Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista

Table of contents
1 Pointing Devices
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Using the TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 2
Setting TouchPad preferences ............................................................................................ 2
Pointing stick ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Using the pointing stick ........................................................................................................ 4
Using an external mouse ...................................................................................................................... 4
2 Keyboard
Hotkeys ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Hotkey quick reference ........................................................................................................ 6
Hotkey procedures ............................................................................................................... 6
Displaying system information (fn+esc) ............................................................................... 6
Initiating Sleep (fn+f3) .......................................................................................................... 6
Switch the screen image (fn+f4) .......................................................................................... 8
Viewing battery charge information (fn+f8) .......................................................................... 8
Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f9) .................................................................................. 8
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f10) ................................................................................. 8
Activating the ambient light sensor (fn+f11) ........................................................................ 8
3 HP Quick Launch buttons
Presentation button ............................................................................................................................ 11
Info Center button ............................................................................................................................... 12
HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel ............................................................................................. 13
Opening the Quick Launch Buttons control panel ............................................................. 13
Setting button preferences ................................................................................................. 13
Displaying the Q Menu ...................................................................................................... 14
Setting Q Menu preferences .............................................................................................. 14
Removing a Q Menu item ................................................................................. 14
Adding a listed item to the Q Menu ................................................................... 15
Adding a user-defined item to the Q Menu ....................................................... 15
Changing a user-defined item ........................................................................... 15
Repositioning a Q Menu item ............................................................................ 16
Removing an item from the Items to display on Q Menu list ............................. 16
Setting tiling preferences ................................................................................................... 16
Setting the ambient light sensor ........................................................................................ 16
Setting other preferences .................................................................................................. 16
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