Intel 2230BNHU, 7260HU User Manual

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Gestures

Your computer has a 10-point multi-touch display.

Finger gestures Allows you to:

Touch

Tap gently on the screen with your ﬁngertip.

Touch and hold

Touch and hold your ﬁnger on the screen.

Select items on the screen • including options, entries, images, icons, and so on.

Start applications.• Touch buttons on the screen.• Input text using the on-screen •

keyboard.

Display detailed information about • an item

Open the context menu of an item • to perform further actions.

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Finger gestures Allows you to:

Drag

Touch and hold your ﬁnger on an 1

item on the screen.

Keeping your ﬁnger in contact with 2

the screen, move your ﬁngertip to the desired location.

Take your ﬁnger o the screen 3

to drop the item at the desired location.

Swipe or slide

Move your ﬁnger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen.

Move items such as images and icons on the screen.

NOTE: Touching and holding for a long time brings up the context menu. If the context menu appears, cancel the action and try again or touch and hold for a shorter duration to be able to drag.

Scroll through the Start screen, • web pages, lists, entries, photos, contacts, and so on.

Close an app. (Swipe the app to • the bottom of the display.)

Swipe left

Swiping-in from the right edge of the display reveals the Charms sidebar. Charms provide access to the system commands, such as Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings options.

If your computer is running an application or performing actions, pressing the Start icon takes you back to the Start screen. If you are at the Start screen, pressing the Start icon takes you to the most recently used application or most recently viewed screen.

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Finger gestures Allows you to:

Swipe right

Swiping-in quickly from the left • edge of the display switches the currently running applications.

Swiping slowly from the left edge • to the right edge of the display reveals thumbnails of open applications.

Swiping-in and out on the left edge • of the display brings up a list of the most recently used applications.

Swipe up/down

Swiping-in from the bottom or • top edge of the display reveals

the All apps icon . Touch All apps to show an alphabetical list of all applications installed on your computer.

Swiping-in from the top edge • of the application and dragging the application window to the bottom of the screen closes the application.

Zoom out

Touch the display with two ﬁngers and then move the ﬁngers closer.

Reduce the zoom level of an image or web page.

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Finger gestures Allows you to:

Zoom in

Touch the display with two ﬁngers and then move the ﬁngers apart.

Rotate

Touch the display with two or more ﬁngers and then move the ﬁngers in a clockwise or counter-clockwise arc.

Increase the zoom level of an image or web page.

Rotate an object by 90 degrees.

For more information on using Windows 8 Start screen, see

http://support.dell.com/windows8 and

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-started as

well as touching the Dell Getting Started with Windows application (on the Metro screen).

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Using the Keyboard and Mouse

If you purchased a wireless keyboard and mouse with your computer, they will be already paired. To use the keyboard and mouse, make sure both devices have batteries installed and are powered on.

Pairing the wireless keyboard and mouse

If the keyboard and mouse do not work automatically you may need to add them manually:

Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.1

Touch 2 Settings → Change PC Settings→ Devices→ Add a

device, to manually add a keyboard and mouse.

NOTE: If the keyboard or mouse pairing has been lost for some reason,

use these steps to pair them again.

NOTE: The wireless keyboard and mouse may ship with a USB dongle. You do not need to install the dongle to use the wireless keyboard and mouse on this computer.

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Using Headphones/Microphones

Your computer has a headphone/microphone combo port that supports a headphone, a microphone, or a combo device to listen to music, record audio, or make voice calls.

WARNING: Listening to loud music for extended periods of time can lead to hearing loss.

NOTE: It is recommended to keep the volume level low before

connecting the headphones to your computer.

Connect headphones to the audio port.1

Insert the headphones in your ears and adjust the volume level to 2 a comfortable level.

NOTE: The integrated speakers on your computer are muted automatically when you connect an audio device to the audio port.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the headphones when disconnecting them from your computer, pull the connector and not the cable.

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Removing the SD Card

CAUTION: To avoid data loss, ensure all read/write operations to the SD card are complete before removing it from the computer.

Touch the bottom left corner to enter Desktop mode. 1

Touch/click 2 Safely Remove Hardware in the notiﬁcation area at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

NOTE: If you don’t see Safely Remove Hardware , touch Show Hidden Icons to display all icons in the notiﬁcation area.

Touch 3 Eject SD Memory Card. A message appears conﬁrming that the SD card can be safely removed.

NOTE: If a warning message appears stating the SD card cannot be removed, ensure all data transfers to and from the SD card are complete and try again.

Push the SD card inwards to release it from the spring loaded SD-4 card slot.

Pull the SD card out of the SD-card slot.5

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Turning O the Screen

Using the power button:•

Press and release the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn o the screen.

Using Charms:•

Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.1

Touch 2 Settings → Power → Sleep to turn o the screen.

NOTE: If your computer is in a sleep state (computer is on, but screen is o), press the Power and Sleep/Wake button or Windows button

once to turn on the screen.

Turning O Your Computer

Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.1

Touch 2 Settings → Power → Shut down to turn o the computer.

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