ThinkPad E555 - Page 38

•:Locksoperatingsystem
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:Opensthedefaultbrowser
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:OpensComputer
2Numerickeypad
Youcanusethisnumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.
3Windowskey
ForWindows7:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.
ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.
ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.
4Functionkeys
•+:EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethe
specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1-F12,press
theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-F12,pressthe
functionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
Note:Alternatively,youalsocandisableorenabletheFnlockfunctionintheKeyboardProperties
window.See“Personalizedkeyboard”onpage51
.
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:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeaker-muteindicatorturns
on.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressF1,F2,orF3.
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:Decreasesthespeakervolume.
•:Increasesthespeakervolume.
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:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute
indicatorturnson.
•:Darkensthedisplay.
•:Brightensthedisplay.
Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.Tochangethe
defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenclick
Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.
•:Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.For
moreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage38.
Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination
alsoisavailable.
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