Toshiba Wt7c Owners Manual

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Charging the battery
Power-saving options control the way in which the device is 
configured. By using them, you can increase the length of 
time you can use the device before you need to recharge the 
battery.
You may set individual power-saving options to suit your 
own needs.
The following section describes how to choose or create a 
Power Plan and explains the available power-saving option.
Power Plans
You can choose a predefined Power Plan or select your own 
combination of power...

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Changing the battery
4Touch Create a power plan in the left pane to set up a 
new plan.
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to 
the following steps.
5Touch 
Change plan settings to choose the plan you 
want to edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
6Touch 
Change advanced power settings to access 
settings for battery notification levels, internal storage 
drive power save time, etc.
You can touch the plus signs to expand each item and to 
see what...

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Disposing of your device
Safety precautions
Always immediately turn the power off and disconnect the 
power cable/cord plug from the plug socket and stop using 
the device if you observe any of the following conditions:
❖Offensive or unusual odor
❖Excessive heat
❖Discoloration
❖Deformation, cracks, or leaks
❖Smoke
❖Other unusual events during use, such as abnormal 
sound
Do not expose the device to fire. The batteries could 
explode.
Do not turn on the device’s power again until an...

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Traveling tips
Disposal of this product may be regulated due to 
environmental considerations. For disposal, reuse or 
recycling information, please contact your local government.
For more information, see “Device Recycling Information” on 
page 20, or for complete information about Toshiba's 
recycling programs and initiatives, please visit 
toshiba.com/recycle.
Traveling tips
The environmental precautions listed in “Selecting a place to 
work” on page 31, also apply while...

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Chapter 4
Exploring Your 
Device’s Features
In this chapter, you will explore some of the special features 
of your device.
Exploring the Start screen
The Start screen is the launching pad for everything you can 
do in the Windows® operating system, providing new and 
easy ways to access everything from your favorite apps and 
Web sites to your contacts and other important information.
When you swipe in from the right edge of the screen, a list of 
Windows
® charms will slide out from the right, see...

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Exploring the Start screen
For detailed information on the new functionality, refer to the 
Windows® Help and Support.
   
 
 
(Sample Image) Windows® Start screen
Charms
Use the Windows® charms to start apps, find documents, 
set up system components, and perform most other 
computing tasks. 
By swiping in from the right edge of your screen, you will find 
a list of charms: 
Search, Share, Start, Devices and 
Settings.
You may also access the 
Search icon in the...

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Exploring the desktop
Tiles
Tiles can be accessed and launched from the Start screen. 
Typical Start screen tiles are the Desktop tile and Mail tile, as 
well as tiles representing all other applications downloaded 
to your system.
Exploring the desktop
You can use its features to start applications, find 
documents, set up system components, and perform most 
other computing tasks.
HINT: The illustrated examples in this guide may appear 
slightly different from the...

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Exploring the desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be 
quickly activated by touching the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or 
program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a 
window to the desktop area.
You may see various icons displayed on your system 
desktop, for example:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able 
to retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin....

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Windows® Store
Notification area
The notification area displays icons of tasks or programs that 
run continuously in the background and displays 
notifications. 
Typical tasks in the notification area are Current time, Power 
usage mode, network connectivity status, and speaker 
volume.
To activate a specific task, touch the appropriate notification 
area icon.
Notifications
There are many types of notifications you can employ to help 
you with the many tasks you...

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Setting up for communications
Setting up for communications
To connect to the Internet you need:
❖A browser or communications program 
❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you 
plan to use the Internet 
❖A way to connect to the ISP (for example 
Wi-Fi
®/broadband connection, etc.)
Connect to the Internet
Wireless connectivity and some features may require you 
to purchase additional software, external hardware or 
services. Availability of public...