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Specialkeys
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
YoucantoggletheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.In
defaultmode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybypressingthecorresponding
keydirectly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFn
keyandthenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityintheWindowsenvironment,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingeitherofthefollowing:
GotoControlPanel.Intheiconsview,clickKeyboard.
PressFnforfourseconds.
2.ClicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitythroughtheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Startthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetup
programmainmenuopens.
2.SelectCongKeyboard/MouseChangetoF1-F12keys.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.Savechangesandexit.
ThinkPadEdgeE445specialkeys
ThefollowinggureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysforThinkPadEdgeE445.
Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeys.
1 Functionkeys
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