User Manual

Table 2-8 Action keys and their descriptions (continued)
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On select products, helps prevent side-angle viewing from onlookers. If needed, decrease or increase
brightness for well-lit or darker environments. Press the key again to turn o the privacy screen.
NOTE: This feature is available only on select products. If the feature is not available on your computer, a
message is displayed when you press this key.
NOTE: To quickly turn on the highest privacy setting, press fn+p.
Decreases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
Increases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
Mutes or restores speaker sound.
Decreases speaker volume incrementally while you hold down the key.
Increases speaker volume incrementally while you hold down the key.
Mutes the microphone.
Turns the keyboard backlight o or on. On select products, you can adjust the brightness of the keyboard
backlight. Press the key repeatedly to adjust the brightness from high (when you rst start up the computer),
to low, to o. After you adjust the keyboard backlight setting, the backlight will revert to your previous
setting each time you turn on the computer. The keyboard backlight will turn o after 30 seconds of
inactivity. To turn the keyboard backlight back on, press any key or tap the touchpad (select products only). To
conserve battery power, turn o this feature.
Turns the insert function on or o.
Turns the wireless feature on or o.
NOTE: A wireless network must be set up before a wireless connection is possible.
Executes frequently used tasks. Some tasks might not be available on all products.
● Opens an application, le, or website
● Enters frequently used text into a permanent clipboard
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