Dell 8500 Laptop User Manual


 
22 A Tour of Your Computer
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If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as
follows:
Solid green: The battery is charging.
Flashing green: The battery is almost fully charged.
If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).
Flashing orange: The battery charge is low.
Solid orange: The battery charge is critically low.
KEYBOARD The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
logo key . For information on supported keyboard shortcuts, see
page 62.
TOUCH PAD Touch pad and touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a
mouse. See page 65 for more information.
DISPLAY LATCH BUTTON Press this button to release the display latch and
open the display.
SPEAKERS To adjust the volume of the integrated speakers, press the volume
control buttons or volume control keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see
page 64.
TOUCH PAD BUTTONS Touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a
mouse. See the Tell Me How help file for more information. To access the help file,
see page 104.
VOLUME CONTROL BUTTONS Press these buttons to adjust the volume.
MUTE BUTTON Press this button to turn off the volume.