TouchPad and Keyboard Document Part Number: 409918-001 May 2006 This guide explains the touchpad and keyboard.
Contents 1 TouchPad Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Setting TouchPad preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 2 Keyboard Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Hotkey quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Hotkey procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting button preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying the Q Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting tiling preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Zoom preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting other preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 TouchPad Using the TouchPad The following illustration and table describe the computer TouchPad. Component Description 1 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.
TouchPad Component Description 2 Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse. 3 TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down. 4 Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an external mouse. *This table describes default settings.To view and change TouchPad preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse. For details about TouchPad settings, refer to “Setting TouchPad preferences.
TouchPad Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in Microsoft® Windows® allows you to customize pointing device settings, including ■ TouchPad tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad once to select an object or twice to double-click an object (enabled by default). ■ Edge motion, which enables you to continue to scroll even though your finger has reached the edge of the TouchPad (disabled by default).
2 Keyboard The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. computer may look slightly different from the illustrations ✎ Your in this chapter. Hotkeys Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1 and the esc key 2, one of the function keys 3, or one of the editing keys 4. The icons on the f3, f4, and f8 through f10 keys represent the hotkey functions. Hotkey functions and procedures are discussed in the following sections.
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 Display system information fn+esc Clear system information fn+esc Print screen content when in text mode or CGA graphics mode fn+prt sc Turn scroll lock on and off fn+scroll
Keyboard Hotkey procedures To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either ■ Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command. – or – ■ Press and hold down the fn key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then release both keys at the same time. 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.
Keyboard Switch the screen 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 screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level incrementally. Increase screen brightness (fn+f10) Press fn+f10 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level incrementally. Display and clear system information (fn+esc) Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number.
Keyboard Pause program or command (fn+pause) Press fn+pause to temporarily stop the operation of a program or command. For example, the pause key may be used to halt scrolling so that a multiscreen listing or document can be read. Reset keyboard or change session (fn+sys rq) Press fn+sys rq to reset the keyboard or to change from one session to another. The sys rq hotkey provides the same function as the System Request key on an IBM mainframe computer terminal.
Keyboard HP Quick Launch Buttons (select models only) 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: ■ Start the presentation feature or opens 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.” 2 Presentation button Starts the presentation feature.
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 Info Center button When you press the Info Center button the first time, the Info Center opens, enabling you to open preset software solutions. If you choose not to use this default setting for the Info Center button, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions: 2–10 ■ Open the Q Menu or start the presentation feature. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site.
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 your 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 program 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.
Keyboard To open an e-mail editor or to search for a Web site when the button is pressed: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Programmable Buttons tab. 2. Click the down arrow next to the button you want to set, and click Launch eMail or Search URL. 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. To open a program, folder, file, or Web site when the button is pressed: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Programmable Buttons tab. 2.
Keyboard 6. To select a display setting for the presentation feature, click Internal Only, Dual Display, or Extended Desktop. default the Internal Only display setting is ✎ By selected. When you choose the Extended Desktop setting, you can select the option that allows the computer to determine optimal resolution. Click the Allow system to determine optimum resolution check box, and then click Apply.
Keyboard Setting Q Menu preferences The Q Menu can display up to 40 items. Several system-defined items are displayed by default. You can choose to display these items or choose not to display them. Only user-defined items can be added, modified, and removed. The items on the Q Menu are managed from the Items to display on Q Menu list. Removing a Q Menu item To remove an item from the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2.
Keyboard Adding a user-defined item to the Q Menu To add an item to both the Items to display on Q Menu list and to the Q Menu when it is not on the Items to display on Q Menu list—for example, an item on a drive, network, or the Internet: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Click Add. 3.
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 program 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.
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. computer may look slightly different from the illustration ✎ Your in this section.
Keypads 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. Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad Press fn+num lk to enable the embedded numeric keypad. The num lock light is turned on. Press fn+num lk again to return the keys to their standard keyboard functions.
Keypads Using an external numeric keypad Most keys on most external keypads function differently according to whether num lock mode is on or off. (By default num lock mode is off.) For example: ■ When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers. ■ When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys. When num lock on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on.
Index A H alternating displays 2–4 hotkey commands alternate displays 2–4 battery charge information 2–4 decrease display brightness 2–5 display system information 2–5 halt operation 2–6 increase display brightness 2–5 initiate standby 2–2, 2–3 pause program or command 2–6 print screen contents 2–5 reset keyboard or change session 2–6 turn num lock on and off 2–6 turn scroll lock on and off 2–5 hotkeys identifying 2–1 Quick Reference 2–2 B battery charge, displaying information 2–4 buttons Info Center 2
Index I S Info Center button 2–8 initiating standby 2–3 internal keypad 3–2 scrolling regions, TouchPad 1–2 shift key 3–2 system information, displaying 2–5 K keypad embedded numeric 3–1 external 3–3 internal 3–2 keys editing 2–1 fn 3–1 function 2–1 hotkeys 2–1 num lock 3–1 shift 3–2 T tiling, setting preferences 2–19 TouchPad described 1–1 setting preferences 1–3 using 1–1 L lights, num lock 3–1 N num lock disabling 3–3 enabling 3–3 num lock key 3–1 num lock light 3–1 P power, schemes 2–13 present
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