Our article today is dedicated to laptops, or more precisely to the Fn button on a laptop. Many people ask quite natural questions related to this key. After reading this topic, you will learn what the Fn key is for and where it is, how to turn Fn on or off. In general, everything about this mysterious Fn button is here.

In the modern world, laptops, netbooks, ultrabooks are firmly in our lives. They are multifunctional, compact, and practical. Many who switched from a computer to a laptop will never return to bulky PCs. Laptops can be used everywhere: in transport, at home, on the street, in other public places. To improve this versatility of laptops, the Fn key is needed. Let's try to answer many popular questions related to this button. But first things first.

Where is the Fn button on the keyboard?

The Fn key in almost all laptops is located in the same place - this is the lower left corner of the keyboard. For various popular brands of electronics, such as HP, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, Samsung, LG, the Fn key has taken a permanent place on the keyboard. The only difference for some is whether this button is located before or after the Ctrl key. This location of this key is very convenient for users.

The location of the Fn key to the left of the Ctrl button
The location of the Fn key on a laptop to the right of the Ctrl button

What is the Fn key for and how does it work?

So, let's tell you why this button is created and how it works. The name of the Fn key itself comes from the first vowels of the word F u n ction. On your laptop keyboard, you may see keys that have symbols and lettering in a different color. Mostly it is red or blue. These keys are called shortcut keys. With their help, you can control the media player on your laptop, work with screen brightness and battery saving modes, enable and disable access wireless network, adjust the volume. You can also put your laptop into sleep mode. All these functions will only work in combination with the Fn key.

Fn key on Lenovo laptop

It is difficult to answer the question where and what combination for each individual device. Each brand of laptop has different shortcut keys. But the principle of their operation is absolutely the same for all major brands HP, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, Samsung, LG. And they differ slightly. I will describe the functionality of the Fn button for Lenovo laptop.

So, holding down the Fn button in combination with hot keys, we get:

• Fn+F1 - puts the computer into sleep mode.
• Fn+F2 - turn on/off the monitor.
• Fn+F3 - switches the display to the connected monitor or projector module.
• Fn+F4 - monitor extension.
• Fn+F5 - enable wireless modules communications: wireless network adapters, Bluetooth.
• Fn+F6 - enable/disable touchpad- laptop mouse.
• Fn+F9, Fn+F10, Fn+F11, Fn+F12 - work with the media player - resume/pause, stop, track back, track forward, respectively.
• Fn+Home - pause in media files.
• Fn+Insert - enable/disable Scroll Lock.
• Fn+up arrow/down arrow - increase/decrease monitor brightness.
• Fn+left arrow/right arrow - decrease/increase volume for media players.

As you can see, the functionality of our key is very great; knowledge of these combinations will allow you to use your computer keyboard very effectively without resorting to a mouse.

How to enable or disable the Fn key?

In order to enable or disable the Fn key on a laptop, you can use several methods. The first method is to use the Fn+NumLock key combination. Pressing these keys simultaneously will disable the Fn button, pressing again will activate the key. This method may not work on all laptops.

In some cases, the Fn key is enabled or disabled through Bios. To do this you need to log in Setup Utility, then go to System Configuration and in the Action Keys Mode tab turn off Disabled or enable Enabled given Fn function.

If the Fn key does not work on a laptop

If the above two methods do not work or the Fn key does not work at all. Then you need to use programs for the Fn key. You can find a great variety of such programs on the Internet. To make it easier to decide which programs are suitable for your brand of laptop, we suggest you familiarize yourself with a short list of such programs.

For Samsung laptops - Easy Display Manager (the disk with the program is included with the laptop). This program is freely available on the Internet.

For Sony laptops, you should use the following programs - Sony Shared Library, Setting Utility Series, Vaio Event Service, Vaio Control Center.

For Toshiba laptops - Hotkey Utility, Value Added Package, Flash Cards Support Utility.

Also used for many laptops universal program Magic Keyboard.

Drivers for the Fn key

If your button still does not work, then you should check the drivers for your keyboard, or more precisely for the Fn key. Such “firewood” should come with the laptop (be sure to check it when purchasing), or you can download it from the Internet. Download from the Internet from the official pages of laptop manufacturers. So on the official websites there are Fn button drivers for Sony, Lenovo, Samsung, HP, DNS, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, Asus, LG.

I think you understand, because I have a “beech” of this exact brand. And also because after purchasing a computer from this company, I spent a long time running on the Internet to find information on the functionality of its keyboard.

There is no description on this topic in the instruction manuals for these portable computers. Maybe they think that this is not so important, but I have a different opinion, and to be honest, I “miss” the good old days when, together with consumer electronics, the Tolmud “went” to exploit and identify the most frequent breakdowns and their reasons.

For clarity, I made a picture that clearly shows all the keys that we will talk about.

• Fn+F1 - Puts the computer into sleep mode and returns to working condition.
• Fn+F2-Enables/Disables network adapter wireless wi-fi networks laptop.
• Fn+F5-Decreases monitor brightness.
• Fn+F6-Increase the brightness of the monitor.
• Fn+F7-Turn on and turn off the monitor.
• Fn+F8 - Allows you to switch to an external display, and the display can be turned on on both at the same time or on only one.
• Fn+F9-Turn off/on the touchpad, touch screen for using a laptop without a mouse.

Other keys for sound control:

• Fn+F10-Turn off the sound.
• Fn+F11-Reduce sound.
• Fn+F12-Increase the sound.

There are also two more important buttons on the keyboard, they are located in the penultimate row, if you count from the bottom.
These are also special function keys:

1. Fn+V - designed to turn on/off the built-in Web camera of a laptop.
2. Fn+C-Which controls another important function, and “Splendid Video Intelligent Technology” itself.

This technology improves the image laptop screen, in depending on specific conditions
work.

Thus, we have considered the “special” keyboard function keys ASUS laptop .
But in order for all these buttons to work, you need to install the driver package, included with this and other laptop computers.
On this positive note, I want to end this interesting and necessary topic, but I also “have to suggest YOU read” about it. And for those who found this information useful, don’t forget to press the Twitter button when leaving. So that your friends can also gain this knowledge. Bye bye.

There are keys on a laptop keyboard, or rather designations on the keys, the meaning of which is incomprehensible to a beginner. In this lesson I want to explain the meaning of such notations.

If you look at a laptop keyboard, you will certainly see a key on it "Fn", it is usually located in the lower left corner of the keyboard. Inscription "Fn" usually highlighted in blue or surrounded by a white frame, depending on the laptop model. In addition, if you look closely, you can see the icons on the keyboard are also highlighted in blue or surrounded by a white frame. As you probably already guessed, between the keys with these icons and the key "Fn" there is a connection.

The "Fn" key (pronounced "Funkshin"), in combination with keys with blue icons or white borders, causes the computer to perform a specific action. On different models laptops these icons are assigned to different keys, so I’ll describe the actions in pictures so as not to get tied to a specific key combination.

Here is a list of such combinations and corresponding actions:
"Fn"+ — call help using a keyboard shortcut.

"Fn"+ — call up energy consumption settings.

"Fn"+ — turn BlueTooth on/off.

"Fn"+ — enable/disable sleep mode.

"Fn"+ - if an external display (monitor or TV) is connected to the laptop, then using this key combination you can switch display modes: to the laptop display, to an external display, or simultaneously to the laptop display and an external display.

"Fn"+ - turns off the laptop monitor to save energy.

"Fn"+ — turn on/off TouchPada (the device on which you move your finger to move the cursor. Replaces the mouse).

With this key combination I have interesting story. A friend of mine had been using a laptop for over a year and once during a meeting he asked me to help figure out why the Touchpad wasn’t working, i.e. He couldn't work on his laptop without a mouse for a whole year!
Without hesitation, I pressed this key combination - turned on the Touchpad and everything worked. He was very surprised because... I thought that the Touchpad was simply broken :)

"Fn"+ — turn on/off sound.

"Fn"+ — enable/disable numeric keypad mode. Those. If this mode is enabled, then when you press keys that have blue number icons or numbers surrounded by a white frame, the corresponding numbers will be displayed (like on a calculator).
I also have an interesting story with this key combination. One day, an acquaintance called me and said that on his laptop, one half of the keyboard (the left) works fine, but the other half (the right) for some reason prints numbers, and no matter what he did, he couldn’t fix it. As you already understand, the issue was resolved in 5 seconds - I told him about this key combination, and everything fell into place. How he turned on the mode for working with numbers remains a mystery :)

"Fn"+ — turn on/off the screen moving mode. Currently it only works in Excel.

"Fn"+ — number 7 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 8 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 9 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — “/” symbol when NumLk mode is enabled.

"Fn"+ — number 4 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 5 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 6 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — “*” symbol when NumLk mode is enabled.

"Fn"+ — number 1 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 2 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — number 3 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — “-” symbol when NumLk mode is enabled.

"Fn"+ — digit 0 when NumLk mode is on.

"Fn"+ — “+” symbol when NumLk mode is enabled.

"Fn"+ — increase monitor brightness.

"Fn"+ — reduce the brightness of the monitor.

"Fn"+ — increase the sound.

"Fn"+ — reduce the sound.

"Fn"+ — operating mode of the Home key.

"Fn"+ — End key operation mode.

"Fn"+ — turn on/off the Wi-Fi network.

"Fn"+ — receiving mail. This mode is assigned using special. software, which should come with your laptop.

"Fn"+ — Internet connection. This mode is also assigned using special. software that should come with your laptop.

"Fn"+ — turn on/off the webcam.

"Fn"+ — one track back to Windows Media PlayerE.

"Fn"+ — start playing/pausing in Windows Media PlayerE.

"Fn"+ — one track forward in Windows Media PlayerE.

"Fn"+ - stop playback in Windows Media PlayerE.

If you did not find a symbol in this lesson that you have on your laptop, write in the comments the model of your laptop and the key on which the unknown symbol is located. I'll try to find a definition and paste it into the lesson.

Acer laptop keyboard key assignments Today I’ll tell you about this and more on a blog for beginners.
Hi all! I decided to dedicate this short article to another popular internet site. Acer laptop. It all started with the fact that Yandex quite often began to “throw” “foreign” visitors at me.
The visitor was interested in the answer to a question keyboard Acer laptop , and he, with enviable persistence, sends them to the article keyboard and. So on the first day of 2015, I decided to correct his mistake.
Moreover, my sister uses exactly Acer laptop, with whom I often have to “communicate” in cases of his refusal.

So I'll probably start with photo of the Aser keyboard itself, because the location of some service and additional keys he is not in his usual place.

Acer laptop key assignments

Below is a breakdown of the so-called « shortcut keys» Acer laptop:

Fn+F1-Shows help for shortcut keys;
Fn+F2-Acer eSetting;
Fn+F3-Acer ePower Management;
Fn+F4-Standby mode;
Fn+F5-display switch (to display or external monitor);
Fn+F6-turn off the screen to save power;
Fn+F7-turn on/off the touchpad (touch panel);
Fn+F8-turn on/off the built-in speaker of the laptop;
Fn+-increasing sound level;
Fn+ ↓— reduction of sound level;
Fn+ →-increasing screen brightness;
Fn+ ←-decrease screen brightness;

Problems with the touchpad of an acer laptop

If you have Acer laptop touchpad problems,then first of all you need to update the drivers, and then enable them using the Fn+7 key combination.
If the “additional buttons” fail, you should install applications to work with them. It's called Acer Launch Manager You can do this on the laptop manufacturer’s website.
To do this it's simple:

• go to the Acer.ru website:
• then we find -> Support -> Drivers and manuals;
• select the desired laptop model;
• installed OS version;
• open the Applications section and download the desired program.

You can also try turning it off for a few minutes laptop battery, and then connect and restart.

And on this positive note my story Acer laptop keyboard key assignments finished.

And if you are interested in the topic, you can do this simply by following the link.

Imagine this situation. You are typing a text on your laptop, you are in a hurry, you are typing for a long time, and you are not looking at the monitor at all. Then suddenly you decided to look at the screen and your jaw begins to feel the force of gravity, and your eye begins to twitch nervously! Was there such a situation? :) In this article we will look at ways to solve many problems that arise when using a laptop keyboard and touchpad.

Setting up hot keys on a laptop

Let's take a closer look at your laptop's keyboard. Some buttons have icons that indicate certain actions. Button Fn activates additional laptop functions in combination with other buttons.

Now let's look at which ones additional functions enabled by keyboard shortcut.

Fn button +		Will put your computer into sleep mode or return it to work mode.
Fn button +		Enables or disables network WIFI adapter.
Fn button +		Reduces the brightness on your monitor.
Fn button +		Increases the brightness on your monitor.
Fn button +		Expands the image being viewed to fill the entire screen, or turns on additional screen backlighting.
Fn button +		If you have connected an external display or projector to your laptop, then this key combination will allow you to display the image either on two screens at the same time, or on only one.
Fn button +		Disables or enables the touchpad. In different laptop models, this function is available under different buttons.
Fn button +		Turns off the sound on the computer completely.
Fn button +		Reduces the volume on your laptop.
Fn button +		Makes the sound louder.
Fn button +		Using this combination, you can quickly turn on or off the webcam.

Don't forget that you have different manufacturers On laptops, the function buttons may vary from one another, but on most laptops they are similar.

Setting up a touchpad on a laptop

To begin with, I’ll explain to those in the tank: touchpad(trackpad) is touch pad below the keyboard on your laptop, which is used instead of a mouse. You move your finger over it and control the cursor.

The problem where the cursor moves to another place when accidentally touching the touchpad occurs for more than half of users. Don't waste your nerve cells anymore, let's deal with this problem.

Download a small program for the touchpad TouchpadPal, install it and open the shortcut. Then we simply follow the program wizard and then enjoy the work done.

It works on this principle: when text is entered, it automatically disables the touchpad during accidental touches.

We can also disable the touchpad until the next time you turn on the computer using the program. In order to download the program, follow the link to the developer’s website, select which OS is on your laptop, then go to the very bottom and click on the button to agree to the license terms ( if requested). Then feel free to click on “ Save“, and then continue as usual, complete the installation process.

But there is another way to deal with this trouble. This disabling the touchpad using function buttons. Different laptop models have different hotkey combinations. But if you have a laptop from a company HP, then there should be a power off button above the touchpad itself, so click on it. Try pressing Fn+ a button with a hand drawn touching the touchpad.

But it happens that Keyboard shortcuts don't help to cope with this problem, then check whether you have installed drivers for touchpad. If they are not installed ( then there will be an exclamation mark!), then we need to go to the website of the manufacturer of your laptop and download them. After installing the drivers, try pressing the function buttons again to disable the touchpad. Everything should work out.

If you want to disable the touchpad on the laptop itself, then do it as follows. Go to the menu " Start", next " Control Panel«, « device Manager". Now select the item where it says “ Mouse" In the next window that opens, click on “ Properties" And open the tab “ Device settings" Find the name of our touchpad and click disable his.

Bottom line. Using laptop function buttons is a really convenient thing from laptop manufacturers, which helps save a lot of time switching certain functions. Let's say thank you to the manufacturers for this service. Try to ensure that all programs on your laptop are “correctly” updated and loaded, then you will not have problems with the keyboard or touchpad. And then working with your laptop will only bring benefits and will be very convenient.