HP B5Z50UAR#ABA manual Using the keyboard and mouse, Using the action keys, Icon Key Description

Using the keyboard and mouse

The keyboard and mouse allow you to type, select items, scroll and to perform the same functions as you do by using touch gestures. The keyboard also allows you to use action keys and hot keys to perform specific functions.

TIP: The Windows logo key on the keyboard allows you to quickly return to the Start screen

from an open app or the Desktop. Pressing the Windows logo key again will return you to the previous screen.

NOTE: Depending on the country or region, your keyboard may have different keys and keyboard functions than those discussed in this section.

Using the action keys

An action key performs an assigned function. The icon on each of the f1 through f4 keys and f6 through f12 keys illustrates the assigned function for that key.

To use an action key function, press and hold the key.

The action key feature is enabled at the factory. You can disable this feature in Setup Utility (BIOS). See Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics on page 60 for instructions on opening Setup Utility (BIOS), and then follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen.

To activate the assigned function after you have disabled the action key feature, you must press the fn key in combination with the appropriate action key.

CAUTION: Use extreme care when making changes in Setup Utility. Errors can prevent the computer from operating properly.

Icon	Key	Description
	f1	Opens Help and Support, which provides tutorials, information about the Windows
		operating system and your computer, answers to questions, and updates to your
		computer.
		Help and Support also provides automated troubleshooting tools and access to
		support.
	f2	Decreases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
	f3	Increases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
	f4	Switches the screen image between display devices connected to the system. For
		example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, pressing this key alternates the
		screen image from the computer display to the monitor display to a simultaneous
		display on both the computer and the monitor.
		Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external
		VGA video standard. This action key can also alternate images among other devices
		that are receiving video information from the computer.
	f6	Plays the previous track of an audio CD or the previous section of a DVD or a BD.
	f7	Begins, pauses, or resumes playback of an audio CD, a DVD, or a BD.

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