Keyboard and keypad controls – Dell Latitude C800 User Manual
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1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. (If you are running Windows 2000, double-click Control Panel.)
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display icon.
3. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then set the resolution by dragging the slider in the Screen Area box. In the
Colors box, choose the number of colors from the menu provided. For more information, see your operating system documentation.
If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than the display supports, the settings adjust automatically to the closest possible
setting.
Video Drivers and Video Resolution
The Dell-installed video drivers work with the operating system to let you customize the video resolution and number of screen colors on your
display. For detailed information on video resolution, see "
Technical Specifications
."
If the video resolution setting is higher than that supported by the display, the computer enters pan mode. In pan mode the screen cannot be
completely displayed. For example, the taskbar that usually appears at the bottom of the desktop may no longer be visible. To view the rest of the
screen, use the touch pad or track stick to pan up and down and left and right.
NOTICE: You can damage the monitor by using an unsupported refresh rate. Before adjusting the refresh rate on an external
monitor, see the monitor's user's guide.
If you select a resolution and color combination that the computer does not support, the computer automatically selects the next supported
combination.
Dual-Display Mode
With Windows Me, you can use an external monitor as an extension of your display. For more information, see "
Using an External Monitor in Dual-
Display Mode
."
Keyboard and Keypad Controls
Key combinations allow you to:
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Numeric Keypad
The numeric keypad shares some of the keys on your computer's keyboard. The shared numbers and symbol characters are shown on the right
side of the keys. When you activate the numeric keypad, the
light turns on.
Numeric Keypad Key Combinations
NOTE: The Dell-installed video drivers are designed to offer the best performance on your computer. Dell recommends that you use
only these drivers with your factory-installed operating system.
NOTE: Color depth is based on 256 colors for 8-bit, 65,536 colors for 16-bit, and 4,294,967,296 colors for 32-bit displays.
NOTE: On an external keyboard, press <Scroll Lock> with the appropriate keys if the External Hot Key option is enabled in the
system
setup program
.