Acer 5241 Series, 5541 Series manual Hotkeys

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Icon Item

Description

 

 

 

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Touchpad toggle

Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

 

 

 

 

Power button

Turns the computer on and off.

 

 

 

 

Wireless LAN

Enables/disables the wireless LAN function.

 

communication

Indicates the status of wireless LAN

 

button/indicator

communication.

 

 

 

4

Speakers

Left and right speakers deliver stereo

 

 

audio output.

 

 

 

5

Keyboard

For entering data into your computer.

 

 

 

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Touchpad

Touch-sensitive pointing device which

 

 

functions like a computer mouse.

 

 

 

7

Click buttons

The left and right buttons function like the

 

(left and right)

left and right mouse buttons.

 

 

 

8

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands

 

 

when you use the computer.

 

 

 

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HDD

Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Hotkeys

The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.

To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

Hotkey

Icon

Function

Description

<Fn> + <F2>

 

System

Starts System Property for displaying

 

 

property

system information.

<Fn> + <F3>

 

Bluetooth

Enables/disables the Bluetooth

 

 

 

function. (only for certain models)

<Fn> + <F4>

 

Sleep

Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

<Fn> + <F5>

 

Display toggle

Switches display output between the

 

 

 

display screen, external monitor (if

 

 

 

connected) and both.

<Fn> + <F6>

 

Screen blank

Turns the display screen backlight off

 

 

 

to save power. Press any key to

 

 

 

return.

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5241 Series, 5541 Series specifications

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