User's Guide

Action keys
An action key performs the function indicated by the icon on the key. To determine which keys are on your
product, see Special keys on page 11.
▲ To use an action key, press and hold the key.
Icon Description
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.
Opens the “How to get help in Windows 10” webpage.
Switches the screen image between display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is
c
onnected to the computer, repeatedly pressing this key alternates the screen image from the computer
display to the monitor display to a simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor.
Adjusts 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. To conserve
battery power, turn o this feature.
Plays the previous track of an audio CD or the previous section of a DVD or a Blu-ray Disc (BD).
Starts, pauses, or resumes playback of an audio CD, a DVD, or a BD.
Plays the next track of an audio CD or the next section of a DVD or a BD.
Stops audio or video playback of a CD, a DVD, or a BD.
Decreases speaker volume incrementally while you hold down the key.
Increases speaker volume incrementally while you hold down the key.
Mutes or restores speaker sound.
Turns the airplane mode and wireless feature on or o.
NOTE: The airplane mode key is also referred to as the wireless button.
NOTE: A wireless network must be set up before a wireless connection is possible.
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