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Keyboard shortcuts of Precision 3571
NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys used for shortcuts remain
the same across all language configurations.
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform
secondary functions. The symbol shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is
pressed. If you press shift and the key, the symbol shown on the upper part of the key is typed out. For example, if you press 2,
2 is typed out; if you press Shift + 2, @ is typed out.
The keys F1-F12 at the top row of the keyboard are function keys for multi-media control, as indicated by the icon at the bottom
of the key. Press the function key to invoke the task represented by the icon. For example, pressing F1 mutes the audio (refer to
the table below).
However, if the function keys F1-F12 are needed for specific software applications, multi-media functionality can be disabled
by pressing Fn + Esc. Subsequently, multi-media control can be invoked by pressing Fn and the respective function key. For
example, mute audio by pressing Fn + F1.
NOTE: You can also define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1F12) by changing Function Key Behavior in
BIOS setup program.
Table 34. List of keyboard shortcuts
Function key Primary behavior
F1 Mute audio
F2 Decrease volume
F3 Increase volume
F4 Play previous track/chapter
F5 Play/Pause
F6 Play next track/chapter.
F8 Switch to external display
F9 Search
F10 Click keyboard backlight (optional).
NOTE: Non-backlight keyboards have F10 function key without the
backlight icon and do not support toggle keyboard backlight function.
NOTE: Toggle to cycle the keyboard backlight status through off, low-
backlight, and high-backlight
F11 Decrease brightness
F12 Increase brightness
The Fn key is also used with selected keys on the keyboard to invoke other secondary functions.
Table 35. Secondary behavior
Function key Secondary behavior
Fn + F1 Operating system and application specific F1 behavior
Fn + F2 Operating system and application specific F2 behavior
Fn + F3 Operating system and application specific F3 behavior
Fn + F4 Operating system and application specific F4 behavior
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