–ForWindows8.1:
1.Clickthearrowiconinthebottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.
2.Scrolltotherightside,andclickControlPanelintheWindowsSystemsection.
Usingthekeyboard
Yourcomputercomeswithastandardkeyboard.TheMicrosoftWindowsshortcutkeysareprovidedon
thisstandardkeyboard.
ThissectionprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutusingWindowsshortcutkeys:
ThestandardkeyboardprovidesthreekeysyoucanusewithyourMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
•ThetwoWindowslogokeysarelocatedbesidetheAltkeyoneithersideofthespacebar.Theyfeaturethe
Windowslogo.OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.On
theWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrent
workspaceandtheStartscreen.ThestyleoftheWindowslogovariesdependingonthekeyboardtype.
•Thecontext-menukeyislocatednexttotheCtrlkeyontherightsideoftheSpacebar.Pressingthe
context-menukeyopensthecontextmenufortheactiveprogram,icon,orobject.
Note:YoucanusethemouseortheUpandDownarrowkeystohighlightmenuselections.OntheWindows
7operatingsystem,youcanclosetheStartmenuorthecontextmenubyclickingthemouseorpressingEsc.
Usingthewheelmouse
Thewheelmousehasthefollowingcontrols:
1PrimarymousebuttonUsethisbuttontoselectorstartaprogramormenuitem.
2Wheel
Usethewheeltocontrolthescrollingactionofthemouse.Thedirectioninwhichyou
rotatethewheelcontrolsthedirectionofthescrollingaction.
3Secondarymousebutton
Usethisbuttontodisplayamenufortheactiveprogram,icon,orobject.
Youcanswitchthefunctionoftheprimaryandsecondarymousebuttonsandchangeotherdefaultbehavior
throughthemousepropertiesfunctionintheWindowsControlPanel.
Adjustingaudio
Soundisanimportantpartofthecomputerexperience.Yourcomputerhasadigitalaudiocontrollerbuilt
intothesystemboard.Somemodelsalsohaveahigh-performanceaudioadapterinstalledinoneofthePCI
cardslots.
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