Acer Aspire E1-510P - Manual (Page 3)

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ABLE 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 adapterPower cord
information .................................................. 7
Taking care of your battery pack................. 8
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 15
Lock keys and numeric keypad ............. 15
Hotkeys ..................................................... 15
Windows keys........................................ 16
Touchpad 18
Touchpad basics ................................... 18
Touchpad gestures................................ 18
Recovery 20
Creating a recovery backup................... 20
Creating a drivers and applications
backup ................................................... 22
Recovering your system ........................ 24
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24
Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 26
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 27
Recovering from Windows ........................ 27
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 30
Connecting to the Internet 34
Connecting with a cable ........................ 34
Built-in network feature ............................. 34
Connecting wirelessly............................ 35
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 35
Connecting to a 3G network ..................... 36
Using a Bluetooth connection 37
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 37
Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8.1 ...... 37
Adding a Bluetooth device..................... 38
Acer Touch Tools 41
Touch tool controls ................................ 41
Pointing ..................................................... 42
Using AccuFinger...................................... 42
RepliView .................................................. 43
Settings ..................................................... 43
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
Installing and removing the battery pack .. 58
Traveling with your computer 59
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 59
Moving around ....................................... 59
Preparing the computer ............................ 59
What to bring to meetings ......................... 60
Taking the computer home .................... 60
Preparing the computer ............................ 60
What to take with you................................ 61
Special considerations .............................. 61
Setting up a home office ........................... 61
Traveling with the computer................... 62
Preparing the computer ............................ 62
What to take with you................................ 62
Special considerations .............................. 62
Traveling internationally with the computer 62
Preparing the computer ............................ 63
What to bring with you .............................. 63
Special considerations .............................. 63
Memory card reader 65
Connectivity options............................... 65