Specialkeys
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeys 1 and 2 tohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.Thefollowing
gureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeys.
YoucantoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.Indefault
mode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybypressingthecorrespondingkey
directly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFnkey
andthenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityintheWindowsenvironment,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingeitherofthefollowing:
•ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
•PressingFnforfourseconds.
2.ClicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitythroughtheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Startthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetup
programmainmenuopens.
2.SelectCong➙Keyboard/Mouse➙ChangetoF1-F12keys.
3.Conguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.Savechangesandexit.
Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeys.
Volumeandmutekeys
•Speakermute(F1)
Pressthiskeytomutethesoundofyourcomputer.Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyour
computer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyourcomputeragain,Toturnonthesound,
pressF1againorpresstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkey.
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