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How can I keep my screen alive for longer?

My screen does not stay alive long enough for me to read a long document or to write something which requires a lot of thought. I can tap the pad to make it alive again but that soon proves annoying.

My screen does not stay alive long enough for me to read a long document or to write something which requires a lot of thought. I can tap the pad to make it alive again but that soon proves annoying.

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I've changed the settings to Never but I still lose the screen after 60 secs.

Thank you for the suggestion. My screensaver was timed to 60 secs. I've switched it off and my screen stays alive. Very happy with that, tho' would like to get back to some sort of slide show sometime.