Pointing Devices and Keyboard User Guide
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Table of contents 1 Using the pointing devices Setting pointing device preferences ..................................................................................................... 2 Using the TouchPad ............................................................................................................................. 2 Using the pointing stick ........................................................................................................................
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1 Using the pointing devices (1) Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. (2) Center pointing stick button Functions like the center button on an external mouse. (3) Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. (4) TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down. (5) Right TouchPad button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. (6) Center TouchPad button Functions like the center button on an external mouse.
Setting pointing device preferences To access Mouse Properties, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse. Use Mouse Properties in Windows® to customize settings for pointing devices, such as button configuration, click speed, and pointer options. 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 like the corresponding buttons on an external mouse.
2 Using the keyboard Using hotkeys Hotkeys are 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. NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section. Function Hotkey Display system information. fn+esc Initiate Standby.
To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps: ● 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. Displaying system information (fn+esc) Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number.
Switching 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, pressing fn+f4 alternates the screen image from computer display to monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video standard.
3 Using HP Quick Launch buttons The HP Quick Launch Buttons enable you to quickly open programs, files, or Web sites you use frequently. You can use the factory settings, which are described in the following table. Or you can reprogram the buttons by opening the Q Menu in the Quick Launch Buttons control panel. The Quick Launch Buttons include the info button (1) and the presentation button (2). The following table describes the factory settings for the Quick Launch Buttons.
Component (2) Presentation button Description ● HP Notebook Product Tour ● HP Product User Guides ● HP Connection Manager ● HP Software Setup ● Presto! BizCard 5 Opens the Presentation Options window, which enables you to start a frequently used presentation, file, program, or Web site.
Accessing the Quick Launch Buttons control panel The Q Menu in the Quick Launch Buttons control panel enables you to set your own preferences for the info button and the presentation button. Both buttons can be used to launch frequently used programs. 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.
4 Using HP QuickLook 2 HP QuickLook 2 enables you to see your Microsoft® Outlook e-mail, calendar, contact, and task information without starting the operating system. After QuickLook 2 has been configured, you can quickly access your important information when the computer is off or in Hibernation, by pressing the info button. Configuring QuickLook 2 To configure QuickLook 2, follow these steps: 1. Open Microsoft® Outlook.
Using manual information collection Even if you have configured QuickLook 2 to collect information at preset intervals, you can also manually collect and save Outlook information any time you are logged on to your Outlook account. Using QuickLook 2 The function of the info button varies, depending on whether you have configured QuickLook 2 or not. Before you configure QuickLook 2, pressing the info button opens Info Center, regardless of whether the computer is on, off, in Standby, or in Hibernation.
5 Using the 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. NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section. Component Description (1) fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with a function key or the esc key. (2) 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. 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.
Using an optional external numeric keypad Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or off. (Num lock is turned off at the factory.) 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.
6 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard Dirt and grease on the TouchPad can cause the pointer to jump around on the screen. To avoid this, clean the TouchPad with a damp cloth, and wash your hands frequently when using the computer. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to internal components, do not use a vacuum cleaner attachment to clean the keyboard. A vacuum cleaner can deposit household debris on the keyboard surface.
Index A ambient light sensor hotkey 3, 5 B battery charge information 5 buttons info 6 pointing stick 1 presentation 7 Quick Launch 6 TouchPad 1 D display image, switching 5 screen brightness hotkeys 5 F fn key 3 function keys 3 H HDMI 5 hotkeys ambient light sensor 3, 5 battery charge information 5 decreasing screen brightness 5 description 3 displaying system information 4 increasing screen brightness 5 initiating Standby 4 switching screen image 5 using 4 HP QuickLook 2 9 I info button 6 K keyboard hot
