Extra features on computers

Additional Features on your Computer

Light up your keyboard

To light up your keyboard, especially when working in a darkened room:

• Click the “Fn” (Function) key and the space bar
• Repeat to brighten the lit up keyboard, and repeat again to turn off

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Your computer has a stylus

• Every computer in the district has a stylus
• It can be located on the side of your computer
• It sits in a seamless slot and slides out if you pull it with your finger nails

Your stylus is either on the right side or the left of your computer

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Set up multiple monitors

• Press down on the Windows button and the “P”
• A popup windows displays on your main monitor
• Select your choice between PC screen only, duplicate, extend, or 2nd screen only

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Sometimes you may want to have two documents side by side on one screen. You can do this by splitting your screen.

• Click the windows key and the right or left arrow.
• If you click the top/down arrow, the documents will move top and bottom.
• Choose the second document that you want to use on the other side of your screen

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How to update your computer

All computers need to be updated. To do updates on your computer:

• Click on the search box on your desktop and type in Security scan

• Click on security scan and it will run automatically
• Repeat this to do an Inventory scan

You should update at least a couple of times a month. If your computer stops working correctly, this is one of the first things you can do to trouble shoot issues.

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When you select extend mode for your monitors, the default settings, may not be set up the way you want.Steps to adjust your settings:

• Right click on your computer desktop
• Select display settings from the popup window
• Drag your monitors into the desired orientation

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Basic Presentation

Basic guide to create a great presentation