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Document Part Number: 396854-001
March 2006
This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.

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  • Page 1 Pointing Devices and Keyboard Document Part Number: 396854-001 March 2006 This guide explains the pointing devices and keyboard.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Pointing devices and fingerprint reader Identifying pointing devices and fingerprint reader..1–2 Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) ..1–4 Set up the fingerprint reader ....1–4 Use your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows .
  • Page 3 Contents Setting tiling preferences ..... 2–21 Setting Zoom preferences ....2–21 Setting the ambient light sensor.

  • Page 4: Pointing Devices And Fingerprint Reader

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader The following sections provide information on the fingerprint reader and 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 5: Identifying Pointing Devices And Fingerprint Reader

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader Identifying pointing devices and fingerprint reader ✎ The pointing stick (select models only) and TouchPad controls can be used interchangeably. Component Description Fingerprint reader Allows a fingerprint logon to Microsoft® Windows® instead of a (select models only)* password logon.
  • Page 6 Pointing devices and fingerprint reader Component Description Center pointing stick button Functions like the center button on an (select models only) external mouse. Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an (select models only) external mouse. TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down.

  • Page 7: Using The Fingerprint Reader (Select Models Only)

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) The fingerprint reader allows you to log on to Microsoft Windows using a registered fingerprint in ProtectTools Security Manager instead of using a Windows password. Two steps are required for your first logon to Windows using the fingerprint reader: 1.
  • Page 8 Pointing devices and fingerprint reader 5. On the “My Services and Applications” page, click Register Fingerprints. ✎ By default, Credential Manager requires registration of at least 2 different fingers. 6. When the Credential Manager Registration Wizard opens, slowly swipe your finger downward over the fingerprint reader.

  • Page 9: Use Your Registered Fingerprint To Log On

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader 8. Click a different finger on the screen to register, and then repeat steps 6 and 7. Ä You must register at least 2 fingers in order to complete the setup. ✎ If you click Finish before registering at least 2 fingers, an error message is displayed.

  • Page 10: Using The Touchpad

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader 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.

  • Page 11: Setting Touchpad Preferences

    Pointing devices and fingerprint reader Setting TouchPad preferences Mouse Properties in Microsoft 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 12: 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 through keys represent the f3, f4, hotkey functions.

  • Page 13: Hotkey Quick Reference

    Keyboard Hotkey quick reference To perform this function Press Initiate standby fn+f3 Resume from standby 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 14: 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 15 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 16 Keyboard View battery pack charge information (fn+f8) Press to display charge information for all installed battery fn+f8 packs. The display indicates which battery packs are charging and reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery pack. Battery pack locations are indicated by number: ■...

  • Page 17: Display And Clear System Information (Fn+Esc)

    Keyboard Display and clear system information (fn+esc) hotkey displays information about system hardware fn+esc components and the system BIOS version numbers In the Windows display, the version of the system BIOS fn+esc (basic input-output system) is displayed as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal format.
  • Page 18 Keyboard Component Description Info Center button Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various software solutions. You can also reprogram this button to perform one of the following actions: ■ Open a program, folder, file, or Web site. ■ Open Presentation feature or the Q Menu.
  • Page 19 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. Refer to “Presentation button” for more information. The presentation button can be reprogrammed to perform one of the following actions:...

  • Page 20: 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 21 Keyboard The image simultaneously displays on the computer screen and on an external device connected to one of the following: ■ The external monitor port ■ The S-Video-out jack on the rear panel ■ Ports and jacks on an optional docking device If you choose not to use the presentation button default settings, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions:...

  • Page 22: Info Center Button

    Keyboard Info Center button When you press the Info Center button the first time, the Info Center opens, enabling you to open preset software solutions. If you choose not to use this default setting for the Info Center button, you can reprogram the button to perform one of the following actions: ■...

  • Page 23: 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 24: 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 > Printers and Other Hardware > HP Quick Launch Buttons. ■...
  • Page 25 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 26 Keyboard e. To select a display setting for the presentation feature, click Internal Only, Dual Display, or Extended Desktop. ✎ By default the Internal Only display setting is selected. When you choose the Extended Desktop setting, you can select the option that allows the computer to determine optimal resolution.

  • Page 27: Displaying The Q Menu

    Keyboard Displaying the Q Menu The Q Menu provides quick access to many of the system tasks accessed with the buttons, keys, or hotkeys found on most computers. To display the Q Menu on the desktop: » Right-click the HP Quick Launch Buttons icon and select Launch Q Menu.

  • Page 28: 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 29 Keyboard Adding a user-defined item to the Q Menu To add an item to both the Items to display on Q Menu list and to the Q Menu when it is not on the Items to display on Q Menu list—for example, an item on a drive, network, or the Internet: 1.
  • Page 30 Keyboard Changing a user-defined item User-defined items can be changed, but system-defined items cannot be changed. If you select a system-defined item on the Items to display on Q Menu list, the Modify button is unavailable. To change the display name and/or file name of a user-defined item: 1.

  • Page 31: Repositioning A Q Menu Item

    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 32: Setting Tiling Preferences

    Keyboard Setting tiling preferences To set tiling preferences on the Windows desktop: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Quick Tile tab. 2. Click Vertical Tile or Horizontal Tile, and then click the programs you want to be tiled in the Applications currently running box.

  • Page 33: 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 3 ways: ■...

  • Page 34: Setting Other Preferences

    Keyboard Setting other preferences You can set other preferences from the HP Quick Launch Buttons Preferences tab. ✎ Some of the preferences listed on the Preferences tab may not be supported by your computer. To set a preference: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Preferences tab.
  • Page 35 Index alternating displays 2–4 hotkey commands ambient light sensor 2–2 alternate displays 2–4 battery charge information 2–5 battery charge, displaying decrease display brightness information 2–5 2–5 biometric readers 1–4 display system information buttons 2–6 Center pointing stick 1–3 increase display brightness Center TouchPad 1–3 2–5 Info Center 2–7...
  • Page 36 Index presentation button 2–8 2–9 2–11 presentation feature preferences, setting 2–13 Presentation mode preferences, setting 2–13 Quick Launch buttons 2–6 2–12 scrolling zone, TouchPad 1–3 system information, displaying 2–6 tiling, setting preferences 2–21 TouchPad described 1–3 setting preferences 1–8 Index–2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard...

  • Page 37: Pointing Devices And Keyboard

    © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks 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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