Tablet Settings: Dell QuickSet Help for Microsoft Windows Vista

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# Tablet Settings

Dell™ QuickSet Help for Microsoft® Windows Vista™

Audio Settings

Display Settings

Pen and Input Settings

Power Management

Shortcuts

Tablet PC Hardware Buttons

## Audio Settings

The Audio Settings menu contains a set of tiles through which you can control the playback volume on your computer in real-time.

From the Audio Settings menu, you can:

- Adjust the computer volume level up or down – Use the horizontal slider to increase or decrease the volume level.
- Mute the computer volume - Click the Mute on button to turn off the sound or click Mute off to turn on the sound.

## Display Settings

The Display Settings menu contains a set of tiles through which you can control different display settings on your computer.

From the Display Settings menu, you can:

- Adjust the computer display brightness level in real-time - Use the horizontal slider to increase or decrease the brightness level.
- Turn the computer display off - Click the Turn off button to turn off the display. To turn the display on again, touch the tablet screen with your tablet pen.
- Turn presentation mode on or off - Click the Turn on button to turn on presentation mode or click Turn off to turn off presentation mode.
- Modify presentation mode settings - Click the Advanced Settings link to modify presentation mode settings.
- Set the screen orientation - Use the drop down list to select the desired screen orientation.
- Modify the screen orientation sequence - Click the Change button to modify the orientation sequence.
- Turn the automatic rotation feature on or off - Click the Turn on button to turn on automatic rotation or click Turn off to turn off automatic rotation.

| NOTE: The Dell™ QuickSet application program must be running for the auto-rotate functionality to work. This feature automatically changes the display orientation when the screen is rotated between notebook mode and tablet mode.

- Turn the ambient light sensor on or off - Click the Turn on button to turn on the ambient light sensor or click Turn off to turn off the ambient light sensor.
- Modify ambient light sensor settings - Click the Advanced Settings link to modify ambient light sensor settings.

## Pen and Input Settings

The Pen and Input Settings menu contains a set of tiles through which you can control how your computer behaves when the computer's pen is removed from the pen-well and to adjust different input settings.

From the Pen and Input Settings menu, you can:

- Turn the Pen Missing Indicator light feature on or off - Click the Turn on button to turn on the indicator light or click Turn off to turn off the indicator light.
- Turn the Resume on Pen Removal feature on or off - Click the Turn on button to turn on the feature or click Turn off to turn off the feature.
- Enable or disable the buttons on the front edge of the tablet - Click the Turn on button to enable the buttons or click Turn off to disable the buttons.
- Select the computer Input Mode - Use the drop down list to select the desired input mode.
- Calibrate pen sensitivity and computer response to pen inputs - Click the Calibrate button to calibrate your pen.
- Modify Pen Calibration settings - Click the Advanced Settings link to modify calibration settings.

## Power Management

The Power Management menu contains a set of tiles through which you can easily select a power management mode and displays your computer's battery status information.

From the Power Management menu, you can:

- Put your computer into Standby mode - Click the Standby button to put your computer in Standby mode.
- Put the your computer into Hibernate mode - Click the Hibernate button to put your computer in Hibernate mode.
- Review the charge status of all your computer's batteries - Under Battery Status, a power meter shows the charge of each battery.

## Shortcuts

The Shortcuts menu contains a set of tiles through which you can easily access Microsoft® Windows Vista™ tablet settings, the Ntrig control panel, tablet tutorial applications, and the Windows® Mobility Center application.

From the Shortcuts menu, you can:

- Access windows tablet settings - Click the Windows Tablet PC Settings tile to open the Tablet PC Settings dialog box.
- Access windows pen and input device settings - Click the Windows Tablet PC Settings tile to open the Pen and Input Devices dialog box.
- Access Ntrig digitizer control panel settings - Click the Digitizer Control Panel tile to open the Ntrig Digitizer Control Panel dialog box.
- Launch a tablet PC tutorial - Click the Tablet PC Tutorials tile to launch a basic tutorial about using tablets.
- Launch the Tablet Experience Pack - Click the Tablet Experience Pack tile to launch a robust tablet tutorial application pack.
- Launch the Windows Mobility Center - Click the Windows Mobility Center tile to launch the mobility center application.

## Tablet PC Hardware Buttons

Following describes the different tablet buttons on the front edge of the tablet. The function of these buttons can be reprogrammed using the Microsoft Windows Tablet and Pen Settings Control panel in your computer's operating system.

- SAS button - Press to emulate a <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key sequence.

| NOTE: This button can not be reprogrammed.

- Screen Rotate button - Press to rotate the screen in a 90° clock-wise direction. You can rotate the screen a full 360° by repeatedly pressing the button.

| NOTE: To turn the liquid crystal display (LCD) on or off and switch the digitizer to Auto or Pen-Only modes, press and hold the Screen Rotate button. When you press and hold the button with the LCD on, the LCD turns off and switches to Pen-Only mode. When you press and hold the button with the LCD off, the LCD turns on and switches to Auto mode.

- QuickSet Tablet Settings button - Press to launch the Tablet Settings page in the QuickSet application program.
- Hot Start button - Press to launch Microsoft Office Outlook® or Outlook Express.
- Scroll Control Dial button - Press to enable or disable up and down scrolling within an active document, application, or window and to select an object.

- To scroll up or down one page at a time, press the Scroll Control Dial up or down and release the control dial (scroll bar button returns to center position).
- To quickly scroll up or down a list, press the Scroll Control Dial up or down and hold the control dial in position.
- To select an object press the Scroll Control Dial Enter button once.
- To launch a context-sensitive menu (similar to right-click menu), press and hold the Scroll Control Dial Enter button.

- Back button - Press to move backward in applications that support navigation such as web browsing or next and back buttons.

| NOTE: To close an active window or application, press and hold the Back button.

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