Function key – Toshiba Satellite P50-B User Manual
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CAPS LOCK
This indicator glows green when letter keys are
locked into their uppercase format.
NUM LOCK
When the NUM LOCK indicator glows, you can
use the number keys on the keyboard for number
entry.
Function Key
The function keys (F1 ~ F12) are the twelve keys at the top of your
keyboard.
You can configure the function keys’ mode as "Special function mode" or
"Standard F1-F12 mode" by clicking Desktop Assist -> Tools & Utilities -
> System Settings -> Keyboard on the desktop.
"Special function mode" allows you to use special functions without
pressing the FN key.
Special
function mode
Standard F1-
F12 mode
Function
F1
FN + F1
Launches the help file supplied with
the software.
F2
FN + F2
Decreases the computer's display
panel brightness in individual steps.
F3
FN + F3
Increases the computer's display
panel brightness in individual steps.
F4
FN + F4
Changes the active display device.
To use a simultaneous mode, you
must set the resolution of the internal
display panel to match the resolution
of the external display device.
F5
FN + F5
Enables or disables the Touch Pad.
F6
FN + F6
Moves media backward.
F7
FN + F7
Plays or pauses media playback.
F8
FN + F8
Moves media forward.
F9
FN + F9
Decreases the computer's volume.
F10
FN + F10
Increases the computer's volume.
F11
FN + F11
Turns the sound on or off.
F12
FN + F12
Turns the Airplane mode on or off.
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