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Lenovo Yoga Book
Reviewer s Guide

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Summary of Contents for Lenovo Yoga Book

  • Page 1 Lenovo Yoga Book Reviewer s Guide...
  • Page 2 Even more unique is the fact that the keyboard and digitizer occupy the same physical space. In addition, true to the Lenovo Yoga brand name, the tablet utilizes a specialized hinge that allows shape shifting of the clamshell form factor to adapt the system to your use.
  • Page 3 The Yoga Book carries is similar in looks to the one found on high end Lenovo Yoga laptops. One of the major challenges with this product involved redesigning the watchband hinge to work reliably on a much thinner tablet-sized device. Lenovo was able to devise a new 3-axis version for the Yoga Book.
  • Page 4 Sourcing a thinner camera, thinner speakers, and using high strength magnesium- aluminum alloy allows the Yoga Book to retain features while also remaining extremely thin. The Yoga Book is almost as thin as a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, which is a true testament to its thinness.
  • Page 5: Halo Keyboard

    Halo Keyboard is the inclusion of unique zero-travel capacitive touch keyboard. Lenovo calls it the Halo keyboard. Touch keyboards are common on most tablets, but what sets the Halo keyboard apart from a standard touch-screen keyboard are several things:  A thinner device A typical keyboard requires space for switches and mechanical parts.
  • Page 6 Yoga Book becomes a unique 2-in-1 device. Taking that innovation one step further, Lenovo has layered into the Yoga Book another feature called the Create Pad. This is a layer of Electromagnetic Resonance (EMR) film that resides under the keyboard that is powered by Wacom Feel technology.
  • Page 7 Book Pad Lenovo has included the Book Pad pad that holds a stack of paper. There is no special technology within the pad or paper itself. It simply helps align the stack of paper with the underlying digitizer. The pad can be refilled with standard A5 sized paper.
  • Page 8 Switching Between Create Pad & Halo Keyboard Long press the Pen icon until the Halo Keyboard lights up. Presto Change-o - Pen or typing modes appear on demand. It easy to switch between the Create Pad and Halo Keyboard by long pressing the Pen icon on the system or touching the Pen icon on the screen.
  • Page 9 Yoga Book Screen: , 400 Nits This 2-in- -HD (1920 x 1200) touch display that supports stylus input by default on Windows and by enabling Lenovo AnyPen in Android settings.
  • Page 10 Yoga Book: Android & Windows The Yoga Book uses an Intel processing platform that allows the same hardware to be used for both the Android and Windows versions of the systems and provides the same overall experience. There are some slight differences to note.
  • Page 11 Android Features The Yoga Book was created with the intention of blurring the line between tablet and laptop. So, Lenovo has made some modifications to the user interface to facilitate an improved experience. Android Custom Interface 1. Notification pull-down. 2. Settings and Device Info.
  • Page 12 Android Multi-Window Support Today, Android is not well known for its multi-tasking abilities. Lenovo has added some multi-window capability allowing for three apps at a time to run in a phone layout. Supported Apps can be minimized, maximized or pinned. Try apps like Gmail, Chrome or YouTube.
  • Page 13 Lenovo Note Saver Lenovo Note Saver is an app designed to take advantage of the writing capabilities of the Yoga Book. With Note Saver, users can conveniently record, merge, amend, and organize notes. 1. The Note Saver app automatically opens in the background when the pad is switched to drawing/writing mode (Press and hold the stylus icon on the keyboard).
  • Page 14 Taking Notes with the Screen-Off The Yoga Book also has the capability of digitizing your notes with the display turned off, which helps save on battery life and gives the user a traditional note taking experience. 1. Make sure the Note Saver mini-window is open.
  • Page 15 Drawing with Yoga Book The Create Pad has more uses than just notetaking. It also opens up the ability to work on digital sketches using your favorite drawing application. Lenovo has included Art Rage (Art Rage Lite on Windows) to get you started.
  • Page 16 Settings → Halo Keyboard. TouchPal Software TouchPal is also included with the Android version of the Yoga Book. This software enables shortcut typing by predicting words you are likely to type next. By default, the...
  • Page 17 Disabling TouchPal TouchPal prediction can be disabled if you no longer wish to use it. There are two ways to disable it.  To temporarily disable text prediction, simply use the keyboard shortcut: Shift + Enter  To disable it manually go to (as shown in image to the right): Settings →...
  • Page 18: Ports And Connections

    Ports and Connections 1. Power/Sleep 2. Volume 3. Headphone/Mic 4. Micro-USB 5. Micro-SD 6. Micro-HDMI...
  • Page 19 Apendix: Tip: Enabling AnyPen on Android The Yoga Book incorporates the AnyPen technology for those who want to use a stylus such as the Real Pen (without or with ink) on the touch screen. The system ships default with it off on Android systems, to turn it on: Settings → AnyPen →...