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.
Table 1. List of keyboard shortcuts
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.
Key
Primary behavior
F1
Mute audio
F2
Decrease volume
F3
Increase volume
F4
Mute microphone
F5
Keyboard backlight
NOTE:Toggle to cycle the keyboard backlight status through off, low-backlight, and high-backlight.
F6
Decrease brightness
F7
Increase brightness
F8
Switch to external display
F10
Print Screen
F11
Home
F12
End
Copilot
Launch Copilot in Windows
NOTE:If Copilot in Windows is not available on your computer, the CoPilot key launches Windows Search. For more information about Copilot in Windows, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at
Dell Support Site.
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 2. 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
F7
Operating system and application-specific F7 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
Keys with alternate characters
There are other keys on your keyboard with alternate characters. The symbols that are shown at the bottom of these keys are the main characters that are displayed when the key is pressed; the symbols that are shown at the top of these keys are displayed when the key is pressed with the shift key. For example, if you press
2,
2 is displayed; if you press
Shift and
2,
@ is displayed.
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