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: Decreases the speaker volume.
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: Increases the speaker volume.
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: Mutes or unmutes the microphones. When the microphones are muted, the microphone-mute
indicator turns on.
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: Darkens the display.
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: Brightens the display.
You can temporarily change the computer display brightness by pressing the two keys. To change the
default brightness level, right-click the battery-status icon in the Windows notification area. Then click
Adjust screen brightness and make changes as desired.
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: Switches the display output location between the computer display and an external monitor. For
more information, refer to "Using an external display" on page 36.
Note: To switch between the computer display and an external monitor, the Windows+P key combination
also is available.
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: Enables or disables the built-in wireless networking features. For more information on the wireless
features, refer to "Wireless connections" on page 33.
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:
For Windows 7: Opens Control Panel.
For Windows 8.1: Opens the Settings charm.
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:
For Windows 7: Opens Windows Search.
For Windows 8.1: Opens the Search charm.
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: Views the programs that you have opened.
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:
For Windows 7: Opens Computer.
For Windows 8.1: Views all the programs.
ThinkPad pointing device
The ThinkPad pointing device enables you to perform all the functions of a traditional mouse, such as
moving the pointer, left-clicking, right-clicking, and scrolling. With the ThinkPad pointing device, you also
can perform a variety of touch gestures, such as rotating and zooming in or out.
The ThinkPad pointing device consists of the following components:
1
Pointing stick
2
Trackpad
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