Special Buttons - Lenovo ThinkPad 11e 3rd Gen User Manual

When the Fn Lock function is disabled: The Fn Lock indicator is off. To initiate the special function
printed as an icon on each key, press the function key directly. To input F1–F12, press the Fn key and the
corresponding function key.
• Mutes or unmutes the speakers. When the speakers are muted, the indicator on the F1 key is on.
If you mute the sound and turn off your computer, the sound will remain muted when you turn on your
computer again. To turn on the sound, press the volume-down key
• Decreases the speaker volume.
• Increases the speaker volume.
• Mutes or unmutes the microphone. When the microphone is muted, the indicator is on.
• Darkens the computer display.
• Brightens the computer display.
• Manages external displays.
• Enables or disables the wireless features.
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– Windows 7: Opens Control Panel.
– Windows 10: Opens the Settings window.
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– Windows 7: Opens Windows Search.
– Windows 10: Opens the Cortana search box.
• Views all the programs that you have opened.
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– Windows 7: Opens Computer.
– Windows 10: Views all the programs.
• Fn+4: Puts the computer into sleep mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key or power
button.
• Fn+End: Has the same function as the Insert key on a conventional keyboard.
• Fn+B: Has the same function as the Break key on a conventional keyboard.
• Fn+K: Has the same function as the ScrLK key on the conventional keyboard.
• Fn+P: Has the same function as the Pause key on the conventional keyboard.
• Fn+S: Has the same function as the SysRq key on the conventional keyboard.

Special buttons

The computer is equipped with some special buttons as shown in the following illustration. You can control
some functions of your computer through the special buttons, without the use of the keyboard.
Note: Your computer might look slightly different from the following illustration.
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and the volume-up key .