Gateway m275 User Manual
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181 Using the display www.gateway.com XtraBright/XtraDim Use XtraBright to increase the LCD panel brightness above the normal brightest setting for 255 seconds. Use this feature in bright lighting situations, such as outside in bright sunlight. Use XtraDim to decrease the brightness below the normal dimmest setting. Use this feature in dim lighting situations. To use XtraBright/XtraDim: ■Press the XtraBright/XtraDim button or press the XtraBright/XtraDim key on the keyboard to increase the LCD panel brightness above the normal brightest setting for 255 seconds. For more information, see “Tablet control buttons” on page 32 and “System key combinations” on page 30. -OR- ■Press the XtraBright/XtraDim button or press the XtraBright/XtraDim key on the keyboard a second time to decrease the brightness below the normal dimmest setting. For more information, see “Tablet control buttons” on page 32 and “System key combinations” on page 30.
182 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Gateway M275 www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors your screen displays. Various image types require various color depths for optimum appearance. For example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while color photographs need millions of colors to be displayed with optimum quality. Windows lets you choose from several color depth settings. We recommend that you use the 32-bit True Color setting at all times. If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to 32-bit True Color, if necessary. To change the color depth: 1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click/tap Appearance and Themes . 2Click/Double-click/Tap/Double-tap the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
183 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 3Click/Tap the Settings tab. 4Click/Tap the arrow button to open the Color quality list, then click/tap the color depth you want. 5To save your changes, click/tap OK, then click/tap Ye s. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting display settings, click/tap Start, then click/tap Help and Support. Type the keyword changing display settings in the Search box , then click/tap the arrow.
184 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Gateway M275 www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen resolution You can increase the screen resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading the display easier. The higher the resolution, the smaller individual components of the screen (such as icons and menu bars) appear. To adjust the screen resolution: 1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click/tap Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click/Tap/Double-tap the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click/Tap the Settings tab. 4Drag the Screen resolution slider to the size you prefer. 5To save your changes, click/tap OK, then click/tap Ye s.
185 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background color and dialog box title bars. To change desktop colors: 1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click/tap Appearance and Themes . 2Click/Double-click/Tap/Double-tap the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click/Tap the Appearance tab. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting screen resolution, click/tap Start, then click/tap Help and Support. Type the keyword changing screen resolution in the Search box , then click/tap the arrow.
186 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Gateway M275 www.gateway.com 4Click/Tap the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click/tap the color scheme you want, then click/tap OK. The new colors appear on your desktop. - OR - If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: aClick/Tap Advanced. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens. bClick/Tap the arrow button to open the Item list, then click/tap the item you want to change. cChange the color or font settings for the item. dClick/Tap OK, then click/tap the Themes tab. eClick/Tap Save As, type a name for the new theme, then click/tap OK twice. The new colors appear on your desktop. Changing the desktop background You can change the Windows desktop background picture. Windows provides several backgrounds, or you can use pictures that you have created or retrieved from other sources. To change the desktop background: 1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click/tap Appearance and Themes . 2Click/Double-click/Tap/Double-tap the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
187 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 3Click/Tap the Desktop tab. 4Click/Tap a background picture in the Background list. - OR - Click/Tap Browse to select a background picture from another location. 5If you want the picture you chose to cover the entire screen, click/tap the arrow button to open the Position list, then click/tap Stretch or Tile. 6If the picture you chose does not cover the entire screen and you did not choose to stretch or tile the image in Step 5, you can change the solid color behind the picture by clicking/tapping the arrow button to open the Color list, then clicking/tapping a color. 7Click/Tap OK. Help and SupportFor more information about changing the background, click/tap Start, then click/tap Help and Support. Type the keyword changing desktop background in the Search box , then click/tap the arrow.
188 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Gateway M275 www.gateway.com Selecting a screen saver You can use a screen saver to keep others from viewing your display while you are away from your convertible tablet PC. Windows supplies a variety of screen savers that you can choose from, and many more are available from the Internet and as commercial products. To select a screen saver: 1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click/tap Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click/Tap/Double-tap the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click/Tap the Screen Saver tab. 4Click/Tap the arrow button to open the Screen Saver list, then click/tap the screen saver you want. Windows previews the screen saver. 5If you want to customize the screen saver, click/tap Settings, then make your changes . If the Settings button is not available, you cannot customize the screen saver you selected.
189 Adjusting tablet and pen settings www.gateway.com 6If you want to display the Welcome (Login) screen whenever you exit the screen saver, click/tap the On resume, display Welcome screen check box. 7If you want to change the time before the screen saver is activated, click/tap the up or down arrows next to the Wait box. 8Click/Tap OK. Adjusting tablet and pen settings Windows XP tablet PC Edition includes a control panel for adjusting pen, display, and button preferences such as: ■Right-handed vs. left-handed use ■Pen calibration in portrait and landscape modes ■Button functions ■Pen actions such as double-tapping To change tablet and pen settings: 1Double-click/Double-tap the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the taskbar. The Tablet and Pen Properties dialog box opens. 2Click/Tap the Pen Options tab. 3Change the pen options settings, then click/tap OK. Help and SupportFor more information about selecting a screen saver, click/tap Start, then click/tap Help and Support. Type the keyword screen savers in the Search box , then click/tap the arrow.
190 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Gateway M275 www.gateway.com Programming the buttons Most of the tablet control buttons on your convertible tablet PC’s can be reprogrammed with new functions. For more information, see “Tablet control buttons” on page 32. To reprogram button functions: 1Double-click/Double-tap the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the taskbar. The Tablet and Pen Properties dialog box opens. 2Click/Tap the Tablet Buttons tab. 3Change the button settings, then click/tap OK.