4 Keyboard and pointing devices
Using the keyboard
Identifying the hot keys
A hot key is a combination of the fn key and either the esc key or one of the function keys. To use a hot key:
▲Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hot key combination.
Hot key combination | Description |
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fn+esc | Displays system information. |
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fn+f2 | Launches HP Power Assistant. Displays charge information for all installed batteries. The display |
| indicates which batteries are charging and reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery. |
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fn+f3 | Initiates Sleep, which saves your information in system memory. The display and other system |
| components turn off and power is conserved. |
| To exit Sleep, briefly press the power button. |
| CAUTION: To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating Sleep. |
| NOTE: If a critical battery level occurs while the computer is in the Sleep state, the computer |
| initiates Hibernation and the information stored in system memory is saved to the hard drive. |
| The function of the fn+f3 hot key can be changed. For example, you can set the fn+f3 hot key to |
| initiate Hibernation instead of Sleep. In all Windows operating system windows, references to the |
| sleep button apply to the fn+f3 hot key. |
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fn+f4 | Switches the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a |
| monitor is connected to the computer, fn+f4 alternates the screen image from computer display to |
| monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. |
| Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video |
| standard. The fn+f4 hot key can also alternate images among other devices that are receiving video |
| information from the computer. |
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fn+ f6 | Decreases speaker volume. |
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fn+f7 | Increases speaker volume. |
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fn+f8 | Mutes or restores microphone input. |
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fn+f9 | Decreases the screen brightness level. |
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