Teacher Laptops Lenovo Flex 3
Lenovo Flex 3-1480 FAQs
Where's the power button?
How do I use this touch screen?
How do I use the touch pad?
How can I control the keyboard backlight?
How can I control the display brightness?
What options do I have for positioning the display panel?
How do I prevent automatic orientation of the display and lock it in place?
How do I put the laptop to sleep?
How do keep the laptop from overheating?
Can I use my laptop to control my desktop so that I can walk about the room while teaching and be able to control what is being displayed by the projector?
Where's the power button?
The power button is #2 in the diagram above.
How do I use this touch screen?
The display panel can accept inputs like a tablet, using the multi-touch screen, or like a traditional notebook computer, using the keyboard and touchpad. You can touch the screen with one or more fingertips to perform a variety of tasks.
| Tap: Tap once on an item. Similar to left-clicking with a mouse. | |
| Press and Hold: Press your finger down and leave it there for a moment. Similar to right-clicking with a mouse. | |
| Zoom: Move two fingers together or apart while touching the screen. | |
| Rotate: Put two or more fingers on an item and then rotate your fingers clockwise or counterclockwise. Not all items can be rotated, depending upon the app. Not all items can be rotated, depending upon the app. | |
| Slide: Drag your finger across the screen. Similar to pressing and holding to pan and to scrolling with a mouse. | |
| Swipe: Start from left/right edge of the screen, then swipe inwards toward the center. Swiping in from the left edge of the screen can open the task view. Swiping in from the right edge of the screen displays the action center. |
How do I use the touch pad?
The touchpad functions as a conventional mouse. To move the pointer on the screen, slide your fingertip over the pad in the direction in which you want the pointer to move. The functions of the left/right side correspond to that of the left/right mouse button on a conventional mouse.
Fn + F6 Enables and disables the touch pad.
How can I control the keyboard backlight?
Fn + Space bar: Adjusts the keyboard backlight (off-dim-bright-off).
How can I control the display brightness?
Fn + F11 Decreases the brightness of the display
Fn + F12 Increases the brightness of the display
What options do I have for positioning the display panel?
Do not open the display with too much force, otherwise the panel or hinges may be damaged. The display panel can be opened to any angle up to 360 degrees.
Notebook: Suitable for tasks that require a keyboard and mouse (such as creating documents, writing e-mails, and so on).
Stand: Suitable for tasks that require little or no touch (such as viewing photos or playing videos). The keyboard and touchpad are automatically locked when the screen is opened beyond 190 degrees (approximately).
Tablet: Suitable for tasks that require touching the screen often (such as surfing the Web, and so on).
Tent: Suitable for tasks that require limited interaction with the touch screen (such as displaying graphs or PowerPoint presentations).
There is an on-screen keyboard that you can display when the laptop in tent, tablet, or stand mode. Tap the keyboard button in the tray.
You can also use a stylus Links to an external site. with the touch screen.
How do I prevent automatic orientation of the display and lock it in place?
You can rotate the display panel to your preferred orientation. The orientation of the display automatically changes (alternating between portrait and landscape modes) depending on how you hold it.
The rotation lock button on the side of the laptop, keeps the screen locked in portrait or landscape orientation. Locking the screen rotation will disable the gravity sensing function, thereby preventing the screen from changing its orientation automatically depending upon the angle at which it is held. The screen rotation lock button will be disabled in notebook mode.
How do I put the laptop to sleep?
If you will be away from your computer for only a short time, put the computer to sleep. 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:
- Open the start menu, and then select Power, then Sleep
- Keyboard shortcut: Windows Key+X, then U, then S.
Wait until the power indicator light starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep mode) before you move your computer. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data.
To wake the computer, do one of the following:
- Press any key on the keyboard.
- Press the Power button.
How do keep the laptop from overheating?
Don't block the ventilation slots on bottom of the laptop or it may over heat. These vents are indicated by the #1 in the diagram below.
Can I use my laptop to control my desktop so that I can walk about the room while teaching and be able to control what is being displayed by the projector?
Yes! You can sign up for a free account at Annotate.net and use their mirroring client on your desktop. It is very easy to use. See this guide (Links to an external site.) for all the details.