Getting Started HP Notebook - Windows Vista and Windows 7

Using the keyboard
Identifying the hotkeys
A hotkey is a combination of the fn key (1) and either the esc key (2), one of the function keys (3), or
the b key (4).
To use a hotkey:
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Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey combination.
Hotkey combination Description
fn+esc Displays system information.
fn+f1 Opens Help and Support.
Help and Support provides tutorials, answers to questions, and product updates.
fn+f2 Opens the Print Options window of the active Windows program.
fn+f3 Displays charge information for all installed batteries. The display indicates which batteries are
charging and reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery.
fn+f4 Switches the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a
monitor is connected to the computer, 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 that are receiving video
information from the computer.
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