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Chapter 3. The charms
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The Settings charm ( + I) is used to personalize your computer by
changing things like your account picture and the background and color of
your Start screen. If you are in an app, you can use the charm to access the
settings for that specific app. There are also some common settings, like
volume and brightness, which you can access quickly. For more settings and
ways to personalize your computer, open the charms bar and select
Settings → Change PC settings from anywhere on your computer.
Also, you can put your computer to sleep, restart it, or shut it down on this
panel. For details, see the following sections.
Putting your computer 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:
• Close the display lid.
• Press the power button.
• Press and hold or right-click the Start button in the lower-left corner and
select Shut down → Sleep.
• Open the charms bar and select Settings → Power → Sleep.
To wake the computer, do one of the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard.
• Press the power button.
Attention: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.
Note: If the computer does not wake up after pressing a key on the keyboard, it may have
entered hibernation mode. In this case, connect the computer to power and press the
power button.