HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP PageWide Enterprise - Customize the Home screen, display settings, or language

Use the following steps to locate the Control Panel Customization menu.

1. Using the top navigation tabs, click General.

2. In the left navigation pane, click Control Panel Customization, and then complete one or more of the procedures that follow in this document.

   Control Panel Customization menu

   

Use the following information to change the menu items shown on the control panel Home screen.

1. Under the Control Panel Customization menu, click Home Screen Customization.

   Home Screen Customization page

   

   Note:

   To use a different application for the Home screen, use the Home Screen App list to select the app, and then click Apply.

2. Use the Home Screen Arrangement section to hide or show items on Home screen as follows:

   • To hide a menu item: Click and hold the cursor over the menu item to be hidden, drag the item to the Hidden Items section, and then release the mouse button.

   • To show a hidden item: Click and hold the cursor over the menu item to be shown, drag the item to the Home Screen section, and then release the mouse button.

   Example of moving a menu item to Hidden Items

   

3. (Optional) In the Home Screen section, use the Folder and Configuration icons at the bottom of this section to add a folder, move an item into a folder, or access the setup page for an item.

   Folder and Configuration icons

   

4. FutureSmart 3: Click the Apply button at the bottom of the EWS window to save the changes.

   FutureSmart 4: The updates are automatically saved.

Use the following steps to change the order in which menu items appear.

1. On the Home Screen Customization page, click and hold the cursor over a menu item to be moved.

2. Drag the menu item to the new location, and then release the mouse button.

   Example of moving a menu item

   

3. FutureSmart 3: Click the Apply button at the bottom of the EWS window to save the changes.

   FutureSmart 4: The updates are automatically saved.

Use the following steps to change the Home screen background.

1. On the Home Screen Customization page, locate the Wallpaper Customization section. This section shows you which file types are supported as well as the maximum file resolution.

   Wallpaper Customization section

   

2. To set wallpaper, click Set Wallpaper, browse to the image file, and then click Open.

   Note:

   The wallpaper image is placed with the top-left corner of the picture in the top-left corner of the control panel.

   To clear wallpaper, click Clear Wallpaper.

The date and time display on many control-panel screens. Information such as fax number, IP address, and HP ePrint address, as well as instructions on how to connect to the product display in the How to Connect menu by default. Use the following procedure to control which information displays in these areas.

1. Under the Control Panel Customization menu, click Display Settings.

2. On the Display Settings page, select or deselect the individual options.

   Display Settings page

   

3. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the EWS window to save the changes.

Use the following steps to change the language and keyboard layout.

1. Under the Control Panel Customization menu, click Control Panel Language and Keyboard Layouts.

   Control Panel Language and Keyboard Layouts page

   

2. Select the radio button next to the preferred default language from the Language column.

3. Select the preferred keyboard layout from the Keyboard Layout drop-down menu.

4. Enable or disable the Allow users to choose another language for their session option.

5. Enable or disable the Show alternate keyboard button on keyboard screens option, and then select the languages to display. If the feature is enabled, select the preferred keyboard layouts.

Use this procedure to select the screen-border color and the text that displays while the product is inactive.

1. Under the Control Panel Customization menu, click Display Settings.

2. On the Display Settings page, select Show Welcome Message.

3. Enter a title in the Title: field, enter the message into the Text: field, and then select a color from the Header Background Color choices.

   Welcome Message settings