Using Your Computer; Charging The Battery; Using Your Keyboard; Keyboard Shortcuts - Dell Alienware Series Manual

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Charging the battery

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Using your keyboard

• Using your touchpad
• Using your touch screen
• Using Bluetooth
• Using the webcam
Charging the battery
Connect the power adapter to your computer or tablet to charge the battery.
The battery gets charged when the computer or tablet is in use or turned off. The internal circuitry of the battery prevents it from
overcharging.
NOTE: If the battery becomes too hot due to being in a hot environment, it may not charge when you connect the power
adapter.
Allow the battery to cool down for it to resume charging.
NOTE: For steps on improving the battery life of your computer, see
Using your keyboard
Press the keys on your physical keyboard or tap the characters on the on‑screen keyboard to type text and to perform other functions.

Keyboard shortcuts

Some keys on the laptop keyboard, and some external keyboards, may perform two or more functions when pressed along with other
special keys, such as Fn. Some computers allow you to select the default behavior of the key using BIOS setup program or using keyboard
shortcuts
Table 2. List of keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl, Shift and Esc
Fn and F8
Fn and up-arrow key
Fn and down-arrow key
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Using your computer

Using your computer
Improving battery life.
Open the Task Manager window.
Toggle between display devices — main display only, duplicate,
extend to both displays, and second display only. Highlight the
desired icon to switch the display to that option.
Increase brightness on an integrated display only (not on an external
display).
Decrease brightness on the integrated display only (not on an
external display).
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