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    Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 405783-001 May 2006 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.
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    pointing stick 1-4 Using an external mouse 1-5 Setting pointing device preferences 1-5 2 Keyboard Hotkeys 2-1 Hotkey quick reference 2-2 Hotkey procedures 2-3 Initiate standby (fn+f3 2-3 Switch the screen image (fn+f4 2-4 View battery pack charge information (fn+f8) . . . . . 2-4 Decrease
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    Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad 3-3 Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad 3-3 as you work 3-4 4 Pen and command controls (Tablet PC models only) Pen 4-1 Entering information with the pen 4-2 On-screen keyboard 4-16 Index iii Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    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
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    or activates items on the screen. Functions like the left button on an external mouse. 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. (Continued) 1-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    Pointing devices Component Description 4 Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button pointing stick 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
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    Pointing devices Using the TouchPad To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad surface in the direction you want the pointer to 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
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    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. Setting pointing device preferences Mouse Properties in Microsoft® Windows® allows you to customize pointing device settings, including ■ TouchPad tapping
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    The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. Hotkeys Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1, one of the following sections. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this chapter. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-1
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    +f3 Resume from standby Slide the power switch toward the front of the computer. Alternate between computer display and fn+f4 external display Display battery information fn+f8 Clear battery information fn+f8 Decrease screen brightness fn+f9 Increase screen brightness fn+f10 Turn on/turn
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    power switch toward the front of the computer. The function of the fn+f3 hotkey can be changed. For example, you can set the fn+f3 hotkey to initiate hibernation instead of standby. ✎ In all Windows operating system windows, references to the sleep button apply to the fn+f3 hotkey. Pointing Devices
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    . The display indicates which battery packs are charging and reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery pack. Battery pack locations are indicated by number: ■ Location 1 is the primary battery pack. ■ Location 2 is the optional accessory battery pack. 2-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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. Decreasing screen brightness conserves battery power. Increase screen brightness (fn+f10) Press fn+f10 to increase screen brightness. Hold down
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    Keyboard HP 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. 2-6 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    Keyboard Component 1 Presentation button 2 Info Center button Description 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. Refer to "Presentation button" for more
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    . ■ 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 on the rear panel ■ Ports and jacks on an optional docking device 2-8 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    Keyboard If you choose not to use the presentation button default settings, you can reprogram the button to perform one of 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
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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 > Quick Launch Buttons. ■ Double-click the HP , click OK. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-11
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    the Extended Desktop setting, you can select the screen resolution for both the computer screen and the external monitor. You can alternate between displays by pressing the presentation button. If you do this, the power scheme reverts to the original settings. 2-12 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    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 OK. Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    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. To add an item by browsing, click the Browse button. In the window, select the item. (The full name of the item is displayed in Devices and Keyboard
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    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 Name or File Name by browsing, click the Browse button. In the window, select the item. (The full name of the item is displayed Devices and Keyboard 2-15
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    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 Remove. 4. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. 2-16 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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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. and close the control panel, click OK. ✎ To restore the default settings, click the Default button. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-17
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    Keyboard Setting the ambient light sensor The computer features a built-in light can also add the ambient light sensor on/off function to the Q Menu, as follows: 1. Open the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel. 2. Click the Q Menu tab. 3. Select Toggle ALS in the Items to display on Q Menu
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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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    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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    by the icon in the upper-right corner of the key. Item 1 2 3 4 Component fn key num lock light num lk key Embedded numeric keypad 3-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    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 numeric keypad You can temporarily
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    keys on most external numeric 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 key on the external numeric keypad, not on the computer. 3-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    pen-specific programs, such as the Tablet PC Input Panel, in all Microsoft Office applications, and in most other Windows programs and utilities. The information you write on the screen with the pen can be filed, searched, and shared among most Windows programs. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 4-1
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    pen tip and pen button The pen interacts with the tablet PC whenever the tip 1 or eraser 2 of the pen is approximately 1.27 cm (0.5 inch) from the screen. The pen button 3 emulates the functions of the right button focus on the pointer, not on the tip of the pen. 4-2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    , write on the screen with the tip of the pen. ■ To press a pen-activated button, tap the button with the tip of the pen. ■ To erase with the pen, hold the pen with the eraser-side down and move the eraser over the writing that you want to delete. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 4-3
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    you use to write. ✎ This feature is only available if the Tablet PC Input Panel software program is enabled. Calibrating the pen The pen can function at the default calibration or at a calibration set by another user. However, HP highly recommends that you use the pen only while it is calibrated to
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    Pen and command controls (Tablet PC models only) Using the pen holder To protect the pen when you are not using it, insert the pen, tip first, into the pen holder on the tablet PC. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 4-5
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    PC models only) Setting pen preferences Pen preferences are set in the Tablet and Pen Settings window of the operating system. The preferences include settings that optimize handwriting recognition and the location of on-screen window are specific to the pen and the tablet PC. Pointing device
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    the clamp packaged with your pen to remove the used tip. To remove the used pen tip: 1. Use the clamp to grasp the pen tip 1. 2. Pull the tip out of the pen 2. To insert a new pen tip: » Insert the new tip into the pen until the tip is fully seated. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 4-7
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    PC Input Panel launch When Microsoft Windows is running, button* opens Microsoft Tablet PC Input Panel, which includes a handwriting pad and an on-screen keyboard. 2 Rotate button* Switches the image between landscape and portrait orientation. (Continued) 4-8 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    keyboard: ■ Press inward to enter a command. ■ Rotate up to scroll up. ■ Rotate down to scroll down. 5 Windows security button* When pressed while ■ Windows is open, enters the ctrl+alt+delete command.† ■ The Computer Setup utility is open, enters the reset command. *This table describes default
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    of the pen. ■ To activate a manually activated button, press and release the button. Button Default function Activation Tablet PC Input Panel launch button* Opens and closes Tablet PC Input Pen Panel, which includes a writing pad and the on-screen keyboard. Rotate button* Alternates the image
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    button with the pen tip when the tablet PC is in Windows to open Tablet PC Input Panel. Tablet PC Input Panel displays a writing pad, which supports handwriting, and can also display a keyboard. Rotate button Tap the rotate button with the pen tip when Windows is running to rotate the image on the
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    found on most computers. When the Computer Setup utility is open and the Windows security button is pressed, the tablet PC resets and all unsaved information is lost. The reset function can be used to restore functionality when the system has become unresponsive. 4-12 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    PC models only) Jog dial Press or rotate the jog dial manually to enter commands or scroll vertically: ■ Press inward to simulate the function of the enter key on a standard keyboard. ■ Rotate up or down to scroll toward the top or bottom of an image. At the default and Pen Settings window as you
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    , LandscapePrimary, Portrait-Secondary, and Landscape-Secondary views: 1. Press the Q button. 2. Select a view from the Q Menu. For more information about using the Q Menu, including instructions for adding or removing items from the Q Menu, refer to "Keyboard." 4-14 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    Pen and command controls (Tablet PC models only) Assigning or changing a preference To assign or change the function of a view in which you want to change all command controls to their default settings. 3. Select Reset. 4. Select Apply, and then select OK. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 4-15
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    select the On-Screen Keyboard icon on the lower-left corner of the screen. ■ To type, tap a key. ■ To switch the keys displayed in the top row between number keys and function keys, tap Func. ■ To enter the ctrl+alt+delete command, press the Windows security button on the tablet PC. To protect your
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    2-18 B battery charge display hotkey 2-2 buttons esc 4-13 Info Center 2-9 left pointing stick 1-2 left TouchPad 1-3 pen 4-2 presentation mode 2-8 Q 4-11 reset 4-12 right pointing stick 1-3 right TouchPad 1-3 rotate 4-11 Tablet PC Input Panel launch 4-11 Windows Security 4-12 Windows security 4-9 See
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    from standby 2-2 shortcut reference to commands 2-2 switch image 2-4 turn on/off ambient light sensor 2-2 HP Quick Launch Buttons 2-6 J jog dial location 4-9 procedures 4-13 using 4-13 K keyboard external USB supported 4-1 on-screen 4-16 keypads embedded numeric 3-2 enabling/disabling 3-3 external
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    PC 4-12 software Computer Setup utility 4-12 setting up 4-2 Tablet PC Input Panel 4-16 Task Manager 4-12 Windows Security window 4-12 standby initiating with hotkey 2-2 resuming 2-3 switching display and image 2-2 system information, displaying 2-2 system lockup 4-12 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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    preferences 1-5 using 1-4 turning off the tablet PC 4-12 V VCR, switching image to or from 2-2 video devices, switching image to or from 2-2 W Windows security button identified 4-9 Windows security button procedures 4-12 Z zoom, setting preferences 2-17 Pointing Devices and Keyboard Index-4
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    © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty
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Pointing Devices and
Keyboard
Document Part Number: 405783-001
May 2006
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.