Acer Aspire V5-551G - Manual (Page 9)

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English Using the keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys and a numeric keypad, separate cursor,
Windows, function and special keys.
Hotkeys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the
computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other
key in the hotkey combination.
Hotkey Icon Function Description
<Fn> + <F3> Airplane mode
Turns on / off the computer's network
devices.
Network devices vary by
configuration.
<Fn> + <F4> Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
<Fn> + <F5> Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
<Fn> + <F6> Display off
Turns the display screen backlight off
to save power. Press any key to
return.
<Fn> + <F7> Touchpad toggle
Turns the built-in touchpad on and
off.
<Fn> + <F8> Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
<Fn> + <F9> Keyboard backlight
Turns the keyboard backlight on and
off.
Selected models only.
<Fn> + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
<Fn> + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
<Fn> + < > Volume up Increases the sound volume.
<Fn> + < > Volume down Decreases the sound volume.
<Fn> + <Home> Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file.