Using The Display; Adjusting Brightness; Switching The Video Image - Dell Latitude D800 User Manual

Using the Display

Using the Display

Adjusting Brightness

Switching the Video Image

Setting Display Resolution
Adjusting Brightness
When the Dell™ computer is running on battery power, you can conserve power by setting the brightness to
lowest comfortable setting using the appropriate
The Dell QuickSet Brightness Meter shows the current brightness setting for the display. Right-click the
icon in the taskbar to enable or disable the Brightness Meter on the screen.
1 Brightness Meter
NOTE: By default, the Brightness Meter appears in the lower-right corner of the display. You can click
and drag the meter to a new location, and the meter subsequently always appears at the new
NOTE: Brightness keyboard shortcuts only affect the display on your portable computer, not monitors
that you attach to your portable computer or docking device. If your computer is in CRT only mode
you try to change the brightness level, the Brightness Meter appears, but the brightness level on the
monitor does not change.
You can enable or disable the Brightness Meter from the QuickSet taskbar menu. When the meter is
press the following keys to adjust brightness:
Press
Press
For more information about QuickSet, right-click the
Switching the Video Image
When you start the computer with an external device (such as an external monitor or projector) attached and
turned on, the image may appear on either the display or the external device.
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keyboard shortcuts
to increase brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor).
to decrease brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor).
for the display.
icon in the taskbar and click Help.
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