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First things first
6
Your guides ............................................. 6
Basic care and tips for using your
computer.................................................. 6
Turning your computer on and off............... 6
Taking care of your computer ..................... 7
Taking care of your AC adapter .................. 7
Cleaning and servicing................................ 8
Your Acer notebook tour
9
Screen view ............................................. 9
Keyboard view ....................................... 10
Left view ............................................... 11
Information on USB 3.0............................. 11
Right view ............................................. 11
Rear view .............................................. 12
Base view .............................................. 13
Using the keyboard
14
Lock keys............................................... 14
Hotkeys ..................................................... 14
Windows keys........................................ 15
Touchpad
17
Touchpad basics ................................... 17
Touchpad gestures................................ 17
Recovery
19
Creating a recovery backup................... 19
Creating a drivers and applications
backup ................................................... 21
Recovering your system ........................ 23
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24
Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 26
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 27
Recovering from Windows ........................ 27
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 30
Connecting to the Internet
34
Connecting with a cable ........................ 34
Built-in network feature ............................. 34
Connecting wirelessly............................ 35
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 35
Connecting to a 3G network ..................... 36
Using a Bluetooth connection
37
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 37
Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8.1 ...... 37
Adding a Bluetooth device..................... 38
Acer Touch Tools
41
Touch tool controls ................................ 41
Pointing ..................................................... 42
Using AccuFinger...................................... 42
RepliView .................................................. 43
Settings ..................................................... 43
Acer Screen Grasp
45
Overview .............................................. 45
Adjusting the Settings ............................... 46
The editing tool ......................................... 46
Acer Scrapboard
48
BIOS utility
50
Boot sequence....................................... 50
Setting passwords ................................. 50
Securing your computer
51
Using a computer security lock.............. 51
Using passwords ................................... 51
Entering passwords .................................. 52
Power management
53
Saving power ......................................... 53
Battery pack
55
Battery characteristics ........................... 55
Charging the battery ................................. 55
Optimizing battery life ............................... 56
Checking the battery level......................... 57
Battery-low warning .................................. 57
Traveling with your computer
58
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 58
Moving around ....................................... 58
Preparing the computer ............................ 58
What to bring to meetings ......................... 59
Taking the computer home .................... 59
Preparing the computer ............................ 59
What to take with you................................ 60
Special considerations .............................. 60
Setting up a home office ........................... 60
Traveling with the computer................... 60
Preparing the computer ............................ 61
What to take with you................................ 61
Special considerations .............................. 61
Traveling internationally with the computer 61
Preparing the computer ............................ 61
What to bring with you .............................. 62
Special considerations .............................. 62
Acer Converter Port
64
Memory card reader
65
Connectivity options............................... 65
