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Icon

Item

Description

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Touchpad

Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

Power1

Indicates the computer's power status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery1

Indicates the computer's battery status.

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode.

8Click buttons (left, center* and right)

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function

(only for certain models).

9

 

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer.

 

 

 

 

10

 

Touchpad toggle

Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

 

 

 

 

11

 

Microphone

Internal microphone for sound recording.

 

 

 

 

12

P

Programmable key

User-programmable.

 

 

 

13

 

Speakers

Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.

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 property

Starts System Property for displaying 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.

<Fn> + <F8>

 

Speaker toggle

Turns the speakers on and off.

<Fn> + <

>

 

Brightness up

Increases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + <

>

 

Brightness down

Decreases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + <

>

 

Volume up

Increases the sound volume.

<Fn> + <

>

 

Volume down

Decreases the sound volume.

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Acer 7740G manual Hotkeys