Hotkeys

Hotkeys provide quick access to settings and apps that you may frequently use. They are located in the top row of the keyboard and usually share keys with the function keys (F1–F12) and other keys. The function that each hotkey provides is denoted by the icon printed on the key.

Table 1. Hotkey functions
Hotkey icon Function description
an icon of a loudspeaker with a backslash on top of it Mutes/Unmutes sound.
an icon of a loudspeaker with a minus sign on the right Decreases volume.
an icon of a loudspeaker with a plus sign on the right Increases volume.
an icon of a microphone with a backslash on top of it Enables/Disables the microphone.
an icon of a illuminated bulb with a minus sign on the right Decreases screen brightness.
an icon of a illuminated bulb with a plus sign on the right Increases screen brightness.
icons of an external display and the notebook computer’s built-in display, with a vertical line in between Selects and sets up display devices.
an icon of an airplane Enables/Disables airplane mode.
an icon of a gear Opens the Settings app.
an icon of a padlock Locks the screen.
an icon of three equal-sized rectangles placed side to side and with a larger rectangle enclosing the three rectangles Displays all open apps as thumbnails.
an icon of a portable calculator Opens the Calculator app.
an icon of a star with the letter “s” inside it Opens Lenovo Vantage or Lenovo PC Manger.
an icon of a pair of scissors Opens the snipping tool.
Note: To use the function keys, hold down the Fn key and press the corresponding hotkeys. If you need to use function keys regularly, you may consider turning on the Fn lock to set the function keys as the primary function of these dual-function keys.
Parent topic: Shortcut keys


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