Hardware Components

Function and Keypad Keys

Component

Description

 

 

 

1

Fn key

Combines with the function keys to

 

 

perform additional system and

 

 

application tasks. For example,

 

 

pressing Fn+F8 increases screen

 

 

brightness.

 

 

 

2

Function keys (11)*

Perform system and application tasks.

 

 

When combined with the Fn key,

 

 

function keys F1 through F12 perform

 

 

additional tasks as hotkeys. (The

 

 

F2 function key is not used.)

 

 

 

3

Keypad keys (15)

Can be used like the keys on an

 

 

external numeric keypad.

*For more information, refer to the “Hotkey Quick Reference” section in Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.”

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