HP OmniBook VT6200, Manual

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Basic Operation
Operating Your Computer
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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.
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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
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Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to decrease or increase (respectively) the display’s brightness.
–or–
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Click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display
Settings. You have the option of adding 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 computer, such as color depth
and screen area.
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click Display (Windows 2000), or
click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP).
2. Click the Settings tab, then make the settings you want.