Basic Operation Operating Your Notebook To use the Alt GR key Non-U.S. keyboards have an Alt GR key to the right of the spacebar. This is a shift key that provides access to certain special keyboard characters. ?? For a character in the lower-right corner of a key, press and hold Alt GR to type the character. 1. Shifted. 2. Unshifted. 3. Alt GR. To adjust the display Changing the brightness ?? Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to decrease or increase (respectively) the display’s brightness. –or– ?? Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings, HP Display Settings. You can also add a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access.
Hint To maximize your battery operating time, set the brightness to the lowest level you can view comfortably. Changing display settings You can customize a number of display settings for your notebook, such as color depth and screen area. 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display. 2. Click the Settings tab, then make the settings you want. 3. Click the Appearance tab to customize fonts, icons, menus, and other display elements used throughout Windows XP. Reference Guide 35