Chapter 6. Special Keys - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E130 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 6. Special keys

The computer comes with several special keys at the upper row of the keyboard. To use each function,
directly press the desired key.
The following table explains the function of each special key.
Table 7. Special keys
Special key Description
Press this key to mute the sound of the computer.
Speaker mute (F1)
Note: If you mute the sound and then turn off the computer, the sound will remain muted
when you turn on the computer again. To turn on the computer, press the speaker mute key
again, or press the speaker volume down key or the speaker volume up key.
Speaker volume Press this key to turn down the volume of the computer.
down (F2)
Speaker volume up Press this key to turn up the volume of the computer.
(F3)
Microphone mute
Press the microphone mute key to mute or unmute all of the recording devices.
(F4)
Launch the
• For Windows 7: Opens the Communications settings window, in which you can preview
communications
settings utility (F5)
• For Windows 8: Starts the Lenovo Settings program, which enables you to change the
Switch the display Press this key to switch between the computer display and an external monitor.
output location (F6) Note: You also can use the Windows+P combination to switch between the computer display
and an external monitor.
Display brightness When you press this key, the computer display becomes dimmer.
down (F7)
Display brightness up When you press this key, the computer display becomes brighter.
(F8)
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your video image, take a snapshot of your current image, and change the camera and
audio settings.
camera and audio settings.
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