Acer TravelMate 8472 Manual page 7

# Icon Item
4 Keyboard
5 Touchpad
6 Click buttons
(left and right)
7 Acer Bio-
Protection
fingerprint reader
8 Power switch
9 Communication
indicator
P
Acer PowerSmart
key
P key
10 Optical drive eject
button
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 <Fn> key before pressing the other key
in the hotkey combination.
Hotkey Icon
<Fn> + <F3>
<Fn> + <F4>
<Fn> + <F5>
Description
For entering data into your computer.
Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
The left and right buttons function like
the left and right mouse buttons.
The center button serves as the Acer Bio-
Protection fingerprint reader, supporting
Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) computer
protection, Acer FingerLaunch.
Turns the computer on and off.
Indicates the computer's wireless
connectivity device status.
Puts your computer into power-saving
mode (configuration may vary by model).
Programmable key (configuration may
vary by model).
Ejects the optical disk from the drive.
Function Description
Communication Enables / disables the computer's
communication devices.
(Communication devices may vary by
configuration.)
Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
Display toggle Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
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