Thefollowinggureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysandbuttons.
YoucantoggletheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.In
defaultmode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybypressingthecorresponding
keydirectly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFn
keyandthenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityintheWindowsenvironment,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingeitherofthefollowing:
•ClickStart➙ControlPanel.Intheiconsview,clickKeyboard.
•PressingFnforfourseconds.
2.ClicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitythroughtheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Startthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetup
programmainmenuopens.
2.SelectCong➙Keyboard/Mouse➙ChangetoF1-F12keys.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.Savechangesandexit.
Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeysandbuttons.
1Volumeandmutekeys
Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,setthemicrophone
tomute,orcontrolthevideooutputfromtheintegratedcamera,pressoneofthefollowingkeys.
Speakermute(F1)
Speakervolumedown(F2)
Speakervolumeup(F3)
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkey.
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