Putting The Computer To Sleep Or Shutting It Down - Lenovo V145-14AST User Manual

Chapter 2. Starting to use your computer
Putting the computer to sleep or shutting it
down
When you have finished working with your computer, you can put it to
sleep or shut it down.
Putting your computer to sleep
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When the computer is in sleep mode, you can quickly wake it to resume use,
bypassing the startup process.
To put the computer to sleep, do one of the following:
• Close the display lid.
• Press and hold the power button for 1 second.
• Move the cursor to the lower‐left corner, and then select the Start button.
Select Power
Note: Put your computer to sleep before you move it. Moving your computer while the hard
disk drive is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data.
To wake up the computer, do one of the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard.
• Press the power button.
Shutting down the computer
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If you are not going to use your computer for a long time, shut it down.
To shut down your computer, do one of the following:
• Move the cursor to the lower‐left corner, and then select the Start button.
Select Power
• Right‐click the Start button in the lower‐left corner and select Shut down
or sign out → Shut down.
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→ Sleep.
→ Shut down.