Satellite User's Guide

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Maximizing battery life ................................................... 101
Charging batteries............................................................... 101
Charging the main battery ............................................. 102
Charging the RTC battery............................................... 102
Monitoring battery power................................................... 103
Determining remaining battery power.......................... 103
Conserving battery power.............................................. 104
What to do when the battery runs low ......................... 104
Changing the main battery................................................. 105
Removing the battery..................................................... 106
Inserting a charged battery............................................ 107
Disposing of used batteries safely..................................... 107
Traveling tips........................................................................ 108
Chapter 5: Getting to Know Windows XP............................. 109
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop....................................... 110
Finding your way around the desktop.......................... 110
Windows
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XP file system............................................. 113
Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad pointing device............... 114
Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet.............................. 116
Lesson 4: Creating a new document................................. 117
Lesson 5: Creating a new folder........................................ 119
Lesson 6: Starting programs............................................. 120
Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows. 122
Using the taskbar............................................................ 123
Minimizing and maximizing windows.......................... 123
Resizing and moving windows..................................... 124
Lesson 8: Closing programs.............................................. 125
Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts............................................. 126
Creating a shortcut to the Calculator............................. 126
Creating a shortcut to the Character Map .................... 127
Lesson 10: Changing the screensaver.............................. 129
Lesson 11: Setting the date and time................................ 131
Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop............. 132
Lesson 13: Using System Restore.................................... 134