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Display system information. | fn+esc |
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Decrease screen brightness | fn+f2 |
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Increase screen brightness | fn+f3 |
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Switch the screen image between computer display and | fn+f4 |
external display. |
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Launch Internet Explorer | fn+f6 |
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Mute speaker sound. | fn+f7 |
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Decrease speaker sound. | fn+f8 |
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Increase speaker sound. | fn+f9 |
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Play previous track. | fn+f10 |
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Play, pause, or resume optical disc. | fn+f11 |
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Play next track. | fn+f12 |
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To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:
●Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command.
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●Press and hold down the fn key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then release both keys at the same time.
Displaying system information
Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number.
System information is displayed. The version of the system BIOS (basic
Decreasing screen brightness
Press fn+f2 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level incrementally.
Increasing screen brightness
Press fn+f3 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level incrementally.
Switching the screen image
Press fn+f4 to switch the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, pressing fn+f4 alternates the screen image from computer display to monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.
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