NOTE: Depending on the country or region, your keyboard may have different keys and keyboard 
functions than those discussed in this section.
Using Windows shortcut keys
Windows provides shortcuts so that you can perform actions quickly. Press the Windows key alone or in combination with a specific key to perform a designated action.
Identifying the hot keys
A hot key is a combination of the fn key (1) and either the esc key (2) and one of the function keys
(3).
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+f1 | Turns the ambient light sensor on and off. |
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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. |
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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, repeatedly pressing 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 on 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 on the computer. |
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fn+f5 | Mutes or restores speaker sound. |
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