Acer Aspire M5-582PT Quick Guide - Page 9

9 English Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, 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 key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon Function Description + Airplane mode Turns on / off the computer's network devices. (Network devices vary by configuration.) + Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + + Display toggle Display off 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 built-in touchpad on and off. + Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + Keyboard backlight Turns the keyboard backlight on and off. + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > + < > + Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Volume up Increases the sound volume. Volume down Play/Pause Decreases the sound volume. Play or pause a selected media file.