HP Nx9420 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 419590-001 January 2007 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard. - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 2
Quick Launch buttons (select models only 2-5 Presentation button 2-8 Info Center button 2-9 HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2-10 Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 2-11 Setting button preferences 2-11 Displaying the Q Menu 2-12 Setting tiling preferences 2-16 Setting the - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 3
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 section. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-1 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 4
devices ✎ The pointing stick (select models only) and TouchPad controls can be used interchangeably. Component 1 Fingerprint reader (select models (select models only) Description Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows® instead of a password logon. On select models, a center button replaces the - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 5
to perform other mouse functions, such as scrolling, selecting, and double-clicking. *This table describes default settings. To view and change TouchPad preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-3 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 6
TouchPad to the scroll zone will not activate the scrolling function. Using the pointing stick controls (select models only) To move the pointer, press the pointing stick in the direction you using the ports on an optional docking device (select models only). 1-4 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 7
Pointing devices Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in Windows allows you to customize pointing device settings, including: ■ TouchPad found in Mouse Properties. To access Mouse Properties: » Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1-5 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 8
2 Keyboard The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. 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 f11 keys represent the hotkey functions. Hotkey - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 9
Hotkey quick reference To perform this function Initiate Sleep Exit Sleep Alternate between computer display and external display View/clear battery information Decrease screen brightness Increase screen brightness Turn on and off ambient light sensor Display system information Clear system - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 10
your work 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 RAM is saved to the hard drive. The factory setting for critical battery action is Hibernate, but this setting can be changed in advanced power - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 11
, VCRs, and video capture 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 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 12
system hardware components and the system BIOS version numbers In the Windows fn+esc display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal format. The BIOS date is sometimes called the system - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 13
Quick Launch buttons to open frequently used programs, sometimes called applications in the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this section. Component 1 Info Center button 2-6 Description Launches Info Center, which enables - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 14
the following actions: ■ Open the Q Menu or Info Center. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. Launches Windows calculator. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-7 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 15
a program, folder, file, or Web site that you specify. ■ Choose a power preference. ■ Choose a display setting. The image simultaneously displays on the computer screen port ■ The S-Video-out jack on the rear panel ■ Ports and jacks on an optional docking device 2-8 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 16
Keyboard If you choose not to use the presentation button default settings, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open the Q Menu or the Info Center. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. Info Center button When you - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 17
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, click the Help button in the upper-right corner of the window. 2-10 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 18
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 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 19
and then click to select one. d. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click Apply, and then click OK. Displaying the Q Menu The computers. To display the Q Menu on the desktop: » Right-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon, and select Launch Q Menu. Setting Q Menu preferences The - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 20
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 the Q Menu tab. 2. Click Add. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 2-13 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 21
. ❏ 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 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 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 22
the File Name, leave the File Name box blank. ❏ To change 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 File Name box and, if you did not type a name earlier in - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 23
, click Apply, and then click OK. 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 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 24
Quick Launch Buttons 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 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 25
Keyboard 3. To save your 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. 4. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK. 2-18 - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 26
1-3 Info Center 2-6 presentation 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Quick Launch 2-5, 2-10 TouchPad 1-3 C Calculator launch button 2-7 composite video 2-4 E external mouse 1-4 F fingerprint reader 1-2 function keys 2-1 H hotkey commands alternate displays 2-4 battery charge information 2-4 decrease display brightness - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 27
button 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 presentation feature preferences, setting 2-11 Presentation mode preferences, setting 2-11 Q Quick Launch buttons 2-5, 2-10 S scrolling zone, TouchPad 1-3 system information, displaying 2-5 T tiling, setting preferences 2-16 TouchPad described 1-3 setting preferences - HP Nx9420 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 28
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Pointing Devices and
Keyboard
Document Part Number: 419590-001
January 2007
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.