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Register your Acer product ......................... 2
Manage your registered products ............... 2
Getting started
4
Turn on your Chromebox......................... 4
Select your language settings ................. 4
Connect to a network............................... 4
Accept the Terms of Service....................... 4
First-time sign-in ...................................... 4
Create a new Google™ Account ............... 4
Browse as a guest ...................................... 5
Sign in to your Google Account .................. 5
Your Acer Chromebox tour
6
Front view
........................... 6
Rear view................................................. 7
The Chrome OS Desktop
9
Window controls ..................................... 9
Shelf ...................................................... 10
Launcher ................................................... 10
Pinned apps .............................................. 10
Status area................................................ 11
Apps & extensions
12
Managing apps ...................................... 12
Installing apps from the Chrome Web
Store ........................................................ 12
Installing apps from the Google Play Store ...
13
Removing apps from Chrome OS............. 13
Pin an app to the shelf .............................. 13
Unpin an app from the shelf...................... 13
Google Drive ......................................... 14
Difference between Drive and Files apps . 14
Creating a new document ......................... 14
Sync files from Downloads to Google
Drive.......................................................... 14
Enable offline access to Google Drive files 15
Gmail .................................................... 16
Composing an email ................................. 16
YouTube ............................................... 16
Playing video or audio files.................... 16
Other Supported File Types .................. 16
Chrome OS tips and tricks
18
Documents............................................. 18
How to create documents ......................... 18
Finding your documents............................ 18
How to share documents with other users 19
How to start a video chat ....................... 19
How to listen to music............................ 20
How to watch videos, TV, or movies...... 20
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Working with Microsoft Office (Word,
Excel, and Powerpoint) documents ....... 21
Open and edit Microsoft Office files using
Google’s office compatibility mode ........... 21
Convert Microsoft Office files to Google
Drive formats............................................. 21
Export Google Drive documents as
Microsoft Office files.................................. 21
Opening Microsoft Office files using
Microsoft’s Office Online apps from the
Chrome Web Store or Google Play Store. 22
How to use your Chromebox when
there’s no internet .................................. 22
Gmail Offline ............................................. 23
Google Drive ............................................. 23
Settings
25
Changing the language settings ............ 25
Changing the clock settings................... 25
Customizing appearance ....................... 26
Customizing the wallpaper........................ 26
Customizing the theme ............................. 26
Setting up a printer ................................ 27
Updating Chrome OS ............................ 27
Automatic update ...................................... 27
Manual update .......................................... 27
Resetting your Chromebox .................... 28
Assembling The VESA Mount
29
Help
33
Online and offline help ........................... 33
