Edge swipes ......................................................................................................................

37

Right-edge swipe ..............................................................................................

37

Left-edge swipe .................................................................................................

38

Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe ..........................................................

38

Using the keyboard and mouse ..........................................................................................................

39

Using the keys ...................................................................................................................

39

Using the action keys ........................................................................................

39

Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys .........................................................

40

Using the hot keys .............................................................................................

41

6 Managing power ............................................................................................................................................

42

Initiating Sleep and Hibernation .........................................................................................................

42

Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................................

42

Initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................................

43

Enabling and Exiting User-Initiated Hibernation ................................................................

43

Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................

44

Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................

45

Selecting a power plan .......................................................................................................................

45

Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................

45

Factory-sealed battery .......................................................................................................

45

Finding battery information ................................................................................................

46

Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................

46

Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................

46

Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................................

47

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................

47

Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .....................

47

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .......

47

Running on external AC power ..........................................................................................................

47

Troubleshooting an AC adapter .........................................................................................

48

HP CoolSense (select models only) ...................................................................................................

49

Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..........

49

Shutting down (turning off) the computer ...........................................................................................

49

7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................

51

Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................

51

Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................

51

Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................

52

Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................

52

Inserting and removing a digital storage card ....................................................................................

53

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