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Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 419662-001 January 2007 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard on the computer. - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 2
Hotkeys 2-2 Hotkey quick reference 2-3 Hotkey procedures 2-3 Switch image (fn+f4 2-5 Quick Launch buttons 2-7 Presentation button 2-9 Info Center button 2-9 HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2-10 Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2-11 Pointing Devices and Keyboard ii - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 3
the embedded numeric keypad 3-3 Using an external numeric keypad 3-3 Enabling and disabling num lock mode on an external numeric keypad 3-4 Index iii Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 4
1 Pointing Devices The following sections provide information on the pointing device features of the computer, which vary by model. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this chapter. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-1 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 5
left button on an external mouse. Functions like the center button on an external mouse. Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Functions like the right button on an external mouse. Scrolls up or down. Functions like the right button on an external mouse. (Continued - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 6
on an external mouse. Functions like the left button on an external mouse. 9 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. *This table describes default settings.To view and - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 7
direction you want the pointer to go. Use the pointing stick buttons as you would the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. 1-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 8
be connected to the system using the ports on an optional docking device. Setting pointing device preferences Mouse Properties in Windows® allows you to customize pointing device settings, including: ■ TouchPad Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-5 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 9
2 Keyboard The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this chapter. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-1 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 10
Keyboard Hotkeys Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1 and either the esc key 2, or one of the function keys 3. functions and procedures are discussed in the following sections. ✎ The hotkey feature is available only when the computer is running Windows. 2-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 11
Exit Sleep Alternate between computer display and external display Display battery information Clear battery information Decrease screen brightness Increase screen brightness Turn on and off ambient light sensor Display system information Clear system information Press fn+f3 Power button fn+f4 fn - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 12
Keyboard Initiate Sleep (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to initiate Sleep. When Sleep is initiated, your information is stored in random access memory (RAM), the screen is cleared, and power is conserved. While the computer is in the Sleep state, the power lights blink. Ä CAUTION: To reduce the risk of - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 13
cards with S-Video-in jacks) ■ Composite video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video capture cards with composite-video-in jacks) ✎ Composite video devices can be connected to the system only by using an optional docking device. View battery pack charge information (fn+f8) Press fn+f8 to display - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 14
off the ambient light sensor. Display and clear system information (fn+esc) Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number. Press fn+esc a second time to remove the system information from the screen. In the Windows fn+esc display, the version - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 15
Keyboard Quick Launch buttons Use the HP Quick Launch buttons to open frequently used programs, sometimes called applications in the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-7 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 16
you to search for a Web site." 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 programmed to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open the - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 17
or Web site that you specify. ■ Choose a display setting. The image simultaneously displays on the computer screen and on an external device connected to one of the following: ■ The external monitor port ■ The S-Video-out jack ■ Ports and jacks on an optional docking device If you choose not to use - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 18
the display resolution change detection feature. The following sections provide instructions for setting preferences within the control panel. For additional on-screen information about any item on the control panel, select the Help button in the upper-right corner of the window. 2-10 Pointing - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 19
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 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 20
Keyboard ❏ To open an e-mail editor or to search for a Web site when click to select one. ❏ To save your preferences and close the control panel, click Apply, and then click OK. Displaying the Q Menu The Q Menu provides quick access to many of the system tasks accessed with the buttons, keys, or - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 21
. 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. On the Items to display on Q Menu list, clear the check box for each item you want - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 22
Keyboard Adding a user-defined item to the Q Menu To add an item to both the Items to display on Q Menu list and to the Q Menu when it is 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 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 23
the Display Name or File Name by browsing, click the Browse button. In the window, select the item. (The full name of the item is displayed in the 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 ❏ - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 24
Keyboard Removing an item from the Items to display on Q Menu list System-defined items cannot be removed from the Items to display on Q Menu list. To remove a user-defined item: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Click the item you want to remove. 3. Click - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 25
Preferences tab. ✎ Some of the preferences listed on the Preferences tab may not 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 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 26
area, at the far right of the taskbar, and clicking Turn Ambient light sensor on/off. ✎ The Quick Launch Buttons software must be installed before it can be used to turn the ambient light sensor on and off or to display the software icon in the notification area of the taskbar. 2-18 Pointing - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 27
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. Component 1 Num lock light 2 fn key Description On: Num lock is on. Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 28
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. ✎ The embedded numeric keypad will not function while an external keyboard or numeric keypad is connected to the computer or to an optional - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 29
alternate the functions of keys on the embedded numeric keypad between their standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions by using the fn key or the fn+ external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on. When num lock on an external keypad is turned off - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 30
Keypads Enabling and disabling num lock mode on an external numeric keypad To turn num lock on or off on an external numeric keypad as you work: » Press the num lk key on the external numeric keypad, not on the computer. 3-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 31
Index A alternating displays 2-5 ambient light sensor 2-3 B battery charge, displaying information 2-5 buttons Info Center 2-8, 2-9 presentation 2-8, 2-9 Quick Launch 2-7 TouchPad 1-3 C composite video 2-5 D disabling num lock 3-3, 3-4 E embedded numeric keypad 3-2 enabling num lock 3-3, 3-4 - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 32
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 1-2 presentation button 2-8, 2-9 Q Q Menu displaying 2-12 preferences 2-13 removing 2-13 repositioning 2-15 user-defined item 2-13 Quick Launch buttons 2-7 S scrolling regions, TouchPad - Compaq nc8430 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 33
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: January 2007 Document Part Number: 419662-001
Pointing Devices and
Keyboard
Document Part Number: 419662-001
January 2007
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard on the
computer.