User guide

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Tocreateamorecomfortableconditionforyouruseofthecomputer,seeChapter3“Youandyour

computer”onpage41ﬁrst.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“Specialkeys”onpage21

•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage23

•“UsingtheThinkPadYoga11eindifferentmodes”onpage23

•“Powermanagement”onpage29

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage32

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage36

•“Usingthecamera”onpage36

•“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage37

•“UsingtheThinkPadActivePen”onpage38

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbeneﬁts:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotiﬁcationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Then,followtheinstructions

onthescreen.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthe

preinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouconnect

thecomputertotheInternetandyouhaveusedthecomputerforaperiodoftime.Then,followthe

instructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizedtheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpage

toﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq