Pointing Devices and Keyboard

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Pointing Devices and

Keyboard

Document Part Number: 404163-001

March 2006

This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.

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Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 404163-001 March 2006 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.
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Contents 1 Pointing Devices TouchPad (select models only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the TouchPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pointing stick (select models only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the pointing stick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting TouchPad preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–4 2 Keyboard Hotkeys . . . . . . .
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Pointing Devices TouchPad (select models only) 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. 2 Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
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Pointing Devices Component Description 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.
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Pointing Devices Pointing stick (select models only) Component Description 1 Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. 2 Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an external mouse. 3 Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. Using the pointing stick To move the pointer, press the pointing stick in the direction you want the pointer to go.
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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 (select models only).
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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. 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 f10 keys represent the hotkey functions. Hotkey functions and procedures are discussed in the following sections.
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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 or press OK Hotkey procedures To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either ■ Briefly press the fn
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Keyboard Initiate standby (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to initiate standby. When standby is initiated, your work 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. The computer must be turned on before you initiate standby. If the computer is in hibernation, you must restore from hibernation before you can initiate standby. To resume from standby, briefly press the power button.
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Keyboard The following video transmission types, with examples of devices that use them, are supported by the fn+f4 hotkey: ■ LCD (computer display) ■ External VGA (most external monitors) ■ S-Video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video capture cards with S-Video-in jacks) ■ Composite video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video capture cards with composite-video-in jacks) video devices can be connected to the system only ✎ Composite by using an optional docking device.
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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.
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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.
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Keyboard 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” or “Info Center.” 2 Presentation button Starts the presentation feature.
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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.
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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: ■ 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.
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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.
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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 > HP 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.
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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.
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Keyboard e. To select a display setting for the presentation feature, click Internal Only, Dual Display, or Extended Desktop. default the Internal Only display setting is selected. ✎ By 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Keyboard Info Center Info Center enables you to open the following software solutions: ■ Contact HP ■ Help and Support ■ HP Mobile Data Protection ■ Notebook Accessories Product Tour ■ ProtectTools Security Manager ■ Software Setup ■ Wireless Assistant ■ System Information To access Info Center: 1. Press the Info Center button. – or – Select Start > Info Center. 2. In the Info Center window, click the software application you want to open.
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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 chapter.
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Keypads 3–2 Component Description 1 num lock light 2 num lk key 3 Embedded numeric keypad 4 fn key Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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.
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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.
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Index A H alternating displays 2–3 disabling num lock 3–3, 3–4 hotkey commands alternate displays 2–3 battery charge information 2–4 decrease display brightness 2–5 display system information 2–5 increase display brightness 2–5 initiate standby 2–2, 2–3 hotkeys identifying 2–1 Quick Reference 2–2 E I B battery charge, displaying information 2–4 buttons Info Center 2–7 presentation 2–7, 2–8, 2–9 Quick Launch 2–6, 2–10 TouchPad 1–1 C composite video 2–4 D embedded numeric keypad 3–2 enabling num loc
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Index keys fn 3–2 function 2–1 hotkeys 2–1 num lock 3–2 shift 3–3 L 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 Q Quick Launch buttons 2–6, 2–10 S scrolling regions, TouchPad 1–1 shift key 3–3 system information, displaying 2–5 T tiling, setting preferences 2–18 TouchPad described 1–1 setting preferences 1–4 using 1–2 pointing stick buttons 1–3 location 1–3 power, schemes 2–12 presentation button 2–7, 2–8, 2–9 presentation feature prefe
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