Help on Hot Keys

Hot keys perform special functions. These are found on the keyboard.

Keyboard Hot Keys

To activate a keyboard hot key, 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 Empowering Manager eSettings.
Fn+F3 Acer ePM Launch Acer Empowering Technology ePowerManagement.
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 Track Point on/off Turns the internal Track Point 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 Wire/Wireless LAN switch Press button to enable or disable Wireless function.
Launch Key User-defined Launch user-defined program.
Launch Key Empowering Technology Launch Acer Empowering Technology.
Launch Key WWW Launch Internet Explorer(or user-defined program).
Launch Key Email Launch Outlook Express(or user-defined program).