7 Keyboard and pointing devices

Using the keyboard

Identifying the Hot keys

NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.

A hot key is a combination of the fn key (2) and either the esc key (1) or one of the function keys (4).

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

 

 

fn+esc

Displays system information.

 

 

fn+f1

Adjusts display for ambient lighting.

 

 

fn+f2

Displays the Power Options window.

 

 

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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