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Beginning to Use the Notebook

Selecting Regional Settings

Keyboard language and other regional preferences, such as time, date, and currency format, are set in the operating system.

To access regional settings:

In Windows 2000 Professional, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options.

In Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional, select Start > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language and Regional Options.

For information about selecting regional settings, open the Regional Options window, then use context-sensitive Help. To use context-sensitive Help, select the question mark button in the upper right corner of the window, then select an item. A definition, explanation, or procedure is displayed.

Selecting Screen Settings

If you would like to see more items on your screen or to see the items on your screen displayed larger, change the screen resolution setting in your operating system.

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HP 2853AP, 2899AP, 2897AP, 2898AP, 2895AP, 2892AP, 2893AP, 2891AP, 2894AP Selecting Regional Settings, Selecting Screen Settings

2816KR, 2801TC, 2871AP, 2880CL, 2882AP specifications

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