Using Your Computer
Operating the Computer
30 Reference Guide
To use the ALT GR key
Non–U.S. keyboards have an ALT GR key to the right of the spacebar. This is a shift key
providing access to certain keyboard characters.
• For a character in the lower-right corner of a key, press and hold ALT GR to type the
character.
1. Shifted.
2. Unshifted.
3. ALT GR.
To adjust the display brightness
You can adjust the brightness of your notebook’s display.
• To decrease the brightness, press Fn+F1.
• To increase the brightness, press Fn+F2.
When you are using battery power, the display dims automatically to conserve power.
You can use the brightness controls to override this adjustment.
To adjust the volume
From the keyboard
• To increase the volume, press Fn+Up arrow.
• To decrease the volume, press Fn+Down arrow.
• To temporarily silence the speaker without changing the volume setting, press Fn+F7.
Press Fn+F7 again to restore the speaker output.
In Windows
1. Click the speaker symbol in the taskbar.
2. Drag the volume control bar up or down to adjust the volume.