Gateway NE46R Quick Start Guide - Page 7

Getting to know your computer

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Icon Function Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Description 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. Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file. Stop Stop playing the selected media file. Previous Return to the previous media file. Next Jump to the next media file. Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. Social Networking Volume up Opens the Social Networks application. - If this application is not installed, the key will start your instant messenging application. Increases the sound volume. Volume down Decreases the sound volume. Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. Hotkeys The computer uses hotkeys (key combinations) to access Num Lock, function keys and navigation commands. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key (bottom left) before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Function Description Fn + Special keys (see page 6) Function keys Activates the F1 to F12 keys. Fn + Ins Num Lock Activates the numeric keypad (the keys in the centre-right of the keyboard). Press Num Lock again to revert to normal typewriter keys. Fn + Home Scrolls to the beginning of a document. Getting to know your computer - 7

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Getting to know your computer -
7
Hotkeys
The computer uses hotkeys (key combinations) to access Num Lock,
function keys and navigation commands.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the
Fn
key (bottom left) before
pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.
Display toggle
Switches display output between the display screen,
external monitor (if connected) and both.
Screen blank
Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.
Press any key to return.
Touchpad toggle
Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
Play/Pause
Play or pause a selected media file.
Stop
Stop playing the selected media file.
Previous
Return to the previous media file.
Next
Jump to the next media file.
Brightness down
Decreases the screen brightness.
Brightness up
Increases the screen brightness.
Social Networking
Opens the Social Networks application.
-
If this application is not installed, the key will start
your instant messenging application.
Volume up
Increases the sound volume.
Volume down
Decreases the sound volume.
Speaker toggle
Turns the speakers on and off.
Hotkey
Function
Description
Fn + Special
keys
(see page
6)
Function keys
Activates the F1 to F12 keys.
Fn + Ins
Num Lock
Activates the numeric keypad
(the keys in the
centre-right of the keyboard).
Press Num Lock again to revert to normal
typewriter keys.
Fn +
Home
Scrolls to the beginning of a document.
Icon
Function
Description