Displaying System Information (Fn+Esc); Opening The Print Options Window (Fn+F2); Opening A Web Browser (Fn+F3); Switching The Screen Image (Fn+F4) - HP Presario CQ20-100 - Notebook PC User Manual

Function
Stop an audio CD or a DVD.
Play the previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD.
Play the next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD.
To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:
●
Briefly press the
– or –
●
Press and hold down the
release both keys at the same time.

Displaying system information (fn+esc)

Press fn+esc
number.
In the Windows
as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal format. The BIOS
date is sometimes called the system ROM version number.

Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2)

Press fn+f2

Opening a Web browser (fn+f3)

Press fn+f3
Until you have set up your Internet or network services, the
Connection Wizard.
After you have set up your Internet or network services and your Web browser home page, you can
press fn+f3 to quickly access your home page and the Internet.

Switching the screen image (fn+f4)

Press fn+f4
if a monitor is connected to the computer, pressing
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
from the computer.
The following video transmission types, with examples of devices that use them, are supported by the
fn+f4 hotkey:
● LCD (computer display)
●
External VGA (most external monitors)
4 Chapter 2 Using the keyboard
fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command.
fn key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then
to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version
fn+esc display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed
to open the Print Options window of the active Windows application.
to open your Web browser.
to switch the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example,
fn+f4 hotkey can also alternate images among other devices receiving video information
Hotkey
fn+f10
fn+f11
fn+f12
fn+f3 hotkey opens the Windows Internet
fn+f4 alternates the screen image from computer