Compac Industries 272637-001 Laptop User Manual


 
Identifying External Hardware
Getting Started 4–7
Function and Keypad Keys
Top Components: Function and Keypad Keys
1
Function keys (12) Perform system and application tasks.
For example, in Windows and many
applications, pressing
F1
opens a Help
file. When combined with the
Fn
key,
the function keys
F2
through
F4
and
F7
through
F12
perform additional tasks
as hotkeys.*
2
Fn
key Combines with other keys to perform
system tasks. For example, pressing
the
Fn+F7
hotkeys
decreases screen
brightness and pressing the
Fn+F8
hotkeys increases screen brightness.
3
Keypad keys (15)* Can be used like the keys on an
external numeric keypad.
*For more information about using hotkeys or keypad keys, refer to the
Documentation Library
CD,
Hardware Guide,
Chapter 2, “Pointing
Device and Keyboard.”