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

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Using pointing devices .......................................................................................................................

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Setting pointing device preferences ...................................................................................

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

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Turning the TouchPad off and on ......................................................................

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Using TouchPad Gestures ................................................................................

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One-finger slide ................................................................................

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Tapping .............................................................................................

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Scrolling ............................................................................................

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Pinching/zooming .............................................................................

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Rotating (select models only) ...........................................................

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Edge swipes (select models only) .....................................................................................

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

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Top-edge swipe .................................................................................................

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

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Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................

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

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Identifying the hot keys ......................................................................................................

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Using keypads ...................................................................................................................

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Using the embedded numeric keypad ...............................................................

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Turning the embedded numeric keypad on and off ..........................

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Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad .............

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Using an optional external numeric keypad ......................................................

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5 Multimedia .....................................................................................................................................................

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Using the media activity controls ........................................................................................................

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Audio ..................................................................................................................................................

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Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................

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Adjusting the volume .........................................................................................................

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Connecting headphones ....................................................................................................

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Checking audio functions on the computer ........................................................................

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Webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................................

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Video ..................................................................................................................................................

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DisplayPort ........................................................................................................................

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6 Power management ......................................................................................................................................

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Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................

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Setting power options .........................................................................................................................

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Using power-saving states .................................................................................................

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

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