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Table Of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Manage your registered products ............... 2

Getting started 4

Turn on your Chromebook....................... 4

Select your language settings ................. 4

Connect to a network............................... 4

Accept the Terms of Service....................... 4

First-time sign-in ...................................... 4

Create a new Google™ Account ................ 4

Browse as a guest ...................................... 4

Your Acer Chromebook tour 6

Screen view ............................................. 6

Keyboard view ......................................... 7

Function keys.............................................. 7

Common keyboard shortcuts...................... 8

Touchpad .................................................... 8

Left view ................................................ 10

USB 3.0 information.................................. 10

USB Type-C information ........................... 10

Right view .............................................. 11

Front view .............................................. 12

Back view .............................................. 12

Bottom view ........................................... 13

The Chrome OS Desktop 14

Window controls ................................... 14

Shelf ...................................................... 15

Launcher................................................... 15

Pinned apps.............................................. 16

Stylus ........................................................ 16

Status area................................................ 16

Apps & extensions 18

Managing apps ...................................... 18

Installing apps from Chrome Web Store .. 18

Installing apps from Google Play Store .... 19

Removing apps from Chrome OS............. 19

Pin an app to the shelf .............................. 19

Unpin an app from the shelf...................... 19

Google Drive ......................................... 20

Difference between Drive and Files apps . 20

Creating a new document ......................... 20

Sync files from Downloads to Google

Drive.......................................................... 20

Enable offline access to Google Drive files 21

Gmail .................................................... 22

Composing an email ................................. 22

YouTube ............................................... 22

Playing video or audio files .................... 22

Other Supported File Types................... 22

Chrome OS tips and tricks 24

Documents............................................. 24

How to create documents ......................... 24

Finding your documents............................ 25

How to share documents with other users 25

How to start a video chat ....................... 25

How to listen to music............................ 26

How to watch videos, TV, or movies...... 26

Working with Microsoft Office (Word,

Excel, and Powerpoint) documents ....... 27

Open and edit Microsoft Office files using

Google’s office compatibility mode ........... 27

Convert Microsoft Office files to Google

Drive formats............................................. 27

Export Google Drive documents as

Microsoft Office files.................................. 27

Opening Microsoft Office files using

Microsoft’s Office Online apps from the

Chrome Web Store or Google Play Store. 28

How to use your Chromebook when

there’s no internet .................................. 28

Gmail Offline ............................................. 29

Google Drive ............................................. 29

Settings 31

Changing the language settings ............ 31

Changing the clock settings................... 32

Customizing appearance ....................... 32

Customizing the wallpaper........................ 32

Customizing the theme ............................. 32

Setting up a printer ................................ 33

Updating Chrome OS ............................ 33

Automatic update...................................... 33

Manual update .......................................... 34

Resetting your Chromebook .................. 34

Help 36

Online and offline help ........................... 36