Basic Operation 
  Operating Your Notebook 
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To use the Alt GR key 
Non-U.S. keyboards have an Alt GR key to the right of the spacebar. This is a shift key 
that provides access to certain special keyboard characters. 
?? For a character in the lower-right corner of a key, press and hold Alt GR to type the 
character. 
   
1.  Shifted. 
2.  Unshifted.  
3.  Alt GR. 
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, HP 
Display Settings. You can also add 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 notebook, such as color depth 
and screen area. 
1.  Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display. 
2.  Click the Settings tab, then make the settings you want. 
3.  Click the Appearance tab to customize fonts, icons, menus, and other display 
elements used throughout Windows XP.