"Special function mode" allows you to use special functions without
pressing the FN key.
Special
function mode
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
FN + 1
FN + 2
FN + Space
FN +
User's Manual
Standard F1-
Function
F12 mode
FN + F1
Allows you to search your computer,
the web, or within an app, or
activates Cortana (dependent on
country).
FN + F2
Decreases the brightness of the
display panel in individual steps.
FN + F3
Increases the brightness of the
display panel in individual steps.
FN + F4
Changes the active display device.
To use a simultaneous mode, you
must set the resolution of the internal
display panel to match the resolution
of the external display device.
FN + F5
Enables or disables the Touch Pad.
FN + F6
Moves media backward.
FN + F7
Plays or pauses media playback.
FN + F8
Moves media forward.
FN + F9
Decreases the computer's volume.
FN + F10
Increases the computer's volume.
FN + F11
Turns the sound on or off.
FN + F12
Turns the Airplane mode on or off.
FN + 1
Reduces the icon size on the desktop
or the font sizes within one of the
supported application windows.
FN + 2
Enlarges the icon size on the desktop
or the font sizes within one of the
supported application windows.
FN + Space
Changes the display resolution.
Turns the keyboard backlight on or
FN +
off. This function is only available on
models that are equipped with a
keyboard backlight.
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