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C O N T E N T S
Safety and comfort
5
First things first
16
Your guides ...................................................... 16
Basic care and tips for using your
computer.......................................................... 16
Turning your computer on and off ............ 16
Taking care of your computer................... 17
Taking care of your AC adapter................ 18
Cleaning and servicing ............................. 18
Your Acer notebook tour
19
Screen and front view ...................................... 20
Keyboard view ................................................. 22
Rear view ......................................................... 23
Information on USB 3.0 ............................ 24
Left view ........................................................... 25
Right view ........................................................ 26
Base view ......................................................... 27
Touchpad
28
Touchpad basics.............................................. 28
Using the keyboard
30
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad..... 30
Hotkeys..................................................... 31
Windows keys .................................................. 33
Recovery
35
Acer Recovery Management............................ 35
Creating recovery discs ............................ 36
Recovering your system .................................. 39
Types of recovery ..................................... 41
Acer clear.fi
47
Navigating media and photos ......................... 47
Shared files .............................................. 48
Which devices are compatible? ............... 49
Playing to another device ........................ 49
Power management
50
Acer Green Instant On ............................. 50
Battery pack
51
Battery pack characteristics............................ 51
Charging the battery ................................ 51
Optimizing battery life .............................. 53
Checking the battery level ....................... 54
Battery-low warning ................................. 54
Traveling with your computer
55
Disconnecting from the desktop ..................... 55
Moving around ................................................ 55
Preparing the computer ........................... 56
What to bring to meetings ....................... 56
Taking the computer home ............................. 57
Preparing the computer ........................... 57
What to take with you .............................. 57
Special considerations............................. 58
Setting up a home office.......................... 58
Traveling with the computer............................ 59
Preparing the computer ........................... 59
What to take with you .............................. 59
Special considerations............................. 59
Traveling internationally with the computer .... 59
Preparing the computer ........................... 60
What to bring with you ............................. 60
Special considerations............................. 60