Acer Aspire V5-121 Quick Guide - Page 6

6 English 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 Communication Description Enables/disables the computer's communication devices. Communication devices may vary by configuration. + Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + Display toggle Screen blank 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. + Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + + Num Lock Scroll Lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. + only for certain models. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications. + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > + < > Brightness down Volume up Volume down Decreases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume (only for certain models). Decreases the sound volume (only for certain models).