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Basic Operation Operating Your Computer To adjust the display Changing the brightness • Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to decrease or increase (respectively) the display's brightness. -or- • Click Start, All Programs (or Programs), Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings. You have the option of adding a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access. Hint To maximize your battery operating time, set the brightness to the lowest level you can view comfortably. Changing display settings You can customize a number of display settings for your computer, such as color depth and screen area. 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP), or click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Display (Windows 2000). 2. Click the Settings tab, and then choose the settings you want. The computer has an LCD display, which behaves differently from a normal computer monitor. If you change the display resolution, the desktop changes size, but the objects on it do not. You normally won't change the resolution except to use an external monitor. Changing icon and label sizes If the icons and labels on your screen seem too small, you can enlarge them using HP Desktop Zoom. • Click Start, All Programs (or Programs), Hewlett-Packard, HP Desktop Zoom, HP Desktop Zoom. Using an external monitor If you want, you can attach an external monitor to your notebook computer. See "To use an external monitor" on page 81. 34 Reference Guide