Help on Hot Keys

The keyboard hotkeys perform special functions.

Keyboard Hot Keys

To activate a keyboard hotkey, press and hold the Fn key, then press the other key(s) in the combination.

Hot Key Function Description
Fn+F1 Hot key help Displays this help file.
Fn+F2 Acer eSettings Launch Acer eSettings Management.
Fn+F3 Acer ePM Launch Acer ePower Management.
Fn+F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode, which can be defined via the advanced section of the Power Mangement Properties in the Windows Control Panel.
Fn+F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the notebook LCD, an external monitor and both the notebook LCD and external monitor.
Fn+F6 Screen blank Turns the LCD backlight off to save power; press any key to resume.
Fn+F7 Touchpad on/off Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
Fn+F8 Speaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off.
Fn+F11 Number lock Turns on the numeric keypad on and off.
Fn+F12 Scroll lock Locks and unlocks the scroll keys.
Fn+Right Arrow Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
Fn+Left Arrow Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
Fn+Up Arrow Volume up Increases the volume.
Fn+Down Arrow Volume down Decreases the volume.
Euro Show Euro currency symbol.
$ Dollar Show Dollar currency symbol.

Launch Keys

The following keys are special one-click buttons that perform special functions.

Hot Key Function Description
Launch Key Bluetooth switch Press button to enable or disable Bluetooth function.
Launch Key 3G switch Press button to enable or disable 3G function.
Launch Key Wired/Wireless LAN switch Press button to enable or disable Wireless function.
Launch Key Email Launch Outlook Express(or user-defined program).
Launch Key WWW Launch Internet Explorer(or user-defined program).
Launch Key User-defined Launch user-defined program.
Launch Key Empowering Technology Launch Acer Empowering Technology.