Keyboard; Keyboard Function Keys - Dell Latitude 5340 Owner's Manual

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Keyboard

The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Latitude 5340/Latitude 5340 2-in-1.
Table 13. Keyboard specifications
Description
Keyboard type
Keyboard layout
Number of keys
Keyboard size
Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard function keys

The F1-F12 keys at the top of the keyboard are function keys. By default, these keys are used to perform specific functions
defined by the software application in use.
You can run the secondary tasks that are indicated by the symbols on the function keys by pressing the function key with fn, for
example, fn and F1. See the table below for the list of secondary tasks and the key combinations to run them.
NOTE:
Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for tasks
remain the same, regardless of the keyboard language.
NOTE:
You can define the primary behavior of function keys in the Function Key Behavior menu of the BIOS setup
program.
Table 14. Secondary tasks of keyboard keys
Key combination for task
fn and F1
fn and F2
fn and F3
fn and F4
fn and F5
fn and F6
fn and F8
fn and F9
Values
● Standard backlit keyboard
● Standard non-backlit keyboard
QWERTY
● United States and Canada: 79 keys
● United Kingdom: 80 keys
● Japan: 83 keys
X=18.05 mm key pitch
Y=18.05 mm key pitch
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them.
These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to
perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character,
press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary
functions, press fn and the desired key. For more information,
see
Keyboard function
NOTE:
You can define the primary behavior of the
function keys (F1–F12) by changing Function Key
Behavior in BIOS setup program.
What the task does
Operating system and application specific F1 behavior
Operating system and application specific F2 behavior
Operating system and application specific F3 behavior
Operating system and application specific F4 behavior
Operating system and application specific F5 behavior
Operating system and application specific F6 behavior
Operating system and application specific F8 behavior
Operating system and application specific F9 behavior
Specifications of Latitude 5340/Latitude 5340 2-in-1
keys.
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