Lenovo 244723U, W530, T530i, 2394F1U manual Fn key combinations

Chapter 7. Fn key combinations

The following table describes the functions of Fn key combinations.

Table 8. Fn key combinations

Key combination	Description
Fn+F3	Locks the computer.
Fn+F4	Puts the computer into sleep mode. To resume normal operation, press the Fn key.
	Notes:
	• To use the Fn+F4 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad Power Management
		driver installed on the computer.
	• If you want to use the combination to put the computer into hibernation mode, change
		the power plan settings.
Fn+F5	Enables or disables the built-in wireless networking features and the Bluetooth features. If you
	press Fn+F5, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can quickly change the power state
	of each feature in the list.
	Notes: If you want to use Fn+F5 to enable or disable the wireless features, the following
	device drivers must be installed on the computer beforehand:
	• ThinkPad Power Management driver
	•	OnScreen Display Utility
	•	Wireless device drivers
Fn+F6	•	For Windows 7: Opens the Communications settings window, in which you can preview
		your video image, take a snapshot of your current image, and change the camera and
		audio settings.
	• For Windows 8: Starts the Lenovo Settings program, which enables you to change the
		camera and audio settings.
Fn+F7	Switches between the computer display and an external monitor. The following options will
	be displayed:
	• Computer display only (LCD)
	• Computer display and external monitor (same image)
	• Computer display and external monitor (extended desktop)
	•	External monitor only
	Note: You also can use the Windows+P combination to switch between the computer display
	and an external monitor.
Fn+F8	The computer display becomes dimmer.
Fn+F9	The computer display becomes brighter.
Fn+F10	Previous track/scene
Fn+F11	Play or pause
Fn+F12	Next track/scene
Fn+Spacebar	Controls the keyboard backlight and the ThinkLight® light.
	• Press once: Turn on the keyboard backlight to low brightness level.
	• Press again: Adjust the keyboard backlight to high brightness level.
	• Press the third time: Turn off the keyboard backlight and turn on the ThinkLight light.
	• Press the fourth time: Turn off the ThinkLight light.
	Note: If your computer does not have a backlit keyboard, the Fn+Spacebar combination
	controls only the ThinkLight light.
Fn+B	Has the same function as the Break key on a conventional keyboard.

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