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4 Using the keyboard and pointing devices Your computer allows easy on-screen navigation with a keyboard and pointing device. Select models also have action keys or hot key shortcuts that enable you to do common tasks. The TouchPad enables you to perform on-screen functions similar to those you perform with an external mouse. To explore the pointing device features and to select preferred settings: 1. Click the System menu icon at the far right of the top panel, and then click System Settings. 2. Click Mouse and Touchpad. Use an external USB mouse (purchased separately) by connecting it to one of the USB ports on the computer. NOTE: Depending on the country or region, your keyboard may have different keys and keyboard functions than those discussed in this section. Using the action keys An action key performs an assigned function. The icons depicted on the f1 through f12 keys illustrate the assigned function for that key. Typically, the f5 key launches the file browser and displays the contents of the Home Folder. NOTE: This section describes action keys that are common to most models. Some action keys may not be available on your computer. To use an action key function, press the key. CAUTION: Use extreme care when making changes in Setup Utility. Errors can prevent the computer from operating properly. The action key feature is enabled at the factory. You can disable this feature in Setup Utility (BIOS). See Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) on page 40 for instructions on opening Setup Utility (BIOS), and then follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen. After you have disabled the action key feature, you can still perform each function by pressing the fn key in combination with the appropriate action key. Icon Description Launches the Ubuntu Desktop Guide. Decreases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key. Increases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key. Switches the screen image between display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, each time you press this key, the screen image alternates from the computer display to the monitor display to a simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. 14 Chapter 4 Using the keyboard and pointing devices

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Using the keyboard and pointing devices
Your computer allows easy on-screen navigation with a keyboard and pointing device. Select models
also have action keys or hot key shortcuts that enable you to do common tasks. The TouchPad
enables you to perform on-screen functions similar to those you perform with an external mouse.
To explore the pointing device features and to select preferred settings:
1.
Click the
System menu
icon at the far right of the top panel, and then click
System Settings
.
2.
Click
Mouse and Touchpad
.
Use an external USB mouse (purchased separately) by connecting it to one of the USB ports on the
computer.
NOTE:
Depending on the country or region, your keyboard may have different keys and keyboard
functions than those discussed in this section.
Using the action keys
An action key performs an assigned function. The icons depicted on the
f1
through
f12
keys illustrate
the assigned function for that key. Typically, the
f5
key launches the file browser and displays the
contents of the Home Folder.
NOTE:
This section describes action keys that are common to most models. Some action keys may
not be available on your computer.
To use an action key function, press the key.
CAUTION:
Use extreme care when making changes in Setup Utility. Errors can prevent the
computer from operating properly.
The action key feature is enabled at the factory. You can disable this feature in Setup Utility (BIOS).
See
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
on page
40
for
instructions on opening Setup Utility (BIOS), and then follow the instructions at the bottom of the
screen.
After you have disabled the action key feature, you can still perform each function by pressing the
fn
key in combination with the appropriate action key.
Icon
Description
Launches the
Ubuntu Desktop Guide
.
Decreases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
Increases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
Switches the screen image between display devices connected to the system. For example, if a
monitor is connected to the computer, each time you press this key, the screen image alternates
from the computer display to the monitor display to a simultaneous display on both the computer
and the monitor.
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Chapter 4
Using the keyboard and pointing devices