Help on hot keys

Hot keys perform special functions. These are found on the keyboard.

Keyboard hot keys

To activate a keyboard hot key, press and hold the Fn key, then press the other key(s) in the combination.

Hot key

Function

Description

Fn + F1

Hot key help

Displays this help file

Fn + F2

Device Manager

Accesses Windows Device Manager

Fn + F3

Power scheme toggle

Selects suitable power scheme to the system

Fn + F4

Sleep

Puts the computer in Sleep mode, which can be defined via the advanced section of the Power Management Properties in the Windows Control Panel

Fn + F5

Display toggle

Switches display output between the notebook LCD, an external monitor and both the notebook LCD and external monitor

Fn + F6

Screen blank

Turns the LCD backlight off to save power; press any key to resume

Fn + F7

Touchpad on/off

Turns the internal touchpad on and off

Fn + F8

Speaker on/off

Turns the speakers on and off

Fn + F9

Audio DJ on/off

Turn the front Audio DJ function on and off within Windows.

Fn-<right arrow>

Brightness up

Increases the screen brightness

Fn + <left arrow>

Brightness down

Decreases the screen brightness

Fn + <up arrow>

Volume up

Increases the volume

Fn + <down arrow>

Volume down

Decreases the volume

Fn + Pg Up/Home

Home

Moves the cursor to the beginning of a sentence

Fn + Pg Dn/End

End

Moves the cursor to the end of a sentence

Launch keys

The following keys are special one-click buttons that perform special functions.

Hot key

Function

Description

Launch key 1

Wire/Wireless LAN switch

Press button to enable or disable Wireless function

Launch key 2

Email

Launch Outlook Express(or user-defined program)

Launch key 3

WWW

Launch Internet Explorer(or user-defined program)

Launch key 4

User-defined

Launch user-defined program

Launch key 5

User-defined

Launch user-defined program