Chapter 6. Special Keys - Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 6. Special keys

Your computer has several special keys to help you work easily and effectively.
Table 6. Special keys
Function key and key
combination
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Description
Mutes or unmutes the speakers.
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
or volume-up key
Decreases the speaker volume.
Increases the speaker volume.
Mutes or unmutes the microphones.
Darkens the computer display.
Brightens the computer display.
Manages external displays.
Enables or disables the wireless features.
For Windows 10: Opens the Settings window.
For Windows 7: Opens Control Panel.
Windows 10: Opens the Cortana
For Windows 7: Opens Windows Search.
Views the programs that you have opened.
For Windows 7: Opens Computer.
For Windows 10: Views all the programs.
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 function of each function key, press the corresponding function key directly.
To input F1- F12, press the Fn key and the corresponding function key.
• When the Fn Lock function is enabled: The Fn Lock indicator turns on. To input F1-
F12, press the corresponding function key directly. To initiate the special function of
each function key, press the Fn key and the corresponding function key.
Alternatively, you can configure the Fn key and function keys in the Keyboard Properties
window by doing the following:
1. Go to Control Panel, then 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 tab.
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