Lenovo 8.1 and up manual „ Putting your computer to sleep, Settings charm

Chapter 3. The charms

Settings charm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Settings charm ( + I) is used to personalize your computer by changing things like your account picture and the background and color of your Start screen. If you are in an app, you can use the charm to access the settings for that specific app. There are also some common settings, like volume and brightness, which you can access quickly. For more settings and ways to personalize your computer, open the charms bar and select Settings → Change PC settings from anywhere on your computer.

Also, you can put your computer to sleep, restart it, or shut it down on this panel. For details, see the following sections.

„Putting your computer to sleep

If you will be away from your computer for only a short time, put the computer to sleep.

When the computer is in sleep mode, you can quickly wake it to resume use, bypassing the startup process.

To put the computer to sleep, do one of the following:

•Close the display lid.

•Press the power button.

•Press and hold or right-click the Start button in the lower-left corner and select Shut down → Sleep.

•Open the charms bar and select Settings → Power → Sleep.

Attention: Wait until the power indicator light starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep mode) before you move your computer. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data.

To wake the computer, do one of the following:

• Press any key on the keyboard.

Note: If the computer does not wake up after pressing a key on the keyboard, it may have entered hibernation mode. In this case, connect the computer to power and press the power button.

• Press the power button.

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