Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook A6020 - Manual (Page 29)

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Figure 2-17. LifeBook Application Panel
LifeBook Application Panel
A unique feature of your notebook is the LifeBook
Application Panel. The Application Panel makes your
LifeBook notebook more than just another computer.
This panel allows you to launch selected applications
with the touch of a button.
Your LifeBook notebook is pre-installed with software
utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook
Application Panel. These utilities are found under
[Start] -> All Programs -> Application Panel.
The panel consists of five buttons, labeled “My Home”,
“Web Search”, “A”, “B”, and “C”. Pressing any of the
application buttons will launch a user-defined applica-
tion. The defaults are as follows:
CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION PANEL
When you start your system, the LifeBook Application
Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible,
giving you a variety of options. To set up the panel to
best suit your needs, the Application Panel Setup utility
will quickly and easily help you make the most of this
valuable feature.
By default, pressing the “My Home” button will open
the Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation home page.
Pressing the “Web Search” button will open the Google
search page.
Pressing the “A” or “B” buttons will open Notepad and
Calculator, respectively. (Note that the “C” button is
initially unassigned).
Any of these button defaults can be changed using the
following procedure.
To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with
the Application Panel Setup utility:
1. Click on [Start] -> All Programs.
2. Select LifeBook Application Panel from the drop-
down menu, then click on Setup of LifeBook Appli-
cation Panel. The Button Setting window will open.
The Button Setting window has tabs that correspond to
the buttons on the application panel. When you receive
your notebook, these buttons are pre-configured to
launch specific programs, as noted above.
In order to reconfigure a button to launch a different
program, follow these steps:
1. On the Button Setting window, click the tab of the
button you want to configure.
2. Ensure that the “Enable this button” check box is
selected, then click the [Application registration...]
button.
3. You can either select an application from the Start
menu, or select an application directly by clicking
the “Select from Start Menu” or “Select directly”
button, respectively.
4. Once you’ve selected an application, click [Next].
5. In the next window, you can select to play a sound
when the application starts.
6. Click [Finish] to complete the procedure. After this
point, whenever you click the appropriate applica-
tion button, the application to which you assigned it
will start.
My Home Web Search
* Shown for reference only
My
Home
Web
Search
A B C Vol
+
Button Button
Application
Button A
Application
Button B
Application
Button C
Volume
Down*
Volume
Up*
Button Label Default Application
My Home Default Browser
Web Search www.google.com
A Notepad
B Calculator
C Unassigned
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