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Latitude 5340/Latitude 5340 2-in-1 Owner's Manual

Keyboard function keys

The F1-F12 keys at the top of the keyboard are function keys. By default, these keys are used to perform specific functions defined by the software application in use.

You can run the secondary tasks that are indicated by the symbols on the function keys by pressing the function key with fn, for example, fn and F1. See the table below for the list of secondary tasks and the key combinations to run them.

NOTE:Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for tasks remain the same, regardless of the keyboard language.
NOTE:You can define the primary behavior of function keys in the Function Key Behavior menu of the BIOS setup program.
Table 1. Secondary tasks of keyboard keys

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.

Key combination for task What the task does
fn and F1 Operating system and application specific F1 behavior
fn and F2 Operating system and application specific F2 behavior
fn and F3 Operating system and application specific F3 behavior
fn and F4 Operating system and application specific F4 behavior
fn and F5 Operating system and application specific F5 behavior
fn and F6 Operating system and application specific F6 behavior
fn and F8 Operating system and application specific F8 behavior
fn and F9 Operating system and application specific F9 behavior
fn and F10 Operating system and application specific F10 behavior
fn and F11 Operating system and application specific F11 behavior
fn and F12 Operating system and application specific F12 behavior
fn and Right Ctrl Open application menu
fn and PgUp Page up
fn and PgDn Page down

Keys with alternate characters

There are other keys on your keyboard with alternate characters. The symbol shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is pressed. If you press shift and the key, the symbol shown on the upper part of the key is typed out. For example, if you press 2, 2 is typed out; if you press Shift + 2, @ is typed out.


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