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... Fast startup 56 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Battery pack 59 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 20 Keyboard view 22 Left view 23 Optimizing battery life 61 Checking the battery level 61 Battery-low warning 62...
... Fast startup 56 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Battery pack 59 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 20 Keyboard view 22 Left view 23 Optimizing battery life 61 Checking the battery level 61 Battery-low warning 62...
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... neck strain. Avoid looking at the middle 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 eyes from drying out. Eyes - Give your eyes point downward when looking away from the...
... neck strain. Avoid looking at the middle 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 eyes from drying out. Eyes - Give your eyes point downward when looking away from the...
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Screen view 1 2 3 # Icon Item Description Web camera for video communication. 1 Webcam A light next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active. 2 Touchscreen Displays computer output, supports multi-touch input. 20 - Your Acer notebook tour
Screen view 1 2 3 # Icon Item Description Web camera for video communication. 1 Webcam A light next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active. 2 Touchscreen Displays computer output, supports multi-touch input. 20 - Your Acer notebook tour
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... with some applications. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad Note: Information in this mode when you need to do a lot of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is in uppercase. Use this section may not apply... down arrow keys respectively. Using the keyboard - 29 When Num Lock is on, the keypad is on and off. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on , all alphabetic characters typed are in numeric mode.
... with some applications. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad Note: Information in this mode when you need to do a lot of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is in uppercase. Use this section may not apply... down arrow keys respectively. Using the keyboard - 29 When Num Lock is on, the keypad is on and off. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on , all alphabetic characters typed are in numeric mode.
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... off . Touchpad toggle Turns the built-in touchpad on and off . Using the keyboard Switches display output Display toggle between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Keyboard backlight Turns the keyboard backlight on and off the computer's Airplane mode network devices. (...Network devices vary by configuration.) Sleep Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. Press any key to save power. Turns the display screen Display off backlight off to return. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode...
... off . Touchpad toggle Turns the built-in touchpad on and off . Using the keyboard Switches display output Display toggle between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Keyboard backlight Turns the keyboard backlight on and off the computer's Airplane mode network devices. (...Network devices vary by configuration.) Sleep Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. Press any key to save power. Turns the display screen Display off backlight off to return. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode...
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...< > Icon Function Description Brightness up Increases the sound volume. + < > + + + + Volume down Decreases the screen brightness. Brightness down Play/Pause Stop Previous Next Decreases the sound volume. Jump to the Start screen. Key Description Pressed alone it returns to the next media file. Volume up Increases the... screen brightness. Play or pause a selected media file. Return to the previous...
...< > Icon Function Description Brightness up Increases the sound volume. + < > + + + + Volume down Decreases the screen brightness. Brightness down Play/Pause Stop Previous Next Decreases the sound volume. Jump to the Start screen. Key Description Pressed alone it returns to the next media file. Volume up Increases the... screen brightness. Play or pause a selected media file. Return to the previous...
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...which will follow this will open a context menu related to finger movement; TOUCHPAD Touchpad basics The touchpad controls the arrow (or 'cursor') on the screen. the lighter the touch, the better the response. Quickly repeat the tap to perform a double tap or 'double click'. • Single-finger ... the app commands, in the bottom-right corner: Press the bottom right corner of the touchpad to perform a 'right click'. In the Start screen, this movement. Note: The touchpad is controlled by some basic gestures: • Single-finger slide: Slide a finger across the touchpad, the...
...which will follow this will open a context menu related to finger movement; TOUCHPAD Touchpad basics The touchpad controls the arrow (or 'cursor') on the screen. the lighter the touch, the better the response. Quickly repeat the tap to perform a double tap or 'double click'. • Single-finger ... the app commands, in the bottom-right corner: Press the bottom right corner of the touchpad to perform a 'right click'. In the Start screen, this movement. Note: The touchpad is controlled by some basic gestures: • Single-finger slide: Slide a finger across the touchpad, the...
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If you delete this information, you can choose to restore 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 cannot restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it completes. 6. • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or larger. 4. You will be shown the backup progress on your computer.
If you delete this information, you can choose to restore 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 cannot restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it completes. 6. • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or larger. 4. You will be shown the backup progress on your computer.
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Continue until it completes: • If you keep the backup in a safe place that were not preinstalled, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on the screen. 4. Perform minor fixes. Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. If only one or two items of software ...
Continue until it completes: • If you keep the backup in a safe place that were not preinstalled, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on the screen. 4. Perform minor fixes. Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. If only one or two items of software ...
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... recovery. After the recovery has finished, you can be viewed after each file is much longer, up to the default factory condition with files intact. A screen appears asking you to restore your hard drive. 6. "Reset your PC" completely removes all files before restoring your computer and press + during startup 1. Several options...
... recovery. After the recovery has finished, you can be viewed after each file is much longer, up to the default factory condition with files intact. A screen appears asking you to restore your hard drive. 6. "Reset your PC" completely removes all files before restoring your computer and press + during startup 1. Several options...
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... putting the computer in a protective case that you have removed all media and compact discs from your office to remove the media can damage the screen.
... putting the computer in a protective case that you have removed all media and compact discs from your office to remove the media can damage the screen.
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... at home, you may want to add an external keyboard, monitor or mouse. 66 - Allow the computer to return to room temperature, and inspect the screen for use your computer at home. If you use at home for 30 minutes in temperature and humidity can avoid carrying the extra weight to...
... at home, you may want to add an external keyboard, monitor or mouse. 66 - Allow the computer to return to room temperature, and inspect the screen for use your computer at home. If you use at home for 30 minutes in temperature and humidity can avoid carrying the extra weight to...
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... and press . • When the User Password is set and the password on the computer again, and try again. Combine the use of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is set , a prompt appears when you fail to enter a password. Important: Do not forget your computer - 71...
... and press . • When the User Password is set and the password on the computer again, and try again. Combine the use of the display screen. • When the Supervisor Password is set , a prompt appears when you fail to enter a password. Important: Do not forget your computer - 71...
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Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Boot sequence To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to run it. Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you ... 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 BIOS UTILITY The BIOS utility is being displayed. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you do not need to run this feature. 88...
Find Password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Boot sequence To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to run it. Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you ... 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 BIOS UTILITY The BIOS utility is being displayed. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you do not need to run this feature. 88...
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.... Check the following : • Do you are provided for each one. Press any key to turn the display back on the screen The computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to the power outlet. • If it is lit, check the following : • If you have a USB storage device (USB disk...
.... Check the following : • Do you are provided for each one. Press any key to turn the display back on the screen The computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen to the power outlet. • If it is lit, check the following : • If you have a USB storage device (USB disk...
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... solve your computer when you call. You are error messages or beeps reported by your computer, write them down as they appear on the screen (or the number and sequence in the case of beeps). If there are required to provide the following information available when you call... Acer for online service, and please be at your problems efficiently. Frequently asked questions Before you call Please have the following information: Name: Address: Telephone ...
... solve your computer when you call. You are error messages or beeps reported by your computer, write them down as they appear on the screen (or the number and sequence in the case of beeps). If there are required to provide the following information available when you call... Acer for online service, and please be at your problems efficiently. Frequently asked questions Before you call Please have the following information: Name: Address: Telephone ...
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...useful functions, such as sharing content, turning off your PC or changing settings. How do I access the charms? Swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap the Start charm. How do I get started. Press the Windows key; Tiles Live tiles are similar to Start? or swipe the ...right-hand edge of the screen inwards. Start The Start button is a new operating system that will take some getting used to, so we've created a few pointers to help ...
...useful functions, such as sharing content, turning off your PC or changing settings. How do I access the charms? Swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap the Start charm. How do I get started. Press the Windows key; Tiles Live tiles are similar to Start? or swipe the ...right-hand edge of the screen inwards. Start The Start button is a new operating system that will take some getting used to, so we've created a few pointers to help ...
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... unlock my computer? Windows Store apps will need to enter the password to continue. 94 - How do I jump between apps? Swipe the lock screen upwards and tap a user account icon to open the app. Frequently asked questions Swipe the left-hand edge of the app that are currently running.... Alternatively, from Desktop, tap Acer Power Button and select the action you will automatically use the whole screen and don't require closing in the traditional way. Live tiles are 'live -tiles. Swipe the right-hand ...
... unlock my computer? Windows Store apps will need to enter the password to continue. 94 - How do I jump between apps? Swipe the lock screen upwards and tap a user account icon to open the app. Frequently asked questions Swipe the left-hand edge of the app that are currently running.... Alternatively, from Desktop, tap Acer Power Button and select the action you will automatically use the whole screen and don't require closing in the traditional way. Live tiles are 'live -tiles. Swipe the right-hand ...
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... image or to show you 've entered to ensure the password is correct. To change the background, swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap Settings > Change PC settings > Personalize. Tap and hold the preview icon to suit your personal needs. To change the background..., swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap Settings > Change PC settings > Personalize. How do I make tiles bigger or smaller? Tap and drag the tile downwards and...
... image or to show you 've entered to ensure the password is correct. To change the background, swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap Settings > Change PC settings > Personalize. Tap and hold the preview icon to suit your personal needs. To change the background..., swipe the right-hand edge of the screen inwards and tap Settings > Change PC settings > Personalize. How do I make tiles bigger or smaller? Tap and drag the tile downwards and...
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...; Frequently asked questions So, how do I 'm used to - Swipe the window downwards from the bottom of the screen and tap All apps. 96 - Can I change the screen resolution? tap Control Panel > Adjust screen resolution. To view the complete list of apps, swipe upwards from the top to the bottom of the app... you frequently use Windows in the way that is not a Windows Store app, Windows will be displayed on the left-hand side of the screen inwards and tap Search, tap the text box to open using Desktop. You can pin apps you would like to open the onscreen keyboard and...
...; Frequently asked questions So, how do I 'm used to - Swipe the window downwards from the bottom of the screen and tap All apps. 96 - Can I change the screen resolution? tap Control Panel > Adjust screen resolution. To view the complete list of apps, swipe upwards from the top to the bottom of the app... you frequently use Windows in the way that is not a Windows Store app, Windows will be displayed on the left-hand side of the screen inwards and tap Search, tap the text box to open using Desktop. You can pin apps you would like to open the onscreen keyboard and...