Chapter 6. Fn Key Combinations - Lenovo ThinkPad L560 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 6. Fn key combinations

The following table describes the functions of Fn key combinations.
Table 7. Function keys and key combinations
Function keys and Description
key combinations
Fn+Esc You can configure the Fn key and function keys in the Keyboard Properties window by
doing the following:
Press Fn+Esc to enable or disable the Fn Lock function.
• When the Fn Lock function is disabled: The Fn Lock indicator is off. To initiate the special
• When the Fn Lock function is enabled: The Fn Lock indicator turns on. To input F1- F12,
F1
Speaker mute
F2 Speaker volume down
F3
Speaker volume up
F4 Microphone mute
F5 Brightness down
F6 Brightness up
F7
Switches a display output location.
F8 Enables or disables wireless features.
F9 For Windows 10: Opens the Settings window.
For Windows 7: Opens Control Panel.
F10 For Windows 10: Opens the Cortana
For Windows 7: Opens Windows Search.
F11 Views all applications that are currently open.
F12 For Windows 10: Views all the programs.
For Windows 7: Opens Computer.
Fn+Spacebar Controls the keyboard backlight.
There are three modes for the keyboard backlight: Off, Low, and High. Press Fn+Spacebar to
change the modes of the keyboard backlight.
Fn+B Has the same function as the Break key on a conventional keyboard.
Fn+P
Has the same function as the Pause key on a conventional keyboard.
Fn+S Has the same function as the SysRq key on a conventional keyboard.
Fn+K
Has the same function as the ScrLK key on a conventional keyboard.
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1. Go to Control Panel. Change the view of Control Panel from Category to Large icons
or Small icons.
2. Click Keyboard. In the Keyboard Properties window, click the Fn and function keys
or ThinkPad F1–F12 keys tab.
3. Select the options of your preference.
function printed as an icon on each function key, press the corresponding function key
directly. To input F1- F12, press the Fn key and the corresponding function key.
press the corresponding function key directly. To initiate the special function printed as an
icon on each function key, press the Fn key and the corresponding function key.
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