f10

Increases speaker volume incrementally when you hold down this key.

 

 

f11

Mutes or restores speaker sound.

 

 

f12

Turns the wireless feature on or off.

 

NOTE: This key does not establish a wireless connection. To establish a wireless

 

connection, a wireless network must also be set up.

 

 

prt sc

Takes a snapshot or picture of your computer screen and copies it to the clipboard.

 

 

Using the hotkey

A hotkey is a combination of the fn key (1) and the esc key (2).

Pressing fn+esc displays information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number.

To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:

Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press esc.

– or –

Press and hold down the fn key, briefly press esc, and then release both keys at the same time.

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