Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 419590-001 January 2007 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.
Contents 1 Pointing devices Identifying pointing devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the pointing stick controls (select models only) . . Using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting TouchPad preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 1–4 1–4 1–4 1–5 2 Keyboard Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 section.
Pointing devices Identifying pointing devices pointing stick (select models only) and TouchPad controls ✎ The can be used interchangeably. Component Description 1 Fingerprint reader Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows® instead of a password logon. On select models, a center button replaces the fingerprint reader.
Pointing devices Component Description 5 Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. (select models only) 6 TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down. 7 Right TouchPad button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. 8 Center TouchPad button Functions like the center button on an external mouse. On select models, a fingerprint reader replaces the center button.
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 Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in 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. 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. computer may look slightly different from the ✎ Your illustrations in this section.
Keyboard Hotkey quick reference 2–2 To perform this function Press Initiate Sleep fn+f3 Exit Sleep Power button Alternate between computer display and external display fn+f4 View/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 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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 Sleep (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to initiate Sleep. When Sleep is initiated, your work 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. Activate the ambient light sensor (fn+f11) Press fn+f11 hotkey to turn on and off the ambient light sensor.
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. computer may look slightly different from the ✎ Your illustrations in this section. Component Description 1 Info Center button Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various software solutions.
Keyboard Component Description 2 Presentation button Starts the Presentation feature. This feature opens a program, folder, file, or Web site, and simultaneously displays it on both the computer screen and on an external device. The presentation button can be reprogrammed to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open the Q Menu or Info Center. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. 3 Calculator launch button Launches Windows calculator.
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 any of the following actions: ■ Open a program, folder, file, or Web site that you specify. ■ Choose a power preference. ■ Choose a display setting.
Keyboard If you choose not to use the presentation button default settings, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open the Q Menu or the Info Center. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. Info Center button When you press the Info Center button the first time, the Info Center opens, enabling you to open preset software solutions.
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.
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 > Hardware and Sound > 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, and select Adjust HP Quick Launch Buttons Properties. Setting button preferences 1.
Keyboard ❏ To open a program, folder, file, or Web site 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. In the box under Program to Start, type the name of the program, folder, or file, or the URL of the Web site. – or – Click Browse to search for available programs, folders, files, or Web sites, and then click to select one. d.
Keyboard 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. On the Items to display on Q Menu list, clear the check box for each item you want to remove. 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click Apply, and then click OK. 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.
Keyboard 3. In the Add New Menu Entry dialog box, you can add the item by typing or by browsing: ❏ To add the item using the keyboard, type a name for the item in the Display Name box and type the path to the item in the File Name box. If you prefer to type the Display Name, but browse for the File Name, leave the File Name box blank. ❏ To add an item by browsing, click the Browse button. In the window, select the item.
Keyboard 3. Click Modify. ❏ To change the Display Name or File Name of the item using the keyboard, type the new name for the item in the Display Name box or type the new path to the item in the File Name box. If you prefer to type the Display Name, but browse for the File Name, leave the File Name box blank. ❏ To change the Display Name or File Name by browsing, click the Browse button. In the window, select the item.
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 Apply, and then click OK.
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 2 ways: ■ By pressing the fn+f11 hotkey. ■ By right-clicking the Quick launch buttons software icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and clicking Turn Ambient light sensor on/off.
Keyboard 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. on-screen information about any item on the Preferences ✎ For tab, click the Help button in the upper-right corner of the window, and then click the item. 4. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK.
Index A H alternating displays 2–4 ambient light sensor 2–2 C hotkey commands alternate displays 2–4 battery charge information 2–4 decrease display brightness 2–5 display system information 2–5 increase display brightness 2–5 initiate Sleep 2–1, 2–3 hotkeys identifying 2–1 Quick Reference 2–1 Calculator launch button 2–7 composite video 2–4 I B battery charge, displaying information 2–4 buttons Center pointing stick 1–2 Center TouchPad 1–3 Info Center 2–6 presentation 2–7, 2–8, 2–9 Quick Launch 2–5,
Index P Pointing stick 1–2 power preference 2–8 presentation button 2–7, 2–8, 2–9 presentation feature preferences, setting 2–11 Presentation mode preferences, setting 2–11 Q Quick Launch buttons 2–5, 2–10 S scrolling zone, TouchPad 1–3 system information, displaying 2–5 T tiling, setting preferences 2–16 TouchPad described 1–3 setting preferences 1–5 Index–2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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