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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
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type="topic" style="question"
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<link type="guide" xref="power#battery"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="hardware-problems-graphics"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-10-29" status="review"/>
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<desc>When your laptop is running on battery, the screen will dim when the computer is idle in order to save power.</desc>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<email its:translate="no">gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>The screen will dim when the computer is idle in order to save power.</desc>
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<title>Why does my screen go dim after a while?</title>
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<comment><cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
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<p>We have a few disparate pages on this. We should consider consolidating
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or rethinking how we cross-link them.</p></comment>
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<p>When your laptop computer is running on battery, the screen will dim when the computer is idle in order to save power. When you start using the computer again, the screen will brighten.</p>
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<p>You can stop the screen from dimming itself:</p>
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<p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
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<p>Open <gui>Brightness & Lock</gui> and uncheck <gui>Dim screen to save power</gui>.</p>
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<title>Why does my screen go dim after a while?</title>
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<cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
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<p>We have a few disparate pages on this. We should consider consolidating
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or rethinking how we cross-link them.</p>
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<p>If it is possible to set the brightness of your screen, it will dim when
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the computer is idle in order to save power. When you start using the
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computer again, the screen will brighten.</p>
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<p>You can stop the screen from dimming itself:</p>
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<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Activities</gui> overview and
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start typing <gui>Power</gui>.</p>
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<p>Click on <gui>Power</gui> to open the panel.</p>
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<p>Switch <gui>Blank screen</gui> to <gui>Off</gui> in the <gui>Power
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Saving</gui> section.</p>
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