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Packard Bell Chromebook 314 USER’S MANUAL...
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2. Open www.acer.com and select your country. 3. Select Support > REGISTER A PRODUCT. 4. Sign up for an Acer ID or sign in if you already have an Acer ID. After we receive your product registration, you will be sent a confirmation email with important data.
Table of contents - 3 A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Getting started Playing video or audio files ....20 Other Supported File Types....20 Turn on your Chromebook....... 4 Select your language settings ....4 Chrome OS tips and tricks Connect to a network.......
4 - Getting started E T T I N G S T A R T E D Turn on your Chromebook On the Chromebook, the power button is located at the top-right corner of the keyboard. A "Welcome" screen will appear when the Chromebook first boots up.
Getting started - 5 Sign in to your Google Account If you already have a Google Account, enter your username and password in the sign-in box that appears and select the Sign in button. Sign in to your Chromebook Enter your email Forgot email? More options NEXT...
6 - Your Packard Bell Chromebook tour O U R A C K A R D E L L H R O M E B O O K T O U R Now that you are done setting it up, let us show you around your new Chromebook.
Your Packard Bell Chromebook tour - 7 Keyboard view Icon Item Description Keyboard For entering data into your computer. Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Pressing down anywhere on the pad Touchpad / click functions like the left button of a button mouse.
8 - Your Packard Bell Chromebook tour Icon Function Description Next Go to the next page. Reload Reload the current page. Full-screen Open the page in full-screen mode. Next window Switch to the next window. Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
Your Packard Bell Chromebook tour - 9 Touchpad The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your fingers across the surface of the touchpad. Action Gesture Click Press down on any part of the touchpad.
10 - Your Packard Bell Chromebook tour Left view 3 4 5 # Icon Item Description Indicates the computer’s battery status. Charging: The light shows amber Battery indicator when the battery is charging. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode. Connects to the provided USB Type-C power adapter and to USB devices USB Type-C port...
• Delivers up to 3 A at 5 V DC for USB charging. • DC-in: requires power adapter or power source providing 45 W at 12/18~20 V. For optimal performance, please use a certified Acer power adapter or USB Power Delivery device.
The Chrome OS Desktop - 13 O S D H R O M E E S K T O P Window controls Shelf Window controls 10 11 Number Description Goes Backward and Forward in the current web browsing sessions’s history (closing and reopening the Chrome browser begins a new session).
14 - The Chrome OS Desktop Number Description Maximizes the window to take up the entire screen. Click again to return window to previous position. Also, select and hold to display a left and right arrow next to the icon. These neatly align the window to take up half the left side of the screen or the right side, respectively.
The Chrome OS Desktop - 15 Pinned apps You can pin or unpin apps on the shelf. To pin an app to the shelf 1. Select the Launcher icon. 2. Click to select All Apps (or type the name of the desired app). 3.
16 - Apps & extensions & P P S E X T E N S I O N S You can enhance your Chromebook with extra web applications (Chrome apps, for short), features for the browser (also known as extensions) and apps designed for Android™ (Play Store apps). Chrome apps work like regular software programs for desktop computers, except they run entirely on the web.
Apps & extensions - 17 Installing apps from Google Play Store 1. Select the Launcher icon. 2. Click to select All Apps (or type "Play Store"). 3. Select Play Store. 4. You can browse apps by category or search for an app by keyword. 5.
18 - Apps & extensions Difference between Drive and Files apps Google Drive is a web-based storage service offered by Google, and the Files app is the onboard storage system for your Chromebook. Because your Chromebook makes heavy use of the web, you can easily access files both from Google Drive and those that are stored locally by using the Files app on your Chromebook.
Apps & extensions - 19 4. Select the files that you want to upload. 5. Drag-and-drop the files to My Drive. Enable offline access to Google Drive files You can access files stored on your Google Drive while offline, but first you must enable offline access: 1.
20 - Apps & extensions 3. Select the Gmail icon and then Compose. 4. Enter the recipient’s email address, the subject, and the message. 5. When you are finished composing your message, select Send. YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share and view videos.
Chrome OS tips and tricks - 21 H R O M E T IP S A N D T R I C K S Your Chromebook is a new type of computer that works somewhat differently than what you may be used to, so you might like to know how easy and useful things are when using it.
22 - Chrome OS tips and tricks Finding your documents All documents you create are saved to your Google Drive where they are online and accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone or tablet. To find your documents, do the following: 1.
Chrome OS tips and tricks - 23 3. Select the Hangouts call icon. 4. Type in the name or email address of a person. 5. Select the Invite button to start your Hangouts. How to listen to music 1. Press the Search key on your keyboard or select the Launcher icon.
24 - Chrome OS tips and tricks Working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) documents Open and edit Microsoft Office files using Google’s office compatibility mode 1. Press the Search key on your keyboard or select the Launcher icon. 2.
Chrome OS tips and tricks - 25 4. After creating the content of your document, select File > Download as and select the type of format you want to save as. 5. The file is saved to the download section of the Files app. Opening Microsoft Office files using Microsoft’s Office Online apps from the Chrome Web Store or Google Play Store...
26 - Chrome OS tips and tricks Gmail Offline Note The first time you use Gmail Offline you MUST be connected to the internet to enable offline viewing. You can use this feature only in Chrome browser. 1. Go to Gmail and select Settings >...
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Chrome OS tips and tricks - 27 5. Make your desired changes. The next time you are online and have Google Drive open, your local changes will upload to Google Drive. Note If you make changes to a Google document while offline and someone else makes changes to the document as well (for example, if the document is shared with someone else), the next time you are online and have Google Drive open, your changes will merge with the other person’s changes.
28 - Settings E T T I N G S Use the settings menu to adjust the various options for your Chromebook. To access the settings menu do the following: 1. Select the Status area of the shelf in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Settings - 29 Changing the clock settings You can change the time format and time zone on your Chromebook. If the date or time is incorrect on your Chromebook, try adjusting the time zone. To change the time zone: 1. Select the Status area of the shelf in the lower-right corner of the screen.
30 - Settings 5. Once you find a theme that you’d like to try out, select it and then select Add to Chrome. Setting up a printer You can use the Google Cloud Print service to send print requests to many types of traditional cabled printer and wireless "cloud ready"...
Do not modify your Chromebook’s hardware yourself. Doing so will cause the update function to no longer work. Please get in touch with your dealer or an authorized service center. Visit www.acer.com to find an authorized service site. Resetting your Chromebook...
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32 - Settings 4. In the Reset settings section, select Powerwash. 5. Select Restart.
Help - 33 E L P Online and offline help Additional help is available both online and offline. Chromebook Help is installed on your Chromebook and doesn’t require internet access. It covers basic troubleshooting as well as more detailed information about Chrome OS and using your Chromebook.