Edge swipes ......................................................................................................................
37
Right-edge swipe ..............................................................................................
Left-edge swipe .................................................................................................
38
Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe ..........................................................
Using the keyboard and mouse ..........................................................................................................
39
Using the keys ...................................................................................................................
Using the action keys ........................................................................................
Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys .........................................................
40
Using the hot keys .............................................................................................
41
6 Managing power ............................................................................................................................................
42
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation .........................................................................................................
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................................
Initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................................
43
Enabling and Exiting User-Initiated Hibernation ................................................................
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................
44
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................
45
Selecting a power plan .......................................................................................................................
Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................
Factory-sealed battery .......................................................................................................
Finding battery information ................................................................................................
46
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................
Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................
Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................................
47
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .....................
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .......
Running on external AC power ..........................................................................................................
Troubleshooting an AC adapter .........................................................................................
48
HP CoolSense (select models only) ...................................................................................................
49
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..........
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ...........................................................................................
7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................
51
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................
52
Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................
Inserting and removing a digital storage card ....................................................................................
53
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