Outlook View

A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.

Front Open View

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Icon

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

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Display screen

Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),

 

 

 

displays computer output.

 

 

 

 

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Power button

Turns on the computer.

 

 

 

 

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Touchpad

Touch-sensitive pointing device which

 

 

 

functions like a computer mouse.

 

 

 

 

4

 

Click buttons (left,

The left and right buttons function like the

 

 

center and right)

left and right mouse buttons; the center

 

 

 

button serves as a 4-way scroll button.

 

 

 

 

5

 

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands

 

 

 

when you use the computer.

 

 

 

 

6

 

Keyboard

Inputs data into your computer.

 

 

 

 

7

 

Status indicators

LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and

 

 

 

off to show the status of the computer, its

 

 

 

functions and components.

 

 

 

 

8

 

Microphone

Internal microphone for sound recording.

 

 

 

 

9

 

Launch keys

Special keys for launching Internet

 

 

 

browser, E-mail program and frequently

 

 

 

used programs. Located at the top of the

 

 

 

keyboard are five buttons. They are

 

 

 

designated as P1, P2, P3, E-mail button

 

 

 

and Web browser button. P1, P2 and P3

 

 

 

launch user-programmable applications; E-

 

 

 

mail and Web browser launch E-mail and

 

 

 

Internet browser applications.

 

 

 

 

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Acer 3400 Series manual Outlook View, Front Open View, Icon Description