Power to the wireless radio is on. No association.

Power to the wireless radio is on. No signal.

Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is excellent.

Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is marginal.

Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is poor. To improve the signal strength, move your computer closer to the wireless access point.

Wireless status icon states: wireless WAN

Power to the wireless radio is off.

No association

No signal

Signal level 1

Signal level 2

Signal level 3

Note: If you have trouble in making a connection, try moving your computer closer to your wireless access point.

Presentations and multimedia

You can connect your computer to a projector to give presentations or you can connect your computer to an external monitor to expand your workspace.

Changing display settings

You can change the display settings, such as font size.

Changing the font size

To change the font size, do the following:

1.Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize.

2.Click Display at the left.

3.Select the desired font size.

4.Click Apply. The change will take effect after you log off.

Using an external monitor

Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 2048x1536, provided that the external monitor also supports that resolution. For more information, refer to the manuals provided with your monitor.

You can set any resolution for either the computer display or the external monitor. When you use both at the same time, the resolution of both is the same. If you set a higher resolution for the computer display, you can see only part of the screen at a time. You can see other parts by moving the image with the TrackPoint pointing device or another pointing device.

You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both by changing settings in the Display Settings window.

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Lenovo E531 Presentations and multimedia, Changing display settings, Using an external monitor, Changing the font size