Chapter 4: Exploring Your Device’s Features. Toshiba W35Dt-AST2N01, W35Dt-A3300, W35Dt-A3299
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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 move your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the right edge, a list of Windows ® charms will slide out from the right. These Windows ® charms perform various commands, including basics tasks like turning off the power and advanced PC settings.
You can go to the Start screen by clicking or touching the
Start
charm, see “Charms” on page 81
. You can also use the Windows ® key ( ) on your keyboard or on the LCD screen to go to the Start screen. For detailed information, please refer to the Windows ® Help and Support.
By clicking on or touching the Desktop tile from the Start screen, you will find the Windows ® settings and features you are most familiar with.
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For detailed information on the new Windows 8 functionality, refer to the Windows ® Help and Support.
App tiles
(Sample Image) Windows
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Start screen
Charms
Use the Windows ® charms to start apps, find documents, set up system components, and perform most other computing tasks.
By moving your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swiping in from the right edge your screen, you will find a list of charms: Search , Share , Start , Devices and
Settings .
Search —This charm allows you to search for most anything you need to locate on your device. It can help you find apps, documents, photos, and your favorite music.
Share —This charm allows you to share music and photos with your favorite social Web sites.
Start —This charm allows you to view all of the available apps downloaded to your system.
Devices —This charm allows you to manage your hardware devices.
Settings —This charm allows you to manage your system settings.
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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 screens displayed by your system. The differences are not significant and do not indicate any change in the functionality of your system.
Finding your way around the desktop
Your device’s desktop includes several standard features: icons, taskbar, notification area, notifications, and background pattern.
Notifications
Icons
Taskbar Notification area
(Sample Image) Windows
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Desktop screen
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Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly activated by double-clicking or 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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TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a large number of files or very large files from the internal storage drive, there may be insufficient space available in the
Recycle Bin to hold these files. In this case,
Windows ® will prompt you to either permanently delete the file(s) or cancel the deletion.
❖ If you delete a file (of any size) from an external media or flash media, it does not go into the
Recycle Bin. The file is permanently deleted.
❖ Permanently deleted files cannot be recovered from the Recycle Bin.
For more information on the Recycle Bin, see
Windows ® online Help.
NOTE If you place the pointer over an icon, a popup description of the file contents appears.
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows ® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it.
Taskbar
Each time you open a program, a button associated with that program appears on the taskbar. With some programs, a button appears on the taskbar for each document or window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs or windows.
To make a program or window the currently active one, click or touch the associated taskbar button.
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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. To learn more about each task, position the pointer over the icon for a few moments and a short description of the task appears.
Typical tasks in the notification area are Current time, Power usage mode, network connectivity status, and speaker volume.
To activate a specific task, click or touch the appropriate notification area icon.
Notifications
There are many types of notifications you can employ to help you with the many tasks you perform every day.
User experience notifications can be set for toast, tile, badge, and raw notifications.
Toast notifications —Designed for time-sensitive delivery of personalized content, such as an instant message from a friend.
Tile notifications —Used by applications that are not currently running with an at-a-glance characteristic, giving you a quick preview of the subject line of your latest email or the current weather conditions.
Badge notifications —A specialized type of tile notification
(shown on the Start screen tile) using glyphs to indicate the number of applications that have updates available or the status of a running application.
Raw notifications —These run a background task on behalf of an application while that application is not running in order to make available the latest content, such as an online newspaper.
Windows
®
Store
Although many applications will be pre-installed or built-in to your device, you will also have the ability to download many other applications with a touch or the click of your mouse.
In the Windows ® Store you can search for and browse thousands of apps, all grouped into easy to find categories.
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Setting up for communications
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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
NOTE Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, external hardware or services. Availability of public wireless
LAN access points may be limited.
Follow the steps below to set up your Wireless connection.
1 Move your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the right edge. When the Windows ® charms appear, click the Settings ( ) charm.
2 Click or touch the Wi-Fi ( ) icon.
The Networks screen appears.
3 Select your network.
4 Click or touch Connect .
5 Enter the network security key (if applicable).
6 Click or touch Next .
Your device should then be connected.
NOTE To enable or disable wireless communication, use the
F12
key. For more information see “TOSHIBA Function
NOTE When Airplane mode is OFF, the wireless indicator light
will be lit.
For help with common Wi-Fi ® networking problems, see
“Wireless networking problems” on page 122 .
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Exploring audio features
Connecting your device to a network
You can connect your device to a network to increase its capabilities and functionality.
Accessing a network
For specific information about connecting to the network, consult your network administrator. Many hotels, airports, and offices offer Wi-Fi ® access.
Exploring audio features
You can use your device to record sounds using the device’s internal microphones (available on certain models) or an optional external microphone. You can listen to sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers.
Recording sounds
You may record sounds using the device’s internal microphones or by connecting an optional external microphone.
Using a microphone
NOTE To locate your headphone/microphone jack, please refer to your Quick Start document.
1 If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the device.
2 From the Start screen begin typing Sound Recorder and click or touch your selection. If you are in the
Desktop, move your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the right edge. When the
Windows ® charms appear click or touch the Search ( ) charm and, in the Search field, type Sound Recorder .
Start Recording/Stop Recording button
(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen
3 Click or touch the Start Recording button.
4 Speak normally into the microphone.
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5 When you have finished recording, click or touch the
Stop Recording button.
The Save As dialog box appears.
6 To save the file, type a file name, and then click or touch
Save .
Using external speakers or headphones
NOTE To locate your headphone/microphone jack, please refer to your Quick Start document.
Your device is equipped with a full stereo sound system with internal speakers. Instead of using the internal speakers, you can connect headphones or a pair of external stereo speakers.
Before putting on headphones to listen, turn the volume down. Do not set the volume too high when using headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing.
TECHNICAL NOTE: When using amplified speakers, use speakers that require an external power source. Other types of speakers will be inadequate to produce sound from the device.
To play back sound files through external speakers or headphones:
1 Locate the headphone/microphone jack on the device.
2 Using any necessary adapters, plug the cable from the headphones or external speakers into the headphone/microphone jack.
The headphone/microphone jack requires a 16-ohm stereo mini connector.
To adjust the volume:
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For external speakers, use the volume controls on each speaker.
❖ For headphones, use the device’s volume control.
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Using the Web Camera
Using the Web Camera
Your device comes with a built-in Web Camera. With this
Web Camera you can do the following:
❖ Take pictures and record videos with your device
❖ Chat with others and have them see you while using instant messaging (IM) programs
❖ Have video conference calls
NOTE To email, instant message or video conference, you must be connected to the Internet.
To access the Web Camera, on the Start screen click or touch the Camera tile. The Web Camera indicator light glows when the Web Camera is active.
NOTE When the Web camera is not active the indicator light is off.
Using the Memory card reader
The Memory card reader supports the use of a microSD™
Card. This medium can be used with a variety of digital products: digital music players, cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, etc.
NOTE Do not use the Copy Disk function for this type of media.
To copy data from one media to another, use the dragand-drop feature of the Windows ® operating system.
Inserting memory media
NOTE To locate your Memory card reader, please refer to your
Quick Start document.
The following instructions apply to all types of supported media devices.
1 Turn the media so that the contacts (metal areas) are face down.
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Using the Memory card reader
2 Push the media into the adapter until it stops.
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(Sample Illustration) Inserting memory media
When inserting memory media, do not touch the metal contacts. You could expose the storage area to static electricity, which can destroy data.
NOTE Always remove memory media when not in use.
Removing memory media
1 If you are not currently on the Desktop, choose the
Desktop tile on the Start screen, otherwise skip to step 2
.
2 Prepare the card for removal by clicking on or touching the Show hidden icons button ( ), if necessary, in the notification area and then selecting the Safely Remove
Hardware and Eject Media icon.
3 Highlight, and then click or touch the item you would like to eject.
If the system is unable to prepare the media for safe removal, a message will tell you to try again later. If the media can be removed now, the system displays Safe to Remove Hardware .
If the device has a spring-loaded adapter slot, see step
4 ; otherwise, skip to step 5 .
4 Gently press the card inward to release it.
The card pops out slightly.
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5 Grasp the card and pull it straight out.
(Sample Illustration) Removing memory media
Do not remove memory media while data is being written or read. Even when the Windows ® message “copying...” disappears, writing to the media might still be in progress and your data could be destroyed. Wait for the indicator light to go out.

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