172 Toshiba Utilities

Fn-esse®

This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to quickly access your programs and files.

With Fn-esse, you can assign an Fn key combination to:

❖Open a Windows® operating system program

❖Open a file in its associated program

❖Display a customized folder of programs and/or files from which to choose

Fn-esse also has several keys, known as hot keys, that perform preassigned operations. For more information, see “Hot Keys” on page 257.

You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key or a keyboard overlay.

Starting Fn-esse®

Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click Fn-esse, or click the Hotkey Assignment icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist.

The Fn-esse keyboard appears.

(Sample Image) Fn-esse screen

The keys are color-coded as follows:

❖Available keys are dark gray with white letters.

❖Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup list are shown on the Fn-esse keyboard in the selected color.

❖Unavailable keys are light gray.