HP nc6140 - Notebook PC User manual

TouchPad and Keyboard
Document Part Number: 396325-001
December 2005
This guide explains the TouchPad and keyboard.

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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
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.
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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
2
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.

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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.

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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.