Personal Computer User Manual

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoother

countriesorregions.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.

Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork

thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile

usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer

equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits:

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.

Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility

limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese

technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or

accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb:

http://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing

Arrangingyourworkspace

Togetthemostfromyourcomputer,arrangeboththeequipmentyouuseandyourworkareatosuityour

needsandthekindofworkyoudo.Yourcomfortisofforemostimportance,butlightsources,aircirculation,

andthelocationofelectricaloutletscanalsoaffectthewayyouarrangeyourworkspace.

Comfort

Althoughnosingleworkingpositionisidealforeveryone,hereareafewguidelinestohelpyounda

positionthatsuitsyoubest.

Sittinginthesamepositionforalongtimecancausefatigue.Thebackrestandseatofyourchairshould

adjustindependentlyandprovidegoodsupport.Theseatshouldhaveacurvedfronttorelievepressureon

thethighs.Adjusttheseatsothatyourthighsareparalleltotheoorandyourfeetareeitheratonthe

oororonafootrest.

Whenusingthekeyboard,keepyourforearmsparalleltotheoorandyourwristsinacomfortableposition.

Usealighttouchonthekeyboardandyourhandsandngersrelaxed.Changetheangleofthekeyboard

formaximumcomfortbyadjustingthepositionofthekeyboardfeet.