ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 User Guide

Smart Modes

Smart Modes is a productivity widget to quickly activate the following commonly used features for different use scenarios:

Access the Smart Modes widget

Press F8 to launch the Smart Modes widget. Press F8 again to hide.

Activate the desired mode in the Smart Modes widget

  1. Press F8 to launch the Smart Modes widget.
  2. If it is the initial use of Smart Mode, you need to enable features you prefer for each mode in the Vantage app first:
    1. Click the settings gear icon on top right of the widget to launch the Vantage app.
    2. Locate the Smart Modes section. Select a mode and enable the features of the selected mode as you prefer.
    3. Exit the Vantage app.
  3. Click the mode you prefer in the Smart Modes widget to quickly active the features you have configured in the Vantage app.
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