windows7 mini10netbook
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DER NETBOOKS AND WINDOWS TIPSLena ArenaProject Coordinator, DER NSW – Sydney Region9582 [email protected]
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THINGS TO REMEMBER…
Log onto the DER netbooks using: Firstname.surname@detnsw
Password is your Portal password Access the internet using your usual
portal username and password After changing passwords, you must
connect the DER netbook to the DET network using a network cable the first time you log on for the password to be re-set for the netbooks
Always run the battery down completely before re-charging to get the most out of the battery
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SAVING POWER
Turn wireless off when not needed Reduce brightness of screen (Fn + ) Have a static background (not a slide show) Use sleep mode between activities and
classes
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IDEAPAD S10E
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Plug in a bigger monitor
Plug in a full size
keyboard and mouse
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On = Power onFlashing = Sleeping
Orange = ChargingBlue = Charged
Off = Running on battery
On = Wireless enabled
This button turns wireless on and off
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THINKPAD MINI 10
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MANAGE WIRELESS CONNECTIONS
Fn F5
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CAMERA AND MICROPHONE SETTINGS
Fn F6
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SLEEP MODE
Press Fn+ F4 keys for Sleep mode Sleep mode is also called Standby mode All data is kept in memory Power load reduces and saves energy Computer resumes from sleep mode faster
and at the same place when sleep started Light indicates computer is in sleep mode
(computer beeps) Press On button to ‘wake’ computer from
sleep
Fn F4
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SOME DISPLAY FEATURES OF WINDOWS 7
Click Alt + tab to switch between open applications
Click + tab to switch between open applications with style
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WINDOWS 7 TIPS
Type in here to find what you are looking for
quickly
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MORE WINDOWS 7 TIPS
Hover mouse over icons in task bar to
preview what is open
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WINDOWS 7 TIPS
Hover mouse over the rectangle on the bottom right corner to preview the desktop. Click it to minimise all windows. Click again to restore.
Hide/ShowDesktop
Press home/windows
key and spacebar to do the same
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WINDOWS 7 TIPS
Right click on the icon of the program to pin it to the
taskbar if you use it often
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WINDOWS 7 TIPS1. Right-click on the
name of the program in the Start menu
2. SelectPin to Taskbar
ORPin to Start Menu
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WINDOWS 7 TIPS
Dragging a window to the far right side or far left side of the screen will make it snap to half the screen size so you can compare documents side by side.
Keyboard shortcuts:Home/Windows + left arrow keyHome/Windows + right arrow key
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GADGETS
Right click on the desktop to install
gadgets or personalise the
desktop
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CHANGING THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND
Right click on the desktop to
personalise the desktop background
image.Click Personalise
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HIDING THE TASKBAR
Right-click in the Taskbar and
Select Properties
Tick Auto-hide the taskbar. Click
OK
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TAKING SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
Use Home/Windows + S to take a screen shot of the desktop or any open application
The snapshot can be copied to a section of a Microsoft OneNote notebook OR copied to the clipboard to insert into another document.
OR Use the Snipping Tool from the Start menu
so the image can be copied or saved as an image file (e.g. JPG) to use in other applications