Compaq Presario CQ50-200 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 11

Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2), Opening a Web browser (fn+f3) - hdmi

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Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2) Press fn+f2 to open the Print Options window of the active Windows program. Opening a Web browser (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to open your Web browser. Until you have set up your Internet or network services, the fn+f3 hotkey opens the Windows Internet Connection Wizard. After you have set up your Internet or network services and your Web browser home page, you can press fn+f3 to quickly access your home page and the Internet. Switching the screen image (fn+f4) Press fn+f4 to switch the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, pressing fn+f4 alternates the screen image from computer display to monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video standard. The fn+f4 hotkey can also alternate images among other devices receiving video information from the computer. The following video transmission types, with examples of devices that use them, are supported by the fn+f4 hotkey: ● LCD (computer display) ● External VGA (most external monitors) ● HDMI (televisions, camcorders, DVD players, VCRs, and video capture cards with HDMI ports) Initiating Hibernation (fn+f5) CAUTION: To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating Hibernation. Press fn+f5 to initiate Hibernation. When Hibernation is initiated, your information is saved to a hibernation file on the hard drive and the computer turns off. The computer must be on before you can initiate Hibernation. To exit Hibernation, briefly press the power button. The function of the fn+f5 hotkey can be changed. For example, you can set the fn+f5 hotkey to initiate Sleep instead of Hibernation. Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) Press fn+f6 to initiate the QuickLock security feature. QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows administrator password is entered. Using hotkeys 5

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Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2)
Press
fn+f2
to open the Print Options window of the active Windows program.
Opening a Web browser (fn+f3)
Press
fn+f3
to open your Web browser.
Until you have set up your Internet or network services, the
fn+f3
hotkey opens the Windows Internet
Connection Wizard.
After you have set up your Internet or network services and your Web browser home page, you can
press
fn+f3
to quickly access your home page and the Internet.
Switching the screen image (fn+f4)
Press
fn+f4
to switch the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example,
if a monitor is connected to the computer, pressing
fn+f4
alternates the screen image from computer
display to monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.
Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video
standard. The
fn+f4
hotkey can also alternate images among other devices receiving video information
from the computer.
The following video transmission types, with examples of devices that use them, are supported by the
fn+f4
hotkey:
LCD (computer display)
External VGA (most external monitors)
HDMI (televisions, camcorders, DVD players, VCRs, and video capture cards with HDMI ports)
Initiating Hibernation (fn+f5)
CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating Hibernation.
Press
fn+f5
to initiate Hibernation.
When Hibernation is initiated, your information is saved to a hibernation file on the hard drive and the
computer turns off.
The computer must be on before you can initiate Hibernation.
To exit Hibernation, briefly press the power button.
The function of the
fn+f5
hotkey can be changed. For example, you can set the
fn+f5
hotkey to initiate
Sleep instead of Hibernation.
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6)
Press
fn+f6
to initiate the QuickLock security feature.
QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log
On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password is entered.
Using hotkeys
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