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Howtoturnoffmycomputer?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.
•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:
–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner
ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.
–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.
Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey
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Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage33.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage33
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage31
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Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourstoragedrive?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage53tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom
yourstoragedrive”onpage60.
Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe
Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessprograminLenovoSettings(ontheWindows
8.1operatingsystem).
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page36.
•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage52.
•Pressthewireless-switchingkeytoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage38.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage79
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