1 Introduction
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Finding Information
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Documents Shipped with Your Computer and Available Online
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Product Information
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My Dell Support Center
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2 Using The Battery
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Checking the Battery Charge
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Dell Battery Information Utility
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Conserving Battery Power
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Storing a Battery
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3 Using the Display
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Switching the Image From Computer Display to a Projector
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Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate... 13
Using the Ambient-Light Sensor
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4 Playing Multimedia
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5 Connecting to a Network
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Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
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Connecting to a WLAN
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Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint
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Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
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6 Connect to a Device
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Connecting the Computer to a Television (TV)
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Enabling the Display Settings for a Television (TV)
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Using An External Monitor
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Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays
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Setting Up Your Printer
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Wireless Printing
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Connecting a device using Bluetooth
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7 Drives and Ports
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DisplayPorts / Mini-DisplayPorts
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Audio Connectors
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eSATA Connector
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High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
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Network Connectors
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IEEE 1394
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Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format (S/PDIF)
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