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Special keys, Special keys and their descriptions

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Special keys Table 2-7 Special keys and their descriptions Component (1) esc key (2) fn key (3) Windows key (4) Action keys (5) Fingerprint reader (6) Camera privacy key (7) Power button Description Displays system information when pressed in combination with the fn key. Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with another key. Such key combinations are called hot keys. See Hot keys (select products only) on page 17. Opens the Start menu. NOTE: Pressing the Windows key again will close the Start menu. Execute frequently used system functions as defined by the icon symbols on f1 through f12 function keys. See Action keys on page 15. Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows, instead of a password logon. ▲ Touch your finger to the fingerprint reader. See Windows Hello (select products only) on page 56 for details. IMPORTANT: To prevent fingerprint logon issues, make sure when you register your fingerprint that all sides of your finger are registered by the fingerprint reader. Turns the camera off (shutter closed) and on. NOTE: If you record video when the camera is off (shutter closed), audio will still record. For more information, see Using a camera (select products only) on page 36 ● When the computer is off, press the button briefly to turn on the computer. ● When the computer is on, press the button briefly to initiate Sleep. Keyboard area 13

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Special keys
Table 2-7
Special keys and their descriptions
Component
Description
(1)
esc
key
Displays system information when pressed in combination with
the
fn
key.
(2)
fn
key
Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in
combination with another key. Such key combinations are called
hot keys
.
See
Hot keys (select products only)
on page
17
.
(3)
Windows key
Opens the Start menu.
NOTE:
Pressing the Windows key again will close the Start
menu.
(4)
Action keys
Execute frequently used system functions as
defined
by the icon
symbols on
f1
through
f12
function keys.
See
Action keys
on page
15
.
(5)
Fingerprint reader
Allows a
fingerprint
logon to Windows, instead of a password
logon.
Touch your
finger
to the
fingerprint
reader. See
Windows
Hello (select products only)
on page
56
for details.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent
fingerprint
logon issues, make
sure when you register your
fingerprint
that all sides of
your
finger
are registered by the
fingerprint
reader.
(6)
Camera privacy key
Turns the camera
off
(shutter closed) and on.
NOTE:
If you record video when the camera is
off
(shutter
closed), audio will still record. For more information, see
Using a
camera (select products only)
on page
36
(7)
Power button
When the computer is
off,
press the button
briefly
to turn
on the computer.
When the computer is on, press the button
briefly
to
initiate Sleep.
Keyboard area
13