Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
YoucantoggletheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.In
defaultmode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybypressingthecorresponding
keydirectly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFn
keyandthenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityintheWindowsenvironment,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingeitherofthefollowing:
•GotoControlPanel.Intheiconsview,clickKeyboard.
•PressFnforfourseconds.
2.ClicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.
3.Congur esettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitythroughtheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.S tartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetup
programmainmenuopens.
2.SelectCong➙Keyboard/Mouse➙ChangetoF1-F12keys.
3.Congur esettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.Savechangesandexit.
ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435specialkeys
ThefollowinggureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysandbuttonsforThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,
andE435.
Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeysandbuttons.
1Functionkeys
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