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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This

means the cursor responds as you move your finger across the surface of the

touchpad.

Note: Please keep the touchpad and your fingers dry and clean.

Touchpad basics (for models with separate

buttons)

The following items show you how to use the touchpad with two buttons.

• Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

• Press the left and right buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform

selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and

right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the

left button.

Right

Function Left button

Main touchpad

button

Execute Quickly click

Tap twice (at the same

twice.

speed as double-clicking a

mouse button).

Select Click once. Tap once.

Drag Click and hold,

Tap twice (at the same

then use finger on

speed as double-clicking a

the touchpad to

mouse button); rest your

drag the cursor.

finger on the touchpad on

the second tap and drag

the cursor.

Access context

Click

menu

once.

Note: Illustrations for reference only. The exact configuration of your

PC depends on the model purchased.

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Note: When using the touchpad, keep it — and your fingers — dry

and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; hence, the

lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not

increase the touchpad's responsiveness.

Note: By default, vertical and horizontal scrolling is enabled on your

touchpad. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows

Control Panel.

Touchpad basics (for models with integrated

buttons)

Note: The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; the lighter the

touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the

touchpad's responsiveness.

The cursor is controlled by some basic gestures:

• Single-finger slide: Slide a finger across the touchpad to move the

cursor.

• Single-finger press or tap: Press the touchpad down, or lightly tap

the touchpad with your finger, to perform a 'click', which will select

or start an item. Quickly repeat the tap to perform a double tap or

'double click'.

• Single-finger press or tap in the bottom-right corner: Press the bottom right

corner of the touchpad to perform a 'right click'. In the Start screen, this will

toggle the app commands, in most apps this will open a context menu related to

the selected item.

• Drag: Press and hold the bottom left corner of the touchpad, or tap twice

anywhere on the touchtap, then slide a finger across the touchpad to select all

items in an area.

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Touchpad gestures

Windows 8 and many applications support touchpad gestures that use one or more

fingers.

Note: Support for touchpad gestures depends on the active

application.

• Swipe in from right edge: Toggle the charms.

• Swipe in from top edge: Toggle the app commands.

• Swipe in from left edge: Switch to the previous app.

• Two-finger slide: Swiftly scroll through web pages, documents and

playlists by placing two fingers on the touchpad and moving both in

any direction.

• Two-finger pinch: Zoom in and out of photos, maps and

documents with a simple finger-and-thumb gesture.

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Using the keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad*, separate

cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad\

Note: Information in this section may not apply to your computer.

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are

in uppercase.

Num Lock

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric

<Fn> + <F11>*

mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the

arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you

need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would

be to connect an external keypad.

Scroll Lock

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down

<Fn> + <F12>

when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll

Lock does not work with some applications.

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is

indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To

simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the

keys.

Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off

Number keys on

Type numbers in a normal

embedded keypad

manner.

Cursor-control keys

Hold <Shift> while using

Hold <Fn> while using

on embedded

cursor-control keys.

cursor-control keys.

keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold <Fn> while typing

Type the letters in a

letters on embedded keypad.

normal manner.

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• If you are using optical discs, the drive ejects each disc as it completes

burning it. Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent

marker.

If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK.

Continue until the process is complete.

• If you are using a USB drive, unplug the drive and label it clearly.

Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on each backup, such as

'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Make sure you keep the backup in

a safe place that you will remember.

Recovering your system

To recover your system:

1. Perform minor fixes.

If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly,

the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers.

To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see

"Reinstalling drivers and applications" on page 11.

For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed,

see that product’s documentation or support Web site.

2. Revert to a previous system condition.

If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved

by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working

correctly.

For instructions, see "Returning to an earlier system snapshot" on page 13.

3. Reset your operating system.

If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system, but

keep your user information, see "Returning your system to its factory

condition" on page 14.

4. Reset your system to its factory condition.

If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system to

factory condition, see "Returning your system to its factory condition" on

page 14.

Reinstalling drivers and applications

As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the applications and device

drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. You can reinstall

using either your hard drive or the backup you have created.

• Other applications - If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-

installed on your computer, you need to follow that software’s installation

instructions.

• New device drivers - If you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-

installed on your computer, follow the instructions provided with the device.

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If you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your

computer:

•From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in

the list of apps.

• Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications.

• You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center.

• Click the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the

onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Repeat this step for

each item you want to reinstall.

If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB

drive:

1. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a

free USB port.

• If you inserted a DVD wait for Acer Resource Center to start.

• If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows

key + <E>, then double-click on the optical drive icon.

• If you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + <E>, then double-click

on the drive that contains the backup. Double-click on ResourceCenter.

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2. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center.

3. Click the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the

onscreen prompts to complete the installation. Repeat this step for each

item you want to reinstall.

Returning to an earlier system snapshot

Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your system settings and

saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems,

you can return to one of these restore points to get your system running again.

Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each

time you install software or device drivers.

Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore,

from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of

apps. Type 'Windows system restore' in the Search Help box, then

press Enter.

Returning to a restore point

1. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the list of apps.

2. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the bottom

of the window.

3. Click Open System Restore, then Next.

4. Click the latest restore point (at a time when your system worked correctly), click

Next, then Finish.

5. A confirmation window appears; click Yes. Your system is restored using the

restore point you specified. This process may take several minutes, and may

restart your computer.

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Returning your system to its factory condition

If your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods,

you may need to reinstall everything to return your system to its factory condition.

You can recover from either your hard drive or the recovery backup you have

created.

• If you can still run Windows and have not deleted the recovery partition, see

"Recovering from Windows" on page 14.

• If you cannot run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-

formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from

a recovery backup" on page 16.

Recovering from Windows

Start Acer Recovery Management:

•From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the

list of apps.

Two options are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or

Customized Restore (Refresh my PC).

Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls

Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. If you

can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. See "Restore

Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 15.

Customized Restore will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all

software and drivers. Software installed since you purchased your PC will be

removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). See "Customized

Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 16.

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Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management

1. Click Restore Factory Settings.

Caution: 'Restore Factory Settings' will erase all files on your

hard drive.

2. The Reset your PC window opens.

Images for reference only.

3. Click Next, then choose how to erase your files:

a. Just remove my files quickly erases all files before restoring your computer

and takes about 30 minutes.

b. Fully clean the drive completely cleans the drive after each file is erased, so

no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the drive takes much

longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure as old files are completely

removed.

4. Click Reset.

5. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by

copying files to your hard drive.

6. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer by repeating

the first-start process.

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Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management

1. Click Customized Restore (Retain User Data).

2. The Refresh your PC window opens.

3. Click Next, then Refresh.

4. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by

copying files to your hard drive. This process takes about 30 minutes.

Recovering from a recovery backup

To recover from a recovery backup on a USB drive:

1. Find your recovery backup.

2. Plug in the USB drive and turn on your computer.

3. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the F12 Boot Menu:

a. Press <F2> when starting your computer.

b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Main menu.

c. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press <F5> to change

this setting to Enabled.

d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu.

e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select Save Changes

and Exit or Exit Saving Changes and press Enter. Select OK or Yes to

confirm.

f. Your computer will restart.

4. During startup, press <F12> to open the boot menu. The boot menu allows you to

select which device to start from, select the USB drive.

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a. Use your arrow keys to select USB Device, then press Enter.

b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal startup

process.

5. Select your keyboard type.

6. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to use:

a. Click Advanced then System Restore to start Microsoft System Restore:

Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your system

settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve

software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your

system running again.

b. Click Reset your PC to start the reset process:

Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows

and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. If you can

access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. See "Reset your

PC from the recovery backup" on page 17.

c. Click Refresh your PC to start the refresh process:

Refresh your PC will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all

software and drivers. Software installed since you purchased your PC will be

removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). See "Refresh

your PC from the recovery backup" on page 18.

Reset your PC from the recovery backup

Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive.

1. The Reset your PC window opens.

Images for reference only.

2. Click Next.

3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is available).

4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive:

a. If you have deleted the recovery partition or otherwise changed the partitions

on the hard drive and want to keep these changes, select No.

b. To completely restore your computer to Factory Settings, select Yes.

5. Choose how to erase your files:

a. Just remove my files quickly erases all files before restoring your computer

and takes about 30 minutes.

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b. Fully clean the drive completely cleans the drive after each file is erased, so

no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the drive takes much

longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure as old files are completely

removed.

6. Click Reset.

7. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer by repeating

the first-start process.

Refresh your PC from the recovery backup

1. The Refresh your PC window opens.

2. Click Next.

3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is available).

4. Click Refresh.

5. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by

copying files to your hard drive. This process takes about 30 minutes.

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Acer Backup Manager

Note: This feature is only available on certain models.

Acer Backup Manager is a utility that enables you to do a variety of backup functions

each accomplished in only three simple steps. You can even set these functions to

automatically recur as often as your like.

To start Acer Backup Manager in Windows 8, simply start typing "Backup Manager".

Alternatively, in Desktop mode, select Acer Backup Manager. This opens the

Welcome screen; from this screen you can select the type of backup you’d like to

create.

• Back Up My Files: Select files to back up.

• Image My Drive: Create a backup file for the entire drive. You can burn this file

to a DVD, save them to another drive on your computer*, or save them to

removable media (i.e. a flash drive) to restore your computer at a later time.

• Migrate My Files: Allows you to copy files to a USB device so that you can

migrate files from your old computer to your new one or any other computer

with Acer Backup Manager.

• Clear out / Restore Files: Remove seldom used files to free up disk space or

restore files from your backup.

Select the backup type you’d like to make and select the files or drive you want to

back up, then follow the onscreen instructions:

1 Select the content you want to back up. The less content you select, the

quicker the process will be, but it will increase your risks of losing data.