Operation Manual

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon

deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage54

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

monitor.

Ihavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Follow“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73.

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter8“Recoveryoverview”onpage95.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline

userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage57

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage79

•“Powerproblems”onpage91

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows

operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation

system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay

thecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesa

Help+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you

canuseCortana

personalassistanttosearchforhelp,apps,ﬁles,settings,andsoon.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

Notes:

•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.

Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.

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