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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 .............................................. 12
Base view .............................................. 13
Using the keyboard
14
Hotkeys ..................................................... 14
Windows keys........................................ 15
Touchpad
16
Touchpad basics ................................... 16
Touchpad gestures................................ 16
Recovery
18
Creating a recovery backup................... 18
Creating a drivers and applications
backup ................................................... 20
Recovering your system ........................ 22
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23
Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 25
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 26
Recovering from Windows ........................ 26
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 29
Connecting to the Internet
32
Connecting with a cable ........................ 32
Built-in network feature ............................. 32
Connecting wirelessly............................ 33
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 33
Connecting to a 3G network ..................... 34
Using a Bluetooth connection
35
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 35
Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8.1 ...... 35
Adding a Bluetooth device..................... 36
Acer Touch Tools
39
Touch tool controls ................................ 39
Pointing ..................................................... 40
Using AccuFinger...................................... 40
RepliView .................................................. 41
Settings ..................................................... 41
Acer Screen Grasp
43
Overview .............................................. 43
Adjusting the Settings ............................... 44
The editing tool ......................................... 44
Acer Scrapboard
46
BIOS utility
48
Boot sequence....................................... 48
Setting passwords ................................. 48
Securing your computer
49
Using passwords ................................... 49
Entering passwords .................................. 49
Power management
51
Saving power ......................................... 51
Battery pack
53
Battery characteristics ........................... 53
Charging the battery ................................. 53
Optimizing battery life ............................... 54
Checking the battery level......................... 55
Battery-low warning .................................. 55
Traveling with your computer
56
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 56
Moving around ....................................... 56
Preparing the computer ............................ 56
What to bring to meetings ......................... 57
Taking the computer home .................... 57
Preparing the computer ............................ 57
What to take with you................................ 58
Special considerations .............................. 58
Setting up a home office ........................... 58
Traveling with the computer................... 58
Preparing the computer ............................ 59
What to take with you................................ 59
Special considerations .............................. 59
Traveling internationally with the
computer................................................ 59
Preparing the computer ............................ 59
What to bring with you .............................. 60
Special considerations .............................. 60
Acer Converter Port
62
Memory card reader
63
Connectivity options............................... 63
Video and audio connectors
65
HDMI
66
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
67
Frequently asked questions
69
Requesting service ................................ 71
