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2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard

Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Pointing Devices on TouchPad Models Only . . . . . . 2–1

Pointing Devices on Dual Device Models Only . . . . 2–2

Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Identifying Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Using the Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Using Custom Assignments and Schemes. . . . . . . . 2–13

Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14

Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14

Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

3 Battery Packs

Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Identifying Battery Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 3–3 Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack. . . . . . . 3–4 Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Charging a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Charging a Primary and a MultiBay Battery Pack . . 3–6 Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . . 3–7 Displaying Charge Information on a Battery Pack . . 3–9 Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

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