User Guide - Windows 8.1
Hot key combination Description
fn+f1 Initiates Sleep, which saves your information in system memory. The display and other system components
turn o and power is conserved.
To exit Sleep, briey press the power button.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating Sleep.
fn+f3 Turns the keyboard backlight (select products only) on and o.
NOTE: The keyboard backlight is turned on at the factory. To extend battery life, turn o the keyboard
backlight.
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.
fn+f5 Decreases the screen brightness level.
fn+f6 Increases the screen brightness level.
fn+ f8 Decreases speaker volume.
fn+f9 Increases speaker volume.
fn+f10 Mutes the microphone.
Using keypads
The computer includes an embedded numeric keypad, and it also supports an optional external numeric
keypad, or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad.
Using the embedded numeric keypad
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