USER’S MANUAL
Acer Chromebook Spin
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Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Acer Chromebook Spin 511...
Page 2: ...___ Date of purchase _______________________________ Place of purchase ______________________________ Google Android Google Play YouTube and other marks are trademarks of Google LLC Important This man...
Page 3: ...omposing an email 21 YouTube 21 Playing video or audio files 21 Other Supported File Types 21 Chrome OS tips and tricks 23 Documents 23 How to create documents 23 Finding your documents 24 How to shar...
Page 4: ...f network access is protected you will need an access password to connect to it Accept the Terms of Service Once connected to a network accept the Terms of Service Your Chromebook will then download a...
Page 5: ...assword in the sign in box that appears and select the Sign in button If your device is a Chromebook Enterprise click More options and select Enterprise enrollment Sign in to your Chromebook Email or...
Page 6: ...lide the shutter to the left to cover the webcam Slide right to open it 2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording 3 Webcam Web camera for video communication A light next to the webcam indi...
Page 7: ...ht next to the webcam indicates that the webcam is active 3 Keyboard For entering data into your computer 4 Touchpad click button Touch sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse...
Page 8: ...s press Ctrl Alt Icon Function Description Previous Go to the previous page Next Go to the next page Reload Reload the current page Full screen Open the page in full screen mode Next window Switch to...
Page 9: ...ck Tapping the touchpad with two fingers or pressing and holding Alt on the keyboard and tapping the touchpad with one finger both equal a right click on a computer mouse Two finger swipe Place two fi...
Page 10: ...the system volume 2 USB port Connects to USB devices 3 USB Type C port with DC in Connects to the provided USB Type C power adapter and to USB devices with a USB Type C connector Supports DisplayPort...
Page 11: ...ker jack Connects to audio devices e g speakers headphones or a headset with microphone 5 Power button Turns the computer on and off 6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer s battery status Chargin...
Page 12: ...sfer speeds up to 5 Gbps Supports DisplayPort audio video output Delivers up to 3 A at 5 V DC for USB charging DC in requires power adapter or power source providing 45 W at 5 20 V For optimal perform...
Page 13: ...Acer Chromebook tour 13 Bottom view 1 2 Icon Item Description 1 Drain holes Liquid spilled on the keyboard can drain out of the holes in the underside of the housing 2 Speakers Deliver stereo audio ou...
Page 14: ...14 Usage Modes USAGE MODES Your computer features the following modes You can choose a mode to fit your needs Laptop Display Tent Tablet...
Page 15: ...he current web browsing sessions s history closing and reopening the Chrome browser begins a new session Select to Reload the current webpage 2 Closes a tab 3 Opens a new tab 4 Type a web address or p...
Page 16: ...6 Maximizes the window to take up the entire screen Click again to return window to previous position Also select and hold to display a left and right arrow next to the icon These neatly align the wi...
Page 17: ...m around To unpin an app from the shelf 1 Locate and two finger tap the desired app icon from the shelf 2 Select Unpin Status area The Status area enables you to see vital computer information at a gl...
Page 18: ...g apps Installing apps from Chrome Web Store 1 Select the Launcher icon 2 Click to select All Apps or type Web Store 3 Select Web Store 4 You can then browse through the app categories in the left col...
Page 19: ...from Chrome OS 1 Select the Launcher icon 2 Click to select All Apps or type the name of the desired app 3 Two finger tap on the app you want to remove For more information see Touchpad on page 9 4 S...
Page 20: ...ssing files Creating a new document 1 From the Apps list select the Google Drive icon 2 Select New and select the type of document you want to create Sync files from Downloads to Google Drive 1 Select...
Page 21: ...bsite on which users can upload share and view videos You can access it by doing the following 1 Select the Launcher icon 2 Click to select All Apps or type YouTube 3 Select the YouTube icon Playing v...
Page 22: ...22 Apps extensions Images bmp gif jpg jpeg png webp Compressed zip rar Other txt pdf read only File type Supported formats...
Page 23: ...nding on the type of document you want to create Create word processing files with Google Docs spreadsheets with Google Sheets and presentations with Google Slides 3 Select Google Docs Google Sheets o...
Page 24: ...rowser s address bar type drive google com this is the Google Drive web address 3 Login using your Google account username and password 4 Select My Drive or whatever folder you ve created to put your...
Page 25: ...All Apps and select one of the following options a Select YouTube to view a vast amount of user uploaded videos covering nearly everything imaginable b Select Play Movies to watch the movies and TV s...
Page 26: ...mited editing of the document Convert Microsoft Office files to Google Drive formats 1 Press the Search key on your keyboard or select the Launcher icon 2 Click to select All Apps or type Files 3 Sele...
Page 27: ...edit them How to use your Chromebook when there s no internet The Chrome Web Store contains useful offline apps For more information see Installing apps from Chrome Web Store on page 18 You re able t...
Page 28: ...e already created or create one as you normally would For more information see Creating a new document on page 20 Notice the offline icon displays next to the file name reminding you that you are work...
Page 29: ...is no internet connection To enable offline access to file types other than Google documents when offline see Enable offline access to Google Drive files on page 20 Note If you make changes to a Googl...
Page 30: ...dvanced Changing the language settings 1 Select the Status area of the shelf in the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select Settings icon 3 Select Advanced 4 Scroll down and select Language in the L...
Page 31: ...he lower right corner of the screen 2 Select Settings icon 3 In the Personalization section select Wallpaper or right click your desktop and select Set wallpaper 4 To pick your own wallpaper select My...
Page 32: ...the Explore icon 4 Select Help or type Printer in the search box Updating Chrome OS Automatic update Each time you turn on your Chromebook it automatically checks for updates When an update is availa...
Page 33: ...book do the following 1 Select the Status area of the shelf in the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select Settings icon 3 Select Advanced 4 In the Reset settings section select Powerwash 5 Select R...
Page 34: ...shooting as well as more detailed information about Chrome OS and using your Chromebook To access Chromebook Help do the following 1 Press the Search key on your keyboard or select the Launcher icon 2...
Page 35: ...Store or use them on the web Additional functionality available with a Microsoft 365 subscription Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Where can I find my...
Page 36: ...chromebook How do I set this up for my child If you want to set up parental controls for your child it s important that you sign in using your child s personal Google Account If they don t already ha...