Compaq nc6320 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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    (fn+f8) . . . . . 2-4 Decrease screen brightness (fn+f9 2-5 Increase screen brightness (fn+f10 2-5 Display and clear system information (fn+esc). . . . . 2-5 HP Quick Launch buttons (select models only 2-6 Presentation button 2-8 Info Center button 2-9 Pointing Devices and Keyboard ii
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    control panel 2-10 Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2-11 Setting button preferences 2-11 Displaying the Q Menu 2-13 Setting tiling preferences 2-18 Setting numeric keypad 3-3 Enabling or disabling num lock mode as you work 3-4 Index iii Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    following illustration and table describe the computer TouchPad. Component 1 TouchPad* 2 Left TouchPad button* Pointing Devices and Keyboard Description Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Can be set to perform other mouse functions, such as scrolling, selecting, and
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    Pointing Devices Component 3 TouchPad scroll zone* Description Scrolls up or down. 4 Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an external mouse. *This table describes default settings. the scroll zone will not activate the scrolling function. 1-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    . 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. Use the pointing stick buttons as you would the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-3
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    the ports on an optional docking device (select models only). Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in Microsoft Windows allows you to customize pointing device settings, including ■ TouchPad Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse. 1-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    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. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-1
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    Clear battery information Decrease screen brightness Increase screen brightness Display system information Clear system information Press fn+f3 Power button fn+f4 fn+f8 fn+f8 fn+f9 fn+f10 fn+esc fn+esc or press OK Hotkey procedures To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either
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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
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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 docking device. View battery pack charge information (fn+f8) Press fn+f8 to display charge information for all installed battery packs. The display indicates which battery
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    +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. In the Windows fn+esc display
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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. 2-6 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    button 2 Presentation button Keyboard Description Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various software solutions. You can also reprogram this button the computer screen and on an external device. Refer to "Presentation button" for more information. The presentation button can be
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    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. The image simultaneously displays on the computer screen and on an external device connected to one of the following
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    Info Center button Keyboard 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: ■
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    instructions for setting preferences within the control panel. For additional on-screen information about any item on the control panel, click the help button in the upper-right corner of the window. The help button is identified with a question mark icon. 2-10 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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
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    current power scheme for the presentation feature, click an option from the Power Scheme list, or click Power Options to open the Power Options control panel. ✎ By default the presentation feature power scheme is selected when the presentation button is pressed. 2-12 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    Displaying the Q Menu The Q Menu provides quick access to many of the system tasks accessed with the buttons, keys, or hotkeys found on most computers. To display the Q Menu on the desktop: » Right-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon and select Launch Q Menu. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-13
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    Keyboard Setting Q Menu preferences The Q Menu can display up to 40 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. On the Items to display on Q Menu list, clear the check box
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    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. In the Add New Menu your preferences and close the dialog box, click OK. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-15
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    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. ❏ To change the Display Name or File Name of the item using the keyboard, type and close the dialog box, click OK. 2-16 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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
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    preferences To change operating system and program font and icon settings: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Zoom tab. 2. Use the sliders to adjust the control panel, click OK. ✎ To restore the default settings, click the Default button. 2-18 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    preferences and close the control panel, click OK. ✎ For on-screen information about any item on the Preferences tab, click the help button in the upper-right corner of the window, and then click the item. The help button is identified with a question mark icon. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-19
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    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
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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. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this chapter. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 3-1
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    Keypads Component 1 2 3 4 Description num lock light num lk key Embedded numeric keypad fn key 3-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    lock light is turned on. Press fn+num lk again to return the keys to their standard keyboard functions. ✎ The embedded numeric keypad will not function while an external keyboard or numeric keypad is connected to the computer or to an optional docking device. Switching key functions on the embedded
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    external keypad is connected, the embedded numeric keypad cannot be turned on. Enabling or disabling num lock mode as you work To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work: » Press the num lk key on the external numeric keypad, not on the computer. 3-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    keypad 3-3 external mouse 1-4 F fn key 3-2 function keys 2-1 H hotkey commands alternate displays 2-3 battery charge information 2-4 decrease display Center button 2-7 initiating standby 2-3 internal keypad 3-2 K keypad embedded numeric 3-2 external 3-3 internal 3-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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 pointing stick buttons 1-3 location 1-3 power, schemes 2-12 presentation button 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 presentation feature
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    express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Pointing Devices and Keyboard First Edition March 2006 Document Part
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Pointing Devices and
Keyboard
Document Part Number: 404163-001
March 2006
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.