HP CQ45-323TX User Manual

Pointing Devices and Keyboard

User Guide

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First Edition: November 2008

Document Part Number: 506244-001

Product notice

This user guide describes features that are
common to most models. Some features
may not be available on your computer.

Table of contents

1 Using the TouchPad

Setting TouchPad preferences ............................................................................................................. 2

Connecting an external mouse ............................................................................................................. 2

2 Using the keyboard

Using hotkeys ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Displaying system information (fn+esc) ............................................................................... 4

Opening Help and Support (fn+f1) ....................................................................................... 4

Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2) ........................................................................... 5

Opening a Web browser (fn+f3) .......................................................................................... 6

Switching the screen image (fn+f4) ..................................................................................... 6

Initiating Hibernation (fn+f5) ................................................................................................ 7

Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) .................................................................................................. 7

Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7) .................................................................................. 7

Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8) ................................................................................... 7

Playing, pausing or resuming an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f9) .............................................. 7

Stopping an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f10) ............................................................................ 7

Playing previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f11) ................................... 7

Playing next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f12) ......................................... 8

Muting speaker sound (fn+home) ........................................................................................ 8

Increasing speaker sound (fn+pg up) .................................................................................. 8

Decreasing speaker sound (fn+pg dn) ................................................................................ 8

3 Using the keypads

Using the embedded numeric keypad ................................................................................................ 10

Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad .................................................... 10

Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad .............................................. 10

Using an optional external numeric keypad ....................................................................................... 10

4 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard

Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 12

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1 Using the TouchPad

The following illustration and table describe the computer TouchPad.

Component Description

(1) TouchPad light

(2) TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen.

(3) Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse.

(4) TouchPad on/off button Enables/disables the TouchPad.

(5) TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down.

(6) Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an external mouse.

*This table describes factory settings. To view and change TouchPad preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware
and Sound > Mouse.

White: TouchPad is enabled.

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Amber: TouchPad is disabled.

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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 like the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. To
scroll up and down using the TouchPad scroll zone, slide your finger up or down over the vertical white
line.

NOTE: If you are using the TouchPad to move the pointer, you must lift your finger off the TouchPad

before moving it to the scroll zone. Simply sliding your finger from the TouchPad to the scroll zone will
not activate the scrolling function.

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Setting TouchPad preferences

Use Mouse Properties in Windows® to customize settings for pointing devices, such as button
configuration, click speed, and pointer options.

To access Mouse Properties, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse.

Connecting an external mouse

You can connect an external USB mouse to the computer using one of the USB ports on the computer.
A USB mouse can also be connected to the system using the ports on an optional docking device or
expansion product.

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