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Power ( , portables only). Point to the tiny battery icon without

clicking to view the time-remaining (or percentage-remaining)
readout for your laptop or tablet battery.

Click or tap for a larger display of the same information (Figure 2-

25, right).

Finally, if you right-click the icon, you get access to the brightness
control, Power Options control panel, and the Windows Mobility

Center.

Network ( or ). Point to see the name of your current
network and whether or not it’s connected to the internet. Click/tap
for a list of available networks; the wireless (Wi-Fi) ones in the list
come with icons for signal strength and “locked” (password-

protected) status. You can switch networks by clicking the name of
one.

Right-click for a shortcut menu that offers direct access to a

troubleshooting screen and to the Network & Internet settings.

Touch keyboard ( ). This button opens the onscreen typing

keyboard, the one you need if you have a tablet that doesn’t have a
keyboard. In other words, you can make the onscreen keyboard

appear and disappear by clicking this button. Chapter 12 has the
details.

Clock. Shows the current date and time. Point to see today’s full
date, with day of the week (“Monday, May 13, 2019”). And this is
awesome: Click for a pop-up clock and mini-calendar, which you
can use to check your appointments (the little date numbers are

clickable). Right-clicking the clock gives you an option to adjust
the date and time, in addition to the same shortcut menu that

appears when you right-click a blank spot on the taskbar.

Action Center ( ). If you have notifications, here’s where you’ll

receive them. This humble, tiny icon is the front end for the Action