Manual

Functionmode
Whenyouturnonthecomputer,theFunctionmodeisdisplayedandactivebeforethecomputerentersthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.F1throughF12providethesamefunctionsastheF1throughF12keysona
traditionalkeyboard.IfyouareusinganapplicationthatsupportstheF1throughF12functions,youcan
usetheFnkeytocycletotheFunctionmodewheneveryouneedit.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheiconsdisplayedintheFunctionmode.Formoreinformation,see
“FunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys”onpage27.
Lay-flatmode
IfLay-flatmodeisenabled,theAdaptiveKeysautomaticallychangetotheLay-flatmodewhenyouputyour
computerdisplayto180degreesfromtherelativepositionofthekeyboardasshown.
TheLay-flatmodeprovidesaspecialsetofAdaptiveKeysthataredesignedtohelpyoushareinformation
onthescreenwithapersonsittingacrossfromyouor90degreestoyourleftorright.
Bydefault,theLay-flatmodeisenabled.TodisabletheLay-flatmode,dothefollowing:
1.Tapthesettingsicon
intheFunctionmode.AdaptiveKeyboardSettingswindowopens.
2.ClickModeSettings➙AdvancedSettings➙LayFlatmode,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheiconsdisplayedintheLay-flatmode.Formoreinformation,see
“FunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys”onpage27.
FunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys
ThistopicintroducesthefunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys.
Note:SomeAdaptiveKeysareavailableonlyinaspecificmode.
Table3.FunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys
AdaptiveKeysFunctions
Fnkey
•SwitchesamongtheavailableAdaptiveKeysmodeswhenyoutaptheFnkey.
•InitiatestheQuick-accessmodewhenyoutapandholdtheFnkey.IfyoureleasetheFnkey,
theAdaptiveKeysreturntothemodebeforeyourtaptheFnkey.
SettingaQuick-accessmodeenablesyoutoquicklydisplayyourdesiredmodeoftheAdaptive
Keyswithnoneedtoswitchamongthevariousmodes.Bydefault,theQuick-accessmode
issettodisplaytheFunctionmode,however,youcanchangethedefaultsettingofthe
Quick-accessmode.
TochangethesettingoftheQuick-accessmode,dothefollowing:
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