Using the Display 25Using the DisplayAdjusting BrightnessWhen a Dell™ computer is running on battery power, you can conserve power by setting thebrightness to the lowest comfortable setting by pressing and the up- or down-arrow key onthe keyboard.The Dell QuickSet Brightness Meter shows the current brightness setting for the display. Right-clickthe icon in the taskbar to enable or disable the Brightness Meter on the screen.NOTE: By default, the Brightness Meter appears in the lower-rightcorner of the display. You can click and drag the meter to a preferredlocation.NOTE: Brightness key combinations only affect the display on yourportable computer, not monitors that you attach to your portablecomputer or docking device. If your computer is connected to an external monitor and you try to change thebrightness level, the Brightness Meter appears, but the brightness level on the monitor does not change.You can enable or disable the Brightness Meter from the QuickSet taskbar menu. When the meter isenabled, press the following keys to adjust brightness:• Press and the up-arrow key to increase brightness on the integrated display only (not on anexternal monitor).• Press and the down-arrow key to decrease brightness on the integrated display only (not onan external monitor).For more information on using QuickSet, right-click the icon in the taskbar and click Help.Switching the Video ImageWhen you start the computer with an external device (such as an external monitor or projector)attached and turned on, the image may appear on either the computer display or the external device.Press to switch the video image between the display only, the external device only, orthe display and the external device simultaneously.book.book Page 25 Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:08 AM
