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<div class="hgroup pagewide"><h1 class="title"><span class="title">Set screen brightness</span></h1></div>
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<p class="p">Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to
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<p class="p">You can also adjust the screen brightness by using the <span class="gui">Power</span> panel.</p>
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<div class="title title-steps"><h2><span class="title">To set the screen brightness using the Power panel:</span></h2></div>
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overview and start typing <span class="gui">Power</span>.</p></li>
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<li class="steps"><p class="p">Click <span class="gui">Power</span> to open the panel.</p></li>
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<li class="steps"><p class="p">In the <span class="gui">Power Saving</span> section, adjust the <span class="gui">Screen
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