Compaq Armada 7700 Armada 7700 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 38

Unassigning a Programmable Key, Viewing Programmable Key Assignments

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Unassigning a Programmable Key To remove an assignment from a programmable key: 1. Click StartÆSettingsÆControl PanelÆdouble-click the Keyboard icon (Windows 95) or the Programmable Key icon (Windows NT)ÆProgrammable Keys tab. 2. Click the button next to the number of the programmable key you want to unassign. NOTE: If you want to unassign the key in other than the current scheme, check Show Advanced Options and select the scheme from the drop down list in the Scheme box. 3. Ensure that Show Advanced Options is not checked. 4. Click the Assign button, select Unassigned from the drop down list, then click the OK button beneath the list. The word "Unassigned" appears next to the button of the programmable key. 5. Click OK to save the unassignment and close Keyboard Properties. If you press the programmable key you just unassigned, the Keyboard Properties dialog box appears. Viewing Programmable Key Assignments You can view the key assignments in the current scheme with one click. To enable this convenience, you must first place the key assignments icon in the system tray on the Windows taskbar. NOTE: The system tray is the box, usually containing the time of day, in the lower right corner of the Windows taskbar. To place the key assignments icon in the system tray: 1. Click StartÆSettingsÆControl PanelÆdouble-click the Keyboard icon (Windows 95) or the Programmable Key icon (Windows NT)ÆProgrammable Keys tab. 2. Place a check in the Show Key Assignments in the System Tray checkbox. 3. Click OK to save your preference and close Keyboard Properties. The key assignments icon appears in the system tray. Click the icon to view the key assignments in the current scheme. 3-8 Using the Keyboard

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3-8
Using the Keyboard
Unassigning a Programmable Key
To remove an assignment from a programmable key:
1. Click Start
˘
Settings
˘
Control Panel
˘
double-click the
Keyboard icon (Windows 95) or the Programmable Key icon
(Windows NT)
˘
Programmable Keys tab.
2. Click the button next to the number of the programmable key
you want to unassign.
NOTE:
If you want to unassign the key in other than the current
scheme, check Show Advanced Options and select the scheme
from the drop down list in the Scheme box.
3. Ensure that Show Advanced Options is not checked.
4. Click the Assign button, select Unassigned from the drop
down list, then click the OK button beneath the list. The word
“Unassigned” appears next to the button of the programmable
key.
5. Click OK to save the unassignment and close Keyboard
Properties.
If you press the programmable key you just unassigned, the
Keyboard Properties dialog box appears.
Viewing Programmable Key Assignments
You can view the key assignments in the current scheme with one
click.
To enable this convenience, you must first place the key
assignments icon in the system tray on the Windows taskbar.
NOTE:
The system tray is the box, usually containing the time of
day, in the lower right corner of the Windows taskbar.
To place the key assignments icon in the system tray:
1. Click Start
˘
Settings
˘
Control Panel
˘
double-click the
Keyboard icon (Windows 95) or the Programmable Key icon
(Windows NT)
˘
Programmable Keys tab.
2. Place a check in the Show Key Assignments in the System
Tray checkbox.
3. Click OK to save your preference and close Keyboard
Properties.
The key assignments icon appears in the system tray. Click the
icon to view the key assignments in the current scheme.