Special Keys And Buttons; Thinkvantage Button; Function Key Combinations - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 User Manual

• Web browser
• Picture viewer
• E-mail system
• Video player
Note: When you switch to another application, the video being played is paused.
• Music player
Note: In Instant Media Mode, background music playback is supported. You can switch to another
application with music playback uninterrupted.

Special keys and buttons

Your computer has several special keys and buttons.

ThinkVantage button

You can use the ThinkVantage button to interrupt the startup sequence of your computer and start the
Rescue and Recovery workspace, which runs independently of the Windows 7 operating system and is
hidden from it. If the Windows 7 operating system is not running properly, you may need to do the following:
• Get the current system information.
• Rescue a file from your Windows environment or restore back-up files, provided you have made backups
by use of the Rescue and Recovery program.
• Configure your computer or start the ThinkPad Setup.
All these can be achieved from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Turn on the computer; then, while the
"To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left of
the screen, press the ThinkVantage button. The Rescue and Recovery program opens.

Function key combinations

By setting the function keys, you can change operational features instantly. To use this function, press and
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hold the Fn key , then press one of the function keys
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