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Dell Latitude E6230 Keyboard Guide

Summary: This article provides a keyboard guide for the Dell Latitude E6230.

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Symptoms

 

Keyboard Shortcut Key Functions

The below table is a list of combination short-cut key functions using the E6230 keyboard

Note: Windows installs a generic Touchpad driver. To allow the Touchpad disable/enable function to work, the correct Dell/Alps Touchpad driver must be installed. The driver can be downloaded from www.dell.com/drivers, under the category "Mouse, Keyboard & Input Devices"

Cause

 

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F1 Fn + F1 Enter sleep / hibernation mode
F2 Fn + F2 In the BIOS, the POST Behaviour section has the keypad Embedded option set to "Fn Key Only" option by default. Change this to "By Numlock" and you can use Fn + F2 to enable NumLock in order to use the embedded number keys.
F3 Fn + F3 Enable or Disable Scroll Lock.
F5 Fn + F5 Enable or Disable the touchpad and/or pointing stick. (Dell Touchpad driver must be installed)
F8 Fn + F8 Enable or Disable multiple display. Option Include, clone display or extended display to an external monitor. Or project the current view to external monitor only.
F10 Fn + F10 Go Back to previous track when playing a file in Windows Media Player.
F11 Fn + F11 Play or Pause a file in Windows Media Player.
F12 Fn + F12 Go forward to the next track when playing a file in Windows Media Player.
Home Fn + Home Activates SysRq
End Fn + End (PrntScrn) Copies the current desktop screen to the clipboard.
Insert Fn + Insert Performs a Pause. This key is used in programming and debugging applications. It has no function in most programs.
↑ Fn + ↑ Increase the LCD brightness.
↓ Fn + ↓ Decrease the LCD Brightness.
→ Fn + → Increase and Decrease the keyboard backlight illumination.

 

Resolution

 
Keyboard Types by Region.

(This should not affect the Function Table above)

  • 83 (United States and Canada)
  • 84 (Europe)
  • 85 (Brazil)
  • 87 (Japan)

 

Note: If you experience problems with your keyboard, please follow the troubleshooting link below:

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Affected Products

Latitude E6230
Article Properties
Article Number: 000144182
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Mar 2022
Version:  5
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