Troubleshooting guide

Using Microsoft Windows XP

Windows Shortcuts and Miscellaneous Tasks

Windows taskbar auto-hide feature

The Windows taskbar should always be in the auto-hide mode when using the

instrument application. If the taskbar is not set to auto-hide, the lower part of the

instrument display is obscured by the taskbar.

If a mouse is attached to the instrument, and you move the mouse cursor to the

bottom of the display (either deliberately or accidentally), the taskbar automatically

appears. Provided that the taskbar is in auto-hide mode, you can make it disappear

again by moving the mouse cursor away from the bottom of the screen.

If at any time the Windows taskbar is inadvertently set to the non-auto-hide mode,

you can restore the auto-hide behavior by doing the following:

Restoring taskbar auto-hide mode

Step Notes

1. Click Start > Control Panel If not using a mouse, press Ctrl+Esc.

2. In Classic View, click Taskbar and

Start Menu,

or,

in Category View, click Appearance

and Themes, Taskbar and Start

If you are not using a mouse, use the

shortcut key combinations specified in

the Section “Windows shortcuts (key

combinations)” on page 97 to make

these selections.

3. Click the Taskbar tab The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties

dialog appears.