Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 406845-001 April 2006 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard on the computer.
Contents 1 Pointing Devices Identifying pointing devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the pointing stick (select models only) . . . . . . . . . Using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting pointing device preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 1–5 2 Keyboard Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 3 Keypads Using the embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an external numeric keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enabling and disabling num lock mode on an external numeric keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Pointing Devices The following sections provide information on the pointing device features of the computer, which vary by model. computer may look slightly different from the ✎ Your illustrations in this chapter.
Pointing Devices Identifying pointing devices The pointing stick (select models only) and TouchPad controls can be used interchangeably. Component Description 1 Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an external mouse. (select models only) 2 Center pointing stick button (select models only) 3 Pointing stick (select models only) 4 Right pointing stick button (select models only) Functions like the center button on an external mouse.
Pointing Devices Component Description 7 Center TouchPad button* Functions like the center button on an external mouse. 8 Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse. 9 TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Can be set to perform other mouse functions, such as scrolling, selecting, and double-clicking. *This table describes default settings.
Pointing Devices Using the TouchPad To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad surface in the direction you want the pointer to go. Use the TouchPad buttons as you would the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and down using the TouchPad vertical scroll zone, slide your finger up and down over the lines. using the TouchPad to move the pointer, you must ✎ Ifliftyouyourarefinger off the TouchPad before moving it to the scroll zone.
Pointing Devices Using an external mouse An external USB mouse can be connected to the computer using one of the USB ports on the computer. A USB mouse can also be connected to the system using the ports on an optional docking device.
2 Keyboard The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. computer may look slightly different from the ✎ Your illustrations in this chapter.
Keyboard Hotkeys Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1 and either the esc key 2, or one of the function keys 3. The icons on the f3, f4, and f8 through f11 keys represent the hotkey functions. Hotkey functions and procedures are discussed in the following sections. hotkey feature is available only when the computer is ✎ The running Windows.
Keyboard Hotkey quick reference To perform this function Press Initiate standby fn+f3 Resume from standby Power button Alternate between computer display and external display fn+f4 Display battery information fn+f8 Clear battery information fn+f8 Decrease screen brightness fn+f9 Increase screen brightness fn+f10 Turn on and off ambient light sensor fn+f11 Display system information fn+esc Clear system information fn+esc or press OK Hotkey procedures To use a hotkey command on the comp
Keyboard Initiate standby (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to initiate standby. When standby is initiated, your information is stored in random access memory (RAM), the screen is cleared, and power is conserved. While the computer is in standby, the power lights blink. Ä CAUTION: To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating standby. The computer must be turned on before you initiate standby.
Keyboard Switch image (fn+f4) Press fn+f4 to switch the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, each time you press fn+f4, the image switches among the computer display, the monitor display, and a simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video standard.
Keyboard Decrease screen brightness (fn+f9) Press fn+f9 to decrease the screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level incrementally. Increase screen brightness (fn+f10) Press fn+f10 to increase the screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level incrementally. Activate the ambient light sensor (fn+f11) Press fn+f11 to turn on and off the ambient light sensor.
Keyboard Quick Launch buttons Use the HP Quick Launch buttons to open frequently used programs, sometimes called applications in the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel.
Keyboard 2–8 Component Description 1 Info Center button Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various software solutions. You can also reprogram this button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open an application, folder, file, or Web site. ■ Open the presentation feature or the Q Menu. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. For more information, refer to “Setting button preferences” or “Info Center button.
Keyboard Presentation button When you press the presentation button the first time, the Presentation Settings dialog box opens. In this dialog box, you can set the button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open a program, folder, file, or Web site that you specify. ■ Choose a power scheme. ■ Choose a display setting.
Keyboard HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel of the preferences listed in the HP Quick Launch Buttons ✎ Some control panel may not be supported by the computer. You can use the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel to ■ Program the presentation button and the Info Center button, and change the settings for each button. ■ Add, modify, and remove items on the Q Menu. ■ Set preferences for tiling windows on the Windows desktop. ■ Adjust operating system and application font and icon settings.
Keyboard Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel You can open the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel in any of the following ways: ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons. ■ Double-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. ■ Right-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon in the notification area, and select Adjust HP Quick Launch Buttons Properties.
Keyboard ❏ To open an e-mail editor or to search for a Web site when the button is pressed: a. Click the down arrow next to the button you want to set, and click Launch eMail or Search URL. b. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. ❏ To open an application, folder, file, or Web site to open when the button is pressed: a. Click the down arrow next to the button you want to set, and click Presentation. b. Click the Configure button. c.
Keyboard ❏ To turn off the welcome screen when the presentation button is pressed, clear the Show welcome screen when presentation button is pressed check box. ❏ To save your preferences and close the control panel, click Apply and then click OK. Displaying the Q Menu The Q Menu provides quick access to many of the system tasks accessed with the buttons, keys, or hotkeys found on most computers.
Keyboard Adding a listed item to the Q Menu To add an item from the Items to display on Q Menu list to the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Select the check box for the item you want to add. 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK.
Keyboard Changing a user-defined item User-defined items can be changed, but system-defined items cannot be changed. If you select a system-defined item on the Items to display on Q Menu list, the Modify button is unavailable. To change the display name and/or file name of a user-defined item: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Click the item on the Items to display on Q Menu list. 3. Click Modify.
Keyboard Repositioning a Q Menu item To change the location of an item on the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Select the item on the Items to display on Q Menu list. Then ❏ To move the item up in the list, click the Move Up button. ❏ To move the item down in the list, click the Move Down button. 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK.
Keyboard Setting tiling preferences To set tiling preferences on the Windows desktop: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Quick Tile tab. 2. Click Vertical Tile or Horizontal Tile, and then click the programs you want to be tiled in the Applications currently running box. 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. Setting Zoom preferences To change operating system and application font and icon settings: 1.
Keyboard Setting other preferences You can set other preferences from the HP Quick Launch Buttons Preferences tab. of the preferences listed on the Preferences tab may not ✎ Some be supported by your computer. To set a preference: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Preferences tab. 2. To display or enable a preference, click the check box next to the item. – or – To clear or disable a preference, clear the check box next to the item. 3.
Keyboard Setting the ambient light sensor The computer features a built-in light sensor that automatically adjusts the display brightness based on the lighting conditions in your environment. You can turn the ambient light sensor on and off in 3 ways: ■ By pressing the fn+f11 hotkey. ■ Through the Quick Launch Buttons software. ■ Using the Quick Launch Buttons software icon in the notification area.
3 Keypads The computer has an embedded numeric keypad and also supports an optional external numeric keypad or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad. Component Description 1 Num lock light On: Num lock is on. 2 fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with a function key or the esc key.
Keypads Component Description 3 num lk key When pressed with the fn key, enables the embedded numeric keypad. 4 Embedded numeric keypad Can be used like the keys on an external numeric keypad. Using the embedded numeric keypad The 15 keys of the embedded numeric keypad can be used like the keys on an external keypad. When the embedded numeric keypad is turned on, each key on the keypad performs the function indicated by the icon in the upper-right corner of the key.
Keypads Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad You can temporarily alternate the functions of keys on the embedded numeric keypad between their standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions by using the fn key or the fn+shift key combination. ■ To change the function of a keypad key to keypad functions while the keypad is off, press and hold the fn key while pressing the keypad key.
Keypads Enabling and disabling num lock mode on an external numeric keypad To turn num lock on or off on an external numeric keypad as you work: » 3–4 Press the num lk key on the external numeric keypad, not on the computer.
Index A H alternating displays 2–5 ambient light sensor 2–3 hotkey commands alternate displays 2–5 battery charge information 2–5 decrease display brightness 2–6 display system information 2–6 increase display brightness 2–6 initiate standby 2–1, 2–3, 2–4 hotkeys identifying 2–2 Quick Reference 2–1, 2–3 HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2–10 B battery charge, displaying information 2–5 buttons Info Center 2–8, 2–9 presentation 2–8, 2–9 Quick Launch 2–7 TouchPad 1–3 C composite video 2–5 D disablin
Index keys fn 3–1 function 2–2 hotkeys 2–2 num lock 3–2 shift 3–3 L T tiling, setting preferences 2–17 TouchPad described 1–3 setting preferences 1–5 Z zoom preferences 2–17 lights, num lock 3–1 N num lock disabling 3–3, 3–4 enabling 3–3, 3–4 num lock key 3–2 num lock light 3–1 P pointing stick 1–2 presentation button 2–8, 2–9 Q Q Menu displaying 2–13 preferences 2–13 removing 2–13 repositioning 2–16 user-defined item 2–14 Quick Launch buttons 2–7 S scrolling regions, TouchPad 1–2 shift key 3–3 sy
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