Acer Aspire R7-572G User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents - 3 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 adapterPower cord information 7 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Left view 11 Information on USB 3.0 12 Right view 12 Base view 13 Using the keyboard 14 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad 14 Hotkeys 15 To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination 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 wirelessly 33 Connecting to a wireless LAN 33 Using a Bluetooth connection 34 Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 34 Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8 ......... 34 Adding a Bluetooth device 35 Acer Touch Tools 38 Touch tool controls 38 Pointing 38 Using AccuFinger 39 RepliView 39 Settings 40 Acer MemoryBinder 41 Getting started 41 Assemble your binder 42 Exporting your memories 44 Acer Screen Grasp 45 Overview 45 Adjusting the Settings 46 The editing tool 46 Acer Scrapboard 48 BIOS utility 50 Boot sequence 50 Setting passwords 50 Securing your computer 51 Using a computer security lock 51 Using passwords 51 Entering passwords 52 Power management 53 Saving power 53 Battery pack 55 Battery characteristics 55 Charging the battery 55 Optimizing battery life 56 Checking the battery level 57 Battery-low warning 57 Traveling with your computer 58 Disconnecting from the desktop 58 Moving around 58 Preparing the computer 58 What to bring to meetings 59 Taking the computer home 59 Preparing the computer 59 What to take with you 60 Special considerations 60 Setting up a home office 60 Traveling with the computer 60 Preparing the computer 61 What to take with you 61 Special considerations 61 Traveling internationally with the computer 61 Preparing the computer 61 What to bring with you 62 Special considerations 62