Toshiba Satellite C650D PSC16C-02700M Users Manual Canada; English - Page 105

Function Keys: F1 … F9, Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations, Sound mute, FN + ESC, Power plan

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The Keyboard Function Keys: F1 ... F9 The function keys, not to be confused with FN, are the 9 keys at the top of your keyboard. These keys are dark gray, but function differently from the other dark gray keys. F1 through F9 are called function keys because they execute programmed functions when pressed. Used in combination with the FN key, keys marked with icons execute specific functions on the computer. See the section, Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations in this chapter. The function executed by individual keys depends on the software you are using. Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations The FN (function) is unique to TOSHIBA computers and is used in combination with other keys to form soft keys. Soft keys are key combinations that enable, disable or configure specific features. Some software may disable or interfere with soft-key operations. Soft key settings are not restored by the Resume feature. Hot Keys Hot keys (pressing FN + a function or ESC key) allow you to enable or disable certain features of the computer. Sound mute Pressing FN + ESC in a Windows environment turns sound on or off. When you press these hot keys, the current setting will be displayed as an icon. Lock Pressing FN + F1 enters "Lock computer" mode. To restore your desktop, you need to log on again. Power plan Pressing FN + F2 changes the power settings. User's Manual 5-2

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User’s Manual
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The Keyboard
Function Keys: F1 … F9
The function keys, not to be confused with
FN
, are the 9 keys at the top of
your keyboard. These keys are dark gray, but function differently from the
other dark gray keys.
F1
through
F9
are called function keys because they execute programmed
functions when pressed. Used in combination with the
FN
key, keys
marked with icons execute specific functions on the computer. See the
section,
Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations
in this chapter. The function
executed by individual keys depends on the software you are using.
Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations
The
FN
(function) is unique to TOSHIBA computers and is used in
combination with other keys to form soft keys. Soft keys are key
combinations that enable, disable or configure specific features.
Hot Keys
Hot keys (pressing
FN
+ a function or
ESC
key) allow you to enable or
disable certain features of the computer.
Some software may disable or interfere with soft-key operations. Soft key
settings are not restored by the Resume feature.
Sound mute
Pressing
FN + ESC
in a Windows environment
turns sound on or off. When you press these hot
keys, the current setting will be displayed as an
icon.
Lock
Pressing
FN
+
F1
enters “Lock computer”
mode.
To restore your desktop, you need to log on
again.
Power plan
Pressing
FN
+
F2
changes the power settings.