Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
Functionkeycombinations
TousetheFnkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey
1 ,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys 2 .
Releasebothkeys.
Powerconservation
Fn+F4
Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.
Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changethesettingsin
thePowerManagerprogram.
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation
•Fn+F7
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Thefollowingdisplayoptionsmight
beavailable:
–Computerdisplayonly(LCD)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(Extenddesktopfunction)
–Externalmonitoronly
Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures
•Fn+F5
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesis
displayed.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.
Notes:TouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevicedriversmustbe
installedonyourcomputerbeforehand:
–PowerManagementdriver
–OnScreenDisplayUtility
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