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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 ....................................... 11
Front view .............................................. 12
Left view ................................................ 12
Information on USB 3.0............................. 12
Right view .............................................. 13
Base view .............................................. 14
Using the keyboard 15
Hotkeys ..................................................... 15
Windows keys........................................ 16
Touchpad 17
Touchpad basics ................................... 17
Touchpad gestures................................ 17
Recovery 19
Creating a recovery backup................... 19
Creating a drivers and applications
backup................................................... 21
Recovering your system ........................ 23
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 33
Connecting with a cable ........................ 33
Built-in network feature ............................. 33
Connecting wirelessly............................ 34
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 34
Connecting to a 3G network ..................... 35
Using a Bluetooth connection 36
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 36
Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8.1...... 36
Adding a Bluetooth device..................... 37
Acer Touch Tools 40
Touch tool controls ................................ 40
Pointing ..................................................... 41
Using AccuFinger...................................... 41
RepliView .................................................. 42
Settings ..................................................... 42
Acer Screen Grasp 44
Overview .............................................. 44
Adjusting the Settings ............................... 45
The editing tool ......................................... 45
Acer Scrapboard 47
BIOS utility 49
Boot sequence....................................... 49
Setting passwords ................................. 49
Securing your computer 50
Using passwords ................................... 50
Entering passwords .................................. 50
Power management 52
Saving power ......................................... 52
Battery pack 54
Battery characteristics ........................... 54
Charging the battery ................................. 54
Optimizing battery life ............................... 55
Checking the battery level......................... 56
Battery-low warning .................................. 56
Traveling with your computer 57
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 57
Moving around ....................................... 57
Preparing the computer ............................ 57
What to bring to meetings ......................... 58
Taking the computer home .................... 58
Preparing the computer ............................ 58
What to take with you................................ 59
Special considerations .............................. 59
Setting up a home office ........................... 59
Traveling with the computer................... 59
Preparing the computer ............................ 60
What to take with you................................ 60
Special considerations .............................. 60
Traveling internationally with the computer 60
Preparing the computer ............................ 60
What to bring with you .............................. 61
Special considerations .............................. 61
Acer Converter Port 63
Memory card reader 64
Connectivity options............................... 64
Video and audio connectors 66
HDMI 67
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 68
Frequently asked questions 70
Requesting service ................................ 72