User guide

Top-edge swipe ................................................................................ 40
Left-edge swipe ................................................................................ 40
Using the touch screen ....................................................................................................................... 41
Using touch screen gestures ............................................................................................. 41
One-finger slide ................................................................................................. 41
Tapping ............................................................................................................. 42
Scrolling ............................................................................................................ 43
Pinching/stretching ............................................................................................ 43
Rotating (select models only) ............................................................................ 44
Edge swipes ...................................................................................................... 44
Right-edge swipe .............................................................................. 44
Left-edge swipe ................................................................................ 45
Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe .......................................... 45
Using the on-screen keyboard ........................................................................................................... 46
Using the keyboard and mouse .......................................................................................................... 46
Using the keys ................................................................................................................... 46
Using the action keys ........................................................................................ 46
Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys ......................................................... 47
Using the hot keys ............................................................................................. 48
Using voice navigation (select models only) ...................................................................................... 49
6 Managing power ............................................................................................................................................ 50
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation ......................................................................................................... 50
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................................ 50
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................. 51
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) ....................................... 51
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 52
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................ 52
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 52
Factory-sealed battery ....................................................................................................... 52
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 53
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 53
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................. 53
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 53
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 53
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 54
Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 54
Troubleshooting power problems ...................................................................................... 54
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) .......... 55
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ........................................................................................... 55
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