Extending The Battery Life Between Charges - Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 User Manual

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Extending the battery life between charges

When you are traveling outdoors with your tablet and ac power is not available, you can extend the battery
life by doing the following:
• Turn off Wi-Fi, mobile data network, and GPS when not in use.
To turn off the Wi-Fi, mobile data network, and GPS feature, do the following:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap the Settings charm.
3. Tap the network icon.
4. Slide to the right to turn on Airplane mode to disable all wireless devices.
• Turn off automatic synchronization for applications if you do not need them.
To turn off the automatic synchronization function, do the following:
– Windows 8:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap the Settings charm.
3. Tap Change PC settings.
4. In the navigation panel, tap Sync your settings.
5. Switch off Sync your settings.
– Windows 8.1:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap the Settings charm.
3. Tap Change PC settings.
4. In the navigation panel, tap SkyDrive, and then tap Sync settings.
5. Switch off Sync settings with SkyDrive.
• Adjust the brightness of your screen.
To adjust the brightness of your screen, do the following:
– Windows 8:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap the Settings charm.
3. Tap Brightness.
4. Slide down to lower the brightness or slide up to increase the brightness.
– Windows 8.1:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap the Settings charm.
3. Tap Screen.
4. Slide down to lower the brightness or slide up to increase the brightness.
• Enter sleep mode when the tablet is temporarily not in use.
To enter sleep mode, do the following:
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