Setting touchscreen preferences
To set touchscreen preferences:
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For clicks, flicks, and visual feedback, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Pen and Touch. These preferences are specific to the touchscreen and the computer.
● For left-handed or right-handed users, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Tablet PC Settings > General tab. These preferences are specific to the touchscreen and the
computer.
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For pointer speed, click speed, and mouse trails, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Mouse. These preferences apply to any pointing device in the system.
Connecting an external mouse
Connect an external USB mouse to the computer using one of the USB ports on the computer. A
USB mouse also connects to the computer by using optional docking device ports or optional
expansion product.
Using the action keys
Action keys are customized actions that are assigned to specific keys at the top of the keyboard.
To use an action key, press and hold this key to activate the assigned function.
NOTE: The action key feature is enabled at the factory. You can disable this feature in Setup Utility.
If this feature is disabled in Setup Utility, you will need to press fn and an action key to activate the
assigned function. Refer to the “Setup Utility (BIOS)” chapter for additional information.
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Opens Help and Support, which provides information about the Windows operating system and computer, answers
to questions and tutorials, and updates to the computer.
Help and Support also provides automated troubleshooting and links to support specialists.
Decreases the screen brightness level incrementally when holding down this key.
Increases the screen brightness level incrementally when holding down this key.
Switches the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is
connected to the computer, pressing this key alternates the screen image from computer display to monitor display
to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.
Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video standard. The
Switch Screen Image key also alternates images among other devices that are receiving video information from
the computer.
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