HP Nc6140 - Notebook PC User manual

TouchPad and Keyboard

Document Part Number: 396325-001

December 2005

This guide explains the TouchPad and keyboard.

Notebook Tour ii

Contents

1TouchPad

Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Setting TouchPad preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

2 Keyboard

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Hotkey quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Hotkey procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Initiate standby (fn+f3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Switch the screen image (fn+f4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

View battery pack charge information (fn+f8) . . . . . 2–4

Decrease screen brightness (fn+f9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Increase screen brightness (fn+f10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Display system information (fn+esc) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Using hotkeys with external keyboards. . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Quick Launch buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Using Quick Launch Buttons software . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

Info Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15

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3 Keypads

Using the embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Enabling and disabling the embedded

numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Switching key functions on the embedded

numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Using an external numeric keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Enabling or disabling num lock mode as

you work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Index

TouchPad and Keyboard 1–1

TouchPad

The following illustration and table describe the computer

TouchPad.

Component Description

1TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or

activates items on the screen. Can be

set to perform other mouse functions,

such as scrolling, selecting, and

double-clicking.

2Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an

external mouse.

(Continued)

1–2 TouchPad and Keyboard

TouchPad

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

left and right TouchPad buttons as you would the left and right

buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and down using the

TouchPad vertical scroll area, slide your finger up or down over

the white lines.

Using an external mouse

An external USB mouse can be connected to the computer using

one of the USB ports on the computer. A USB mouse can be

connected to the system using the connectors on an optional

docking device.

3TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down.

4Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an

external mouse.

*This table describes default settings.To view and change TouchPad

preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other

Hardware > Mouse. For details about TouchPad settings, refer to

“Setting TouchPad preferences.”

Component Description

TouchPad

TouchPad and Keyboard 1–3

Setting TouchPad preferences

Mouse Properties in Microsoft® Windows® allows you to

customize settings for pointing devices, 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).

■Edge motion, which enables you to continue to scroll even

though your finger has reached the edge of the TouchPad

(disabled by default).

■Button preference, which allows you to switch between

left-hand and right-hand use (right-hand preference is

enabled by default).

Other features, such as mouse speed preferences and mouse trails,

are also found in Mouse Properties.

To access Mouse Properties:

»Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other

Hardware > Mouse.

TouchPad and Keyboard 2–1

Keyboard

The following sections provide information on the keyboard

features of the computer.

Hotkeys

Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1and either the esc

key 2, or one of the function keys 3.

The icons on the f3, f4, and f8 through f10 keys represent the

hotkey functions. Hotkey functions and procedures are discussed

in the following sections.

2–2 TouchPad and Keyboard

Keyboard

Hotkey quick reference

Hotkey procedures

To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either:

■Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key

of the hotkey command.

– or –

■Press and hold down the fn key, briefly press the second key

of the hotkey command, and then release both keys at the

same time.

To perform this function Press

Initiate standby fn+f3

Resume from standby Power button

Alternate between computer display and

external display

fn+f4

Display battery information fn+f8

Clear battery information fn+f8

Decrease screen brightness fn+f9

Increase screen brightness fn+f10

Display system information fn+esc

Clear system information fn+esc or press OK

Keyboard

TouchPad and Keyboard 2–3

Initiate standby (fn+f3)

Press fn+f3 to initiate standby.

When standby is initiated, your information is stored in random

access memory (RAM), the screen is cleared, and power is

conserved. While the computer is in standby, the power lights

blink.

The computer must be turned on before you initiate standby. If

the computer is in hibernation, you must restore from hibernation

before you can initiate standby.

To resume from standby, briefly press the power button. To

restore from hibernation, briefly press the power button.

The function of the fn+f3 hotkey can be changed. For example,

you can set the fn+f3 hotkey to initiate hibernation instead of

standby. In all Windows operating system windows, references to

the sleep button apply to the fn+f3 hotkey.

Switch the screen image (fn+f4)

Press fn+f4 to switch the screen image amonth display devices

connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected

to the computer, each time you press fn+f4, the image switches

among the computer display, the monitor display, and a

simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.

Most external monitors receive video information from the

computer using the external VGA video standard. The fn+f4

hotkey can also alternate images among other devices receiving

video information from the computer, such as S-Video.

2–4 TouchPad and Keyboard

Keyboard

The following video transmission types, with examples of devices

that use them, are supported by the fn+f4 hotkey:

■LCD (computer display)

■External VGA (most external monitors)

■S-Video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video capture

cards with S-Video-in jacks)

■Composite video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video

capture cards with composite-video–in jacks)

✎Composite video devices can be connected to the system only

by using an optional expansion product.

View battery pack charge information

(fn+f8)

Press fn+f8 to display charge information for all installed battery

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:

■Location 1 is the primary battery pack.

■Location 2 is the optional travel battery pack.

Decrease screen brightness (fn+f9)

Press fn+f9 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down hotkey to

decrease the brightness level incrementally.

Increase screen brightness (fn+f10)

Press fn+f10 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey

to increase the brightness level incrementally.

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