Lifebook Application Panel; Configuring The Application Panel - Fujitsu LifeBook A6010 User Manual

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LifeBook Application Panel

A unique feature of your notebook is the LifeBook
Application Panel. The Application Panel makes your
LifeBook notebook more than just another computer.
This panel allows you to launch selected applications
with the touch of a button.
Your LifeBook notebook is pre-installed with software
utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook
Application Panel. These utilities are found under
[Start] -> Control Panel -> Application Panel.
The panel consists two buttons, labeled "My Home" and
"Web Search". Pressing either of the two application
buttons will launch a user-defined application.

CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION PANEL

When you start your system, the LifeBook Application
Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible,
giving you a variety of options. To set up the panel to
best suit your needs, the Application Panel Setup utility
will quickly and easily help you make the most of this
valuable feature.
By default, pressing the "My Home" button will open
the Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation home page.
Pressing the "Web Search" button will open the Google
search page. Either of these can be changed using the
following procedure.
To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with
the Application Panel Setup utility:
1. Click on [Start] -> Control Panel. (Note that
depending upon the View you are using, you may
need to click Settings before clicking Control Panel).
2. Double-click on Application Panel. The Application
Panel Setup utility will appear.
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Figure 2-16. LifeBook Application Panel
The utility window has tabs that correspond to the
buttons on the application panel. When you receive your
notebook, these buttons are pre-configured to launch
specific programs. (See Specifications on page 69 for more
information)
The [My Home] button is pre-configured to launch your
default Internet browser. In order to reconfigure it to
launch a different program, follow these easy steps:
1. Click on the My Home tab of the application panel
utility. Click on the down-arrow in the Specify the
button action: field. Select Start Other Program
from the dropdown list.
2. Click on the Browse button.
3. Scroll down the list of applications, and click on the
application you wish to launch with this button.
Click on Open.
4. Click OK.
The button will now launch the new application. If you
want to return to launching your default Internet
browser with this button, you need only click on "Start
Internet Browser" from the dropdown list. Be aware that
you will erase the settings for the other application. If
you wish to go back to launching the other application
from this button, you will need to reconfigure it as
described above.
The Web Search tab can be modified in the same
manner as the My Home tab, except it is not necessary to
select Start Other Program.
At the bottom of each application setup page are two
selectable options. The first will enable/disable the
button when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby
mode, and the second will enable/disable the button
when your LifeBook notebook is in the hibernate state.
You can enable/disable either or both of these functions
simply by clicking on the option.
My Home
Web Search
Vol - *
Vol + *
Power/Suspend/
Resume Button*
* Shown for reference only