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Meijer.com Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your tablet. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
Meijer.com About Your Tablet Your Inspiron duo notebook can also be used as a tablet. In the Tablet mode, you can access the duo Stage interface to: • listen to music, watch movies and videos • view photos on your tablet and upload your photos on your Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly accounts •...
Using Your Tablet Meijer.com Using Your Tablet Using the Touch Screen The touch screen feature on your tablet allows you to interact with the tablet without the use of additional devices such as a mouse or keyboard. Opening Applications Touch the application tile to open the applications. For more information on the different...
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Using Your Tablet Meijer.com Touch Screen Gestures The multi-touch screen on your tablet allows you to use your finger to move the screen content, scroll through menus, view photos, and so on. Zoom Dwell Allows you to access additional information Allows you to increase or decrease the by simulating a right-click.
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Using Your Tablet Meijer.com Scroll Scroll Horizontal — Allows you to scroll left or right on the active window. Allows you to scroll through content. The Move a finger to the left or scroll features include: right to activate horizontal Pan —...
Using Your Tablet Meijer.com Screen Orientation The orientation on your tablet changes depending on the way you hold the tablet. Rotate the tablet sideways to change the orientation of the screen from portrait to landscape mode, and vice versa. In landscape mode, the screen content expands to fit the screen and is suitable for...
Using Your Tablet Meijer.com On-Screen Keyboard You can type text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears when you touch anywhere on the screen. The keyboard automatically changes to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your tablet.
Stage Interface Meijer.com duo Stage Interface The duo Stage interface launches as soon as you set your laptop to tablet mode. This interface provides access to your favorite media and multi-touch applications.
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Stage Interface Meijer.com If you do not want the duo Stage interface to launch every time you set your laptop to Tablet mode, touch the settings icon and clear the Show duo Stage when entering tablet mode check box. The Windows 7 desktop will display as soon as you close the duo Stage interface.
Stage Interface Meijer.com Applications in duo Stage Interface This section gives an introduction about the different tiles available in the duo Stage interface. NOTE: The default tiles are pre-installed on your computer. You can download the latest duo Stage software from support.dell.com.
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Stage Interface Meijer.com Play movies, videos, or watch Browse the web, send e-mail, TV shows using the Internet. download music and books. You can use the optional CinemaNow application to purchase or rent movies and Play touch-enabled games. TV shows using the Internet.
Music Meijer.com Music Touch the Music tile to: • view and listen to the recently played music available in your tablet • view and browse your music collection in your library by album, artists, or genres • download songs using Napster •...
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Music Meijer.com Playing Recently Added Songs Music tile to view the MusicStage home page. Touch the On the MusicStage page, touch the desired thumbnail to play the song. Playing Songs Available on Your Tablet Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page.
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Music Meijer.com Controlling Music Playback 1 Touch to play the previous song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one song in the selected album. 2 Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback. 3 Touch to play the next song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one song in the selected album.
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Music Meijer.com Downloading Music Using Napster Napster is an online music application that allows you to choose and download songs that are categorized by top songs, artists, or genres. To download music: Ensure that you are connected to the Internet.
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Music Meijer.com Listening to Songs Using Online Radio The RadioTime application allows you to listen to songs on the radio from different regions across the globe. To listen to radio: Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page.
Photo Meijer.com Photo Touch the Photo tile to: • view, edit, and print photos • import photos from external storage devices such as a USB drive or digital camera • organize photos by date or albums • upload photos to websites such as Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly...
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Photo Meijer.com Viewing Recently Added Photos Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. Touch the On the PhotoStage page, touch the desired thumbnail to view the photo. Viewing Photos Available on Your Tablet Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page.
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Photo Meijer.com Uploading Photos on Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. Touch the Touch the desired photo. The following options appear: — Touch to upload photos to your Facebook account. — Touch to upload photos to your Flickr account.
Photo Meijer.com Editing Photos Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. Touch the Touch the thumbnail of the desired photo to edit. NOTE: To view all the photos on the tablet, touch the Library tab and touch the desired photo thumbnail.
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Photo Meijer.com Importing Photos Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. Touch the Touch the Library tab. Touch IMPORT. In the window that appears, add the photos from an external device such as a USB drive or digital camera.
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Photo Meijer.com 1 Touch to go back to PhotoStage home page 2 Touch to view the previous photo. 3 Touch to connect to your Facebook account and upload your photos. 4 Touch to connect to your Flickr account and upload your photos.
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Photo Meijer.com Scanning and Organizing Digital Photos Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. Touch Touch the Apps tab and touch Open to launch Windows Live Photo Gallery. With Windows Live Photo Gallery you can: • view all the photos saved in different locations in your tablet •...
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Photo Meijer.com Changing the Photo Tile Settings Touch the Photo tile and touch the settings icon You can change the following settings: Slide show — The following options are available in this tab: • Transition — Touch to select an animation effect for the slide show. The options available are Pan/Zoom, Cross fade, and Alpha Artist.
Video Meijer.com Video Touch the Video tile to: • view recently added videos and movies • organize the videos by name or date • view or rent online movies using CinemaNow...
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Video Meijer.com Viewing Recently Added Videos Videos tile to launch the VideoStage home page. Touch the Touch the thumbnail of the recently added video to start playing. You can: • touch the icon to play the movie from the beginning.
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Video Meijer.com Viewing Online Videos Videos tile to launch the VideoStage home page. Touch the Touch the CinamaNow tab to connect to the online CinemaNow application. It hosts movies, music concerts, and television shows. You can: • become a member and browse movies and TV shows by genres.
Books Meijer.com Books Touch the Books tile to launch the Welcome the BookStage eReader window. On this window that appears you can: • read book available in the library available on your tablet • search and download books for free •...
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Books Meijer.com Touch to open different options for using BookStage application. The options available are: Open — Touch to open an existing book on your tablet. Print — Touch to print a book. Password — Touch to create or change password for your BookStage account.
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Books Meijer.com Drag the page to the left to view the next page. Touch to see the different options to view and zoom a book. Touch to zoom in the text on the pages. Touch to zoom out the text on the pages.
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Books Meijer.com Searching Books You can search for more information on the Internet about any word in the book. To launch the search option: Open a book, drag and highlight a word. The Text Toolbar appears. Touch the Look up selection icon A list of websites appears.
Books Meijer.com Downloading Free Books Books tile to view the BookStage home page. Touch the Touch the Free Books tab. You can search for books using any one of the following options: General — Touch to search all the free books available.
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Books Meijer.com Changing the Books Tile Settings → Settings. Open the BookStage application and touch You can change the following settings: General Settings — The options under this tab allow you to change the General and User Interface Settings. Profile — Allows you to update your profile on BookStage.
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Paint Meijer.com 1 Touch to open different options available within this application such as Save As..., Set as Wallpaper, Print, Update, Settings, and Help. Touch to redo an action performed. 3 Touch to undo an action performed. 4 Touch the white board to draw and paint photos.
Games Meijer.com Games Touch the Games tile to view the games available on your tablet. To play games: 1. Touch the Games tile. 2. Touch the icon of the desired game to start playing the game.
Internet Meijer.com Internet Touch the Internet tile to: • search for information • send and receive e-mails and stay connected with your family and friends • bookmark frequently visited website(s) as favorites for quick access • have multiple pages open at once, each one being displayed on a separate tab...
Internet Meijer.com Solving Problems This section provides troubleshooting information for your tablet. Touch Screen Problems Some or all multi-touch features are not working — • Certain touch and multi-touch features may be disabled. To enable them, double-click the Flicks icon in the notification area of your desktop. In the Pen and Touch window, select the Touch tab and ensure that Use your finger as an input device and Enable multi-touch gestures and inking options are selected.
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Internet Meijer.com If the touch screen starts losing its sensitivity — The touch screen may have foreign particles (such as sticky notes) that are blocking the touch sensors. To remove these particles: Turn off the computer. Disconnect the AC adapter cable from the wall outlet.
Internet Meijer.com Power Problems If the power light is off — The computer is either turned off, in hibernate mode, or is not receiving power. • Press the power button. The computer resumes normal operation if it is off or in hibernate mode.
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Internet Meijer.com If the power light is breathing white — The computer is in standby mode or the display may not be responding. • Press a key on the keyboard, move the connected mouse or a finger on the touch pad, or press the power button to resume normal operation.
Internet Meijer.com Wireless Network Problems If the wireless network connection is lost — The wireless router is offline or wireless has been disabled on the computer. • Check your wireless router to ensure it is powered on and connected to your data source (cable modem or network hub).
Internet Meijer.com duo Stage Problems If the duo Stage interface does not launch as soon as you set your notebook as a tablet — The duo Stage interface is corrupt or has some files missing. → All Programs→ Dell Stage→...