Chapter6.Functionkeys
Thefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsoffunctionkeysandkeycombinations.
Table8.Functionkeys
Functionkeyand
keycombination
Description
F1Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturn
onyourcomputeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressF2orF3.
F2Decreasesthespeakervolume.
F3Increasesthespeakervolume.
F4Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.
F5Darkensthedisplay.
F6Brightensthedisplay.
F7
Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
F8
Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.
F9
ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.
ForWindows8andWindows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.
F10
ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.
ForWindows8andWindows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.
F11Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.
F12
ForWindows7:OpensComputer.
ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Viewsalltheprograms.
Fn+Esc
PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecial
functionofeachfunctionkey,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1-
F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-
F12,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeach
functionkey,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
Fn+SpacebarControlsthekeyboardbacklight.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebarto
changethemodesofthekeyboardbacklight.
Fn+4Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.
Fn+B
HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+P
HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+SHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+K
HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
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