User's Manual

Getting started 7
The screenThe screen
The screenThe screen
The screen
Adjust the screen contrast by holding down the Fn key and
pressing the ‘,’ (
)or‘.’( ) key.
Change the size of the text on the screen using the Zoom in and
Zoom out commands.
Adjust the screen brightness by holding down the Fn key and
pressing the Spacebar. Each press of the Spacebar increases
brightness by one ‘step’.
Important: Note that battery life is considerably reduced when
the brightness is increased.
Finding & using the penFinding & using the pen
Finding & using the penFinding & using the pen
Finding & using the pen
The pen is located in a holder at the right, just behind the
keyboard. To remove it, slide the pen eject button to the right.
To replace it, push it back in and it will click into place.
Tap lightly on the screen using the pen. It’s OK to use your
fingers to tap on the screen, though it is best to use the pen to
avoid fingerprints or smudges on the screen. Do not tap the
screen with any object that has a sharp tip or you may damage
the screen. Don’t use any type of ink pen, as the ink may be
impossible to remove. See the ‘Care & safety’ chapter for
instructions on how to clean the screen.
You can usually tap on an item with the pen to select or change
it. For example, you can tap on:
• the program icons, to open a program.
• the command icons, for “shortcuts” to System functions,
e.g. the menu bar, cutting and pasting, Infrared, zooming in
and out.
Note: If the screen doesn’t respond to your taps, you may need
to re-calibrate it. You can do this by opening the Screen icon
from the Control panel.
Most of the things you can do with the pen have an equivalent
keyboard combination, so you can use the pen, the keyboard, or
a combination of both methods.
First stepsFirst steps
First stepsFirst steps
First steps
When you first switch on the netBook, you will see the System
screen. This is the “desktop” where you can view your files and
folders, and change settings that control how the netBook
works.
• All the information you enter into the netBook is contained
in files; their names are displayed in the System screen,
beside icons that represent the programs that created them.
• All your files are stored in folders. When you start using the
netBook, the contents of the ‘Documents’ folder is
displayed.
• The System screen’s “Title bar” shows you which folder is
currently displayed on the screen. When you start you are in
the ‘Documents’ folder on the “C (Internal) drive”.
You can have as many folders as you wish, and create folders
within other folders. Folders can contain files created in a variety
of programs; they are not restricted to files from a single
program. See ‘Files, folders & programs’ for details of managing
files and folders.
Navigating between files & foldersNavigating between files & folders
Navigating between files & foldersNavigating between files & folders
Navigating between files & folders
• Tap on a folder icon to move to that folder, tap on the Close
folder icon to close it and move back up a level.
• Tap on a file to select it, tap again to open it. If the filename
is displayed in bold, the file is open, and tapping it will move
straight to the file.
See ‘Files, folders & programs’ for more information about
manipulating files and folders.