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Document Part Number: 419590-001
January 2007
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.

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  • Page 1 Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 419590-001 January 2007 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Pointing devices Identifying pointing devices..... . . 1–2 Using the TouchPad ......1–4 Using the pointing stick controls (select models only) .

  • Page 3: Pointing Devices

    Pointing devices The following sections provide information on the pointing device features of the computer, which vary by model. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this section. Pointing Devices and Keyboard 1–1...

  • Page 4: Identifying Pointing Devices

    Pointing devices Identifying pointing devices ✎ The pointing stick (select models only) and TouchPad controls can be used interchangeably. Component Description Fingerprint reader Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows® instead of a password (select models only)* logon. On select models, a center button replaces the fingerprint reader.
  • Page 5 Pointing devices Component Description Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an (select models only) external mouse. TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down. Right TouchPad button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. Center TouchPad button Functions like the center button on (select models only) an external mouse.

  • Page 6: Using The Touchpad

    Pointing devices Using the TouchPad To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad surface in the direction you want the pointer to go. Use the TouchPad buttons as you would the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and down using the TouchPad vertical scroll zone, slide your finger up and down over the lines.

  • Page 7: Setting Touchpad Preferences

    Pointing devices Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in Windows allows you to customize pointing device settings, including: ■ TouchPad tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad once to select an object or twice to double-click an object (enabled by default). ■...

  • Page 8: Keyboard

    Keyboard The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the computer. Hotkeys key 1 and either the Hotkeys are preset combinations of the key 2, or one of the function keys 3. The icons on the , and through keys represent the hotkey functions.

  • Page 9: Hotkey Quick Reference

    Keyboard Hotkey quick reference To perform this function Press Initiate Sleep fn+f3 Exit Sleep Power button Alternate between computer fn+f4 display and external display View/clear battery information fn+f8 Decrease screen brightness fn+f9 Increase screen brightness fn+f10 Turn on and off ambient light fn+f11 sensor Display system information...

  • Page 10: Hotkey Procedures

    Keyboard Hotkey procedures To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either ■ Briefly press the key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command. – or – ■ Press and hold down the key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then release both keys at the same time.
  • Page 11 Keyboard Switch the screen image (fn+f4) Press to switch the screen image among display devices fn+f4 connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, each time you press , the image switches fn+f4 among the computer display, the monitor display, and a simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.
  • Page 12 Keyboard Decrease screen brightness (fn+f9) Press to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey fn+f9 to decrease the brightness level incrementally. Increase screen brightness (fn+f10) Press to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey fn+f10 to increase the brightness level incrementally. Activate the ambient light sensor (fn+f11) Press hotkey to turn on and off the ambient light sensor.

  • Page 13: Hp Quick Launch Buttons (Select Models Only)

    Keyboard HP Quick Launch buttons (select models only) Use the HP Quick Launch buttons to open frequently used programs, sometimes called applications in the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel. ✎ Your computer may look slightly different from the illustrations in this section. Component Description Info Center button...
  • Page 14 Keyboard Component Description Presentation button Starts the Presentation feature. This feature opens a program, folder, file, or Web site, and simultaneously displays it on both the computer screen and on an external device. The presentation button can be reprogrammed to perform one of the following actions: ■...

  • Page 15: Presentation Button

    Keyboard Presentation button When you press the presentation button the first time, the Presentation Settings dialog box opens. In this dialog box, you can set the button to perform any of the following actions: ■ Open a program, folder, file, or Web site that you specify. ■...

  • Page 16: Info Center Button

    Keyboard If you choose not to use the presentation button default settings, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open the Q Menu or the Info Center. ■ Open an e-mail editor. ■ Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. Info Center button When you press the Info Center button the first time, the Info Center opens, enabling you to open preset software solutions.

  • Page 17: Hp Quick Launch Buttons Control Panel

    Keyboard HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel ✎ Some of the preferences listed in the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel may not be supported by your computer. You can use the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel to ■ Program the presentation button and the Info Center button, and change the settings for each button.

  • Page 18: Opening The Hp Quick Launch Buttons Control Panel

    Keyboard Opening the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel You can open the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel in any of the following ways: ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Quick Launch Buttons. ■ Double-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.

  • Page 19: Displaying The Q Menu

    Keyboard ❏ To open a program, folder, file, or Web site when the button is pressed: a. Click the down arrow next to the button you want to set, and click Presentation. b. Click the Configure button. c. In the box under Program to Start, type the name of the program, folder, or file, or the URL of the Web site.

  • Page 20: Removing A Q Menu Item

    Keyboard Removing a Q Menu item To remove an item from the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. On the Items to display on Q Menu list, clear the check box for each item you want to remove.
  • Page 21 Keyboard 3. In the Add New Menu Entry dialog box, you can add the item by typing or by browsing: ❏ To add the item using the keyboard, type a name for the item in the Display Name box and type the path to the item in the File Name box.
  • Page 22 Keyboard 3. Click Modify. ❏ To change the Display Name or File Name of the item using the keyboard, type the new name for the item in the Display Name box or type the new path to the item in the File Name box.

  • Page 23: Setting Tiling Preferences

    Keyboard Repositioning a Q Menu item To change the location of an item on the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Select the item on the Items to display on Q Menu list. Then ❏...

  • Page 24: Setting The Ambient Light Sensor

    Keyboard Setting the ambient light sensor The computer features a built-in light sensor that automatically adjusts the display brightness based on the lighting conditions in your environment. You can turn the ambient light sensor on and off in 2 ways: ■...
  • Page 25 Keyboard 3. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click OK. ✎ For on-screen information about any item on the Preferences tab, click the Help button in the upper-right corner of the window, and then click the item. 4.
  • Page 26 Index alternating displays 2–4 hotkey commands ambient light sensor 2–2 alternate displays 2–4 battery charge information 2–4 battery charge, displaying decrease display brightness information 2–4 2–5 buttons display system information Center pointing stick 1–2 2–5 Center TouchPad 1–3 increase display brightness Info Center 2–6 2–5 presentation 2–7...
  • Page 27 Index Pointing stick 1–2 power preference 2–8 presentation button 2–7 2–8 2–9 presentation feature preferences, setting 2–11 Presentation mode preferences, setting 2–11 Quick Launch buttons 2–5 2–10 scrolling zone, TouchPad 1–3 system information, displaying 2–5 tiling, setting preferences 2–16 TouchPad described 1–3 setting preferences 1–5 Index–2...
  • Page 28 © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Windows is a U.S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.

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