Basic Operation

Operating Your Computer

To adjust the display

 

Changing the brightness

 

∙ Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to decrease or increase (respectively) the display’s brightness.

 

–or–

 

∙ Click Start, 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, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display.

2. Click the Settings tab, and then choose the settings you want.

The computer has an LCD display, which behaves differently from a normal computer monitor. If you change the display resolution, the desktop changes size, but the objects on it do not. You normally won’t change the resolution except to use an external monitor.

Changing icon and label sizes

If the icons and labels on your screen seem too small, you can enlarge them using

HP Desktop Zoom.

∙ Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP Desktop Zoom, HP Desktop Zoom.

Using an external monitor

If you want, you can attach an external monitor to your notebook computer. See “To use an external monitor” on page 82.

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