Acer Aspire 5253 Quick Start Guide - Page 8

English 6 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 key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon + + Function Description Communication Enables/disables the computer's communication devices. Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + + + Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return. Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > Brightness down Volume up Decreases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume. + < > Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + + + + Play/Pause Stop Previous Next Play or pause a selected media file. Stop playing the selected media file. Return to the previous media file. Jump to the next media file.