on ...
...separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock keys and numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on the screen moves one line up or down arrow ( + ) keys. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on , the keypad is in ...as a calculator (complete with most of numeric data entry. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to do a lot of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. 30 - Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). When Num Lock is on, text on ...
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... both. Using the keyboard - 31 Hotkey + + + + + Icon Function Airplane mode Sleep Display toggle Display off Touchpad toggle Description Turns on or off. Turns the display screen backlight off the computer's network devices. (Network devices vary by configuration.) Puts the computer in Sleep mode. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key...
... both. Using the keyboard - 31 Hotkey + + + + + Icon Function Airplane mode Sleep Display toggle Display off Touchpad toggle Description Turns on or off. Turns the display screen backlight off the computer's network devices. (Network devices vary by configuration.) Puts the computer in Sleep mode. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key...
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.... Application key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; Play or pause a selected media file. it returns to the Start screen. Key Description Pressed alone it opens the application's context menu. 32 - Using the keyboard Stop playing the selected media file. Jump to the previous media...
.... Application key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; Play or pause a selected media file. it returns to the Start screen. Key Description Pressed alone it opens the application's context menu. 32 - Using the keyboard Stop playing the selected media file. Jump to the previous media...
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.... • Single-finger tap: Lightly tap the touchpad with your finger, to the left side of the selection button, or tap twice anywhere on the screen. Please keep the touchpad and your finger across the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. As you slide your fingers dry and clean. Quickly...
.... • Single-finger tap: Lightly tap the touchpad with your finger, to the left side of the selection button, or tap twice anywhere on the screen. Please keep the touchpad and your finger across the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. As you slide your fingers dry and clean. Quickly...
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If you delete this information, you cannot restore your computer. • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of storage after formatting, it completes. 6. You will be shown the backup progress on your computer. 38 - Recovery Follow the process until it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the screen. 5. After creating the recovery backup, you can choose to restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. 4.
If you delete this information, you cannot restore your computer. • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of storage after formatting, it completes. 6. You will be shown the backup progress on your computer. 38 - Recovery Follow the process until it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the screen. 5. After creating the recovery backup, you can choose to restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. 4.
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... stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - Recovery 3. Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. For instructions on page 43. Revert to copy files...
... stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - Recovery 3. Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. For instructions on page 43. Revert to copy files...
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... by repeating the first-start process. Recovery b. After the recovery has finished, you to choose the keyboard layout. 2. The process will take several minutes. 50 - a. A screen appears asking you can be viewed after each file is much longer, up to the default factory condition with files intact. "Reset your PC" completely...
... by repeating the first-start process. Recovery b. After the recovery has finished, you to choose the keyboard layout. 2. The process will take several minutes. 50 - a. A screen appears asking you can be viewed after each file is much longer, up to the default factory condition with files intact. "Reset your PC" completely...
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..., take the following items with your desktop, follow these steps to the top cover of the computer. Pressure against the top cover can damage the screen. If the meeting room does not have an electrical outlet, reduce the drain on the battery by putting the computer in a protective case that you...
..., take the following items with your desktop, follow these steps to the top cover of the computer. Pressure against the top cover can damage the screen. If the meeting room does not have an electrical outlet, reduce the drain on the battery by putting the computer in a protective case that you...
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...; F), allow the computer to come to and from work on the computer. With a second AC adapter, you may want to room temperature, and inspect the screen for condensation before turning on your computer at home, you can cause condensation. Allow the computer to return to add an external keyboard, monitor or...
...; F), allow the computer to come to and from work on the computer. With a second AC adapter, you may want to room temperature, and inspect the screen for condensation before turning on your computer at home, you can cause condensation. Allow the computer to return to add an external keyboard, monitor or...
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... utility. • Type the Supervisor Password and press to access the BIOS utility. Important: Do not forget your computer against unauthorized use of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is set , a password prompt appears in touch with password checkpoints on the computer again, and try again. 72 - If you...
... utility. • Type the Supervisor Password and press to access the BIOS utility. Important: Do not forget your computer against unauthorized use of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is set , a password prompt appears in touch with password checkpoints on the computer again, and try again. 72 - If you...
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... To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen. BIOS UTILITY The BIOS utility is being displayed. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the...
... To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility, then select Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen. BIOS UTILITY The BIOS utility is being displayed. Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the...
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... computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to the computer. I turned on the battery, it is not lit, no power is a list of possible situations that the AC adapter is lit, check ...
... computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to the computer. I turned on the battery, it is not lit, no power is a list of possible situations that the AC adapter is lit, check ...
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... questions You are error messages or beeps reported by your problems efficiently. If there are required to provide the following information available when you call Acer for online service, and please be at your computer when you call takes and help solve your computer, write them down as they appear on...
... questions You are error messages or beeps reported by your problems efficiently. If there are required to provide the following information available when you call Acer for online service, and please be at your computer when you call takes and help solve your computer, write them down as they appear on...
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...to access the charms, or press the Windows key + . Move the cursor to the upper or lower right-hand corner of the screen to keep in mind 1. press the Windows key + and click Start; Tips and hints for using Windows 8 F We know this ...used to, so we've created a few pointers to help you get to Start? or move the cursor to thumbnails of the screen and click Start. Frequently asked questions - 87 Tiles Live tiles are similar to the lower left-hand corner of the apps. 3...., turning off your PC or changing settings. Charms Charms allow you can launch apps from the Start screen. 2.
...to access the charms, or press the Windows key + . Move the cursor to the upper or lower right-hand corner of the screen to keep in mind 1. press the Windows key + and click Start; Tips and hints for using Windows 8 F We know this ...used to, so we've created a few pointers to help you get to Start? or move the cursor to thumbnails of the screen and click Start. Frequently asked questions - 87 Tiles Live tiles are similar to the lower left-hand corner of the apps. 3...., turning off your PC or changing settings. Charms Charms allow you can launch apps from the Start screen. 2.
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... + to open and scroll through the current apps. So, for Windows 8 is there a new interface? How do I turn off my computer? Alternatively, from Desktop, click Acer Power Button and select the action you can view weather or stock updates without needing to open the app. 88 - Live tiles are similar to... cursor to the left-hand edge of apps that will be displayed on Start using live tiles?' Windows Store apps will automatically use the whole screen and don't require closing in the traditional way. The new interface for example, you 'd like to view thumbnails of the...
... + to open and scroll through the current apps. So, for Windows 8 is there a new interface? How do I turn off my computer? Alternatively, from Desktop, click Acer Power Button and select the action you can view weather or stock updates without needing to open the app. 88 - Live tiles are similar to... cursor to the left-hand edge of apps that will be displayed on Start using live tiles?' Windows Store apps will automatically use the whole screen and don't require closing in the traditional way. The new interface for example, you 'd like to view thumbnails of the...
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... quick status and notifications to accommodate the tile in its new location. You can personalize the lock screen with a different background image or by arranging the tiles to appear. How do I personalize my computer... that you want it to the place on Start that appears at the top of the screen. Other tiles will need to enter the password to unlock the computer. You can personalize Start... to suit your personal needs. Frequently asked questions - 89 How do I move tiles? Click Start screen at the bottom of the page and select a color and image. Click and hold a tile to...
... quick status and notifications to accommodate the tile in its new location. You can personalize the lock screen with a different background image or by arranging the tiles to appear. How do I personalize my computer... that you want it to the place on Start that appears at the top of the screen. Other tiles will need to enter the password to unlock the computer. You can personalize Start... to suit your personal needs. Frequently asked questions - 89 How do I move tiles? Click Start screen at the bottom of the page and select a color and image. Click and hold a tile to...
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...? From Start, simply start typing 'Control Panel' to easily open and list results. 90 - click Control Panel > Adjust screen resolution. Where are my apps? Move the cursor to the top of the app you click an app that I want to use to the taskbar ...to open the app using Desktop. From Start, start typing the name of the screen and click and drag the window downwards to open, and Search will automatically open Search and display the results; If you would like to close...
...? From Start, simply start typing 'Control Panel' to easily open and list results. 90 - click Control Panel > Adjust screen resolution. Where are my apps? Move the cursor to the top of the app you click an app that I want to use to the taskbar ...to open the app using Desktop. From Start, start typing the name of the screen and click and drag the window downwards to open, and Search will automatically open Search and display the results; If you would like to close...