Configuring HDMI audio settings ......................................................................

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Cameras ............................................................................................................................

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5 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ...................................................

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Using the TouchPad ...........................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation .................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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8 Maintaining your computer ..........................................................................................................................

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Improving performance ......................................................................................................................

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Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................

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