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To type accented or international characters, press and hold the Fn/AltGr key as you press the key combination corresponding to the character (international versions only). International versions of the HP Jornada have slightly different keyboard layouts.

To generate extended characters or keyboard commands, hold down the Fn/AltGr key or alt as you press a key. Holding down the Fn/AltGr key will activate the charac- ter or command printed in black, while pressing alt will activate the character or command printed in yellow.

You can also use the Keyboard control panel to adjust how quickly characters repeat when

you hold down a key. To open the Keyboard control panel, press K .

Using HP Jornada settings

The HP Jornada settings application gives you access to many useful controls. Use the HP Jornada settings control panel to:

Adjust your screen brightness and contrast in different lighting conditionsAdjust speaker volume or quickly mute all soundsCheck the remaining battery powerCheck the amount of system memory availableActivate the password delay timer

HP Jornada settings also enable you to save your preferred sound, contrast, and brightness settings in a custom profile, so you can change all your options with a single tap.

To open HP settings

1.On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to HP Utilities, and then tap HP settings.

–or–

Tap the HP Jornada settings hard icon on the left side of the screen.