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Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel
The security panel also enables you to launch applications with the touch of a button when your system is
on. Pressing any of the buttons will launch a user-defined application. Your notebook is pre-installed with
software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Security /Application Panel.
Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel
When you start Windows, the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible, giving you a variety of options. To set up the
Panel to best suit your needs, we have provided the Application Panel Setup utility that quickly and easily
helps you make the most of this valuable feature.
To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup:
1Click on [Start].
2Click on Programs.
3Click on LifeBook Application Panel.
4Click on Setup of LifeBook Application Panel. The Button Setting utility will appear. There are tabs that
correspond to the application buttons on the LifeBook Application Panel. When you receive your notebook,
these buttons are pre-configured to launch specific programs, as referenced in Chapter 7 of this do cument.
To change an application associated with the Application buttons:
1Click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure – for example, Application A.
2Select Enable this button, then click on the [Application Registration] button.
3On the screen that appears, click the Select from Start Menu checkbox, then scroll down the list to select the
application you want to start with the Application A button.
4Click [Next] -> [Next] -> [Finish]. On the Button Setting window, click [Apply], then click [OK]. The button will now
launch the new application.
The Internet tab is different. It comes set to launch your default Internet browser (Internet Explorer),
unless you have changed it in Windows. To reconfigure it to launch another program follow these steps:
1Click on the Internet tab.
2Select Enable this button, then click on the [Application Registration] button.