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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, 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. 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, 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 82. 34 Reference Guide

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Basic Operation
Operating Your Computer
34
Reference Guide
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, 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.
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, 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 82.