5 Keyboard and pointing devices

Using the keyboard

Identifying the hotkeys

A hotkey is a combination of the fn key (1) and either the esc key (2), or one of the function keys (3).

To use a hotkey:

▲Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey combination.

Hotkey combination

Description

 

 

fn+esc

Displays system information.

 

 

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.

 

The function of the fn+f3 hotkey can be changed. In all Windows operating system windows,

 

references to the sleep button apply to the fn+f3 hotkey.

 

 

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