User Guide - Windows 8.1

Hot key combination Description
fn+f10 Increases the screen brightness level.
fn+f11 Turns the keyboard backlight on and off. (select models only)
NOTE: The keyboard backlight is turned on at the factory. To extend battery life, turn off the
keyboard backlight.
Using keypads
The computer includes an integrated numeric keypad, and it also supports an optional external
numeric keypad, or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad.
Using the integrated numeric keypad
The computer includes an integrated numeric keypad, and it also supports an optional external
numeric keypad or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad. For more details
about the integrated numeric keypad, see
Keys on page 14.
Component Description
(1) num lock key Alternates between the navigational and numeric functions on the
integrated numeric keypad.
NOTE: The keypad function that is active when the computer is
turned off is reinstated when the computer is turned back on.
(2) Integrated numeric keypad When num lock has been enabled, it can be used like an external
numeric keypad.
Using an optional external numeric keypad
Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or
off. (Num lock is turned off at the factory.) For example:
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When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers.
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When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on the computer is turned off.
To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work:
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Press the num lk key on the external keypad, not on the computer.
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