HP 242 G1 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 37)

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key Key Description
+ d Opens the Windows desktop.
+ q Opens the All Apps screen.
+ tab Switches between open apps.
NOTE: Continue to press this key combination until the app you
want opens.
alt + f4 Closes an active app.
Identifying the hot keys
A hot key is a combination of the fn key (1) and either the esc key (2), or one of the function keys (3).
To use a hot key:
▲ Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hot key combination.
Hot key 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 Decreases the screen brightness level.
fn + f3 Increases the screen brightness level.
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 on the computer using the external VGA video
standard. The
fn + f4 hot key can also alternate images among other devices that are receiving video
information on the computer.
fn + f6 Plays the previous track of an audio CD or the previous section of a DVD or a BD.
fn + f7 Plays, pauses, or resumes an audio CD, a DVD, or a BD.
fn + f8 Plays the next track of an audio CD or the next section of a DVD or a BD.
fn + f9 Decreases speaker volume.
fn + f10 Increases speaker volume.
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