ThinkPad T470 - Getting Help about the Windows Operating System; Using the Multi-Touch Screen

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom
drainingbyremovingthebattery.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheinternalstoragedrive?
•Study“Security”onpage59tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorized
use.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheinternalstoragedrive,ensurethatyouread“Deletingdatafrom
yourstoragedrive”onpage64.
HowdoIattachanexternaldisplay?
•Referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
display.
HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?
Refertotheappropriatetopicin“Replacingdevices”onpage107.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,andisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage85.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage85
.
•Checkforrecoverysolutionsin“Recoveryinformation”onpage103.
Printthefollowingtopicsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
electronicuserguidewhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage67
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage86
•“Powerproblems”onpage99
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemsothatyoucangetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickHelpandSupport.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandclickGetstarted.Additionally,youcanusetheCortana
®
personalassistanttosearchforhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.
Usingthemulti-touchscreen
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.
Notes:
•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
•Dependingontheprogramyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.
Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.
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