Operation Manual

Specialkeys

Yourcomputerkeyboardfeaturesseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeys.

Note:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Windowskey

ForWindows7andWindows10:OpentheStartmenu.

ForWindows8.1:SwitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe

Windowsoperatingsystem.

2Functionkeys

YoucanconﬁguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad

F1–F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe

correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction

printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkey

andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatorontheF1keyison.

Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthevolume-downkeyandthevolume-upkey.

•Decreasesthespeakervolume.

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