Article Number: 000137839
Latitude 11 5175, and 5179: Usage guide to your Keyboard attachment
Summary: This article is a guide to the Keyboard Dock for the Dell Latitude 11 5175, and 5179 laptop.
Article Content
Symptoms
Note: For a more detailed description of each location, go to the computer manuals at www.dell.com/support
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Cause
| 1 | Undock Button | 2 | Docking Pins x2 |
| 3 | Power Adapter USB Type-C Connector | 4 | Docking Slots x2 |
| 6 | Left Click Touchpad Area | 7 | Right Click Touchpad Area |
| 5 | Keyboard Charge Status LED |
| 10 | Pen Garage |
| 8 | Mini Active Pen | 9 | Pen Buttons x2 |
The below table is a list of combination short-cut key functions available on the Latitude 11 Keyboard.
| Esc | Fn + Esc locks the Fn key down so all blue keys are live |
| F1 | Fn + F1 toggles Mute on/off |
| F2 | Fn + F2 decreases the sound level |
| F3 | Fn + F3 increases the sound level |
| F4 | Fn + F4 Play Previous Track/Chapter |
| F5 | Fn + F5 Play/Pause |
| F6 | Fn + F6 Play Next Track/Chapter |
| F8 | Fn + F8 toggles the displays |
| F9 | Fn + F9 opens the search function in Windows |
| F10 | Fn + F10 toggles the LCD backlight brightness (Optional) |
| F11 | Fn + F11 decreases the LCD brightness |
| F12 | Fn + F12 increases the LCD brightness |
| PrtScr | Fn + PrtScr toggles the WIFI |
| Insert | Fn + Insert puts the laptop to sleep |
| Left Cursor Arrow | Fn + Left Cursor Arrow activates the Home key |
| Right Cursor Arrow | Fn + Right Cursor Arrow activates the End key |
| Up Cursor Arrow | Fn + Up Cursor Arrow activates the PgUp |
| Down Cursor Arrow | Fn + Down Cursor Arrow activates the PgDn |
Go to our Keyboard knowledge base for more resources and information.
For more articles and information, go to our Touchpad support page.
More articles and information can also be found on our Mouse support page.
Connecting the Keyboard
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Open up the hinge at the back of the keyboard to reveal the docking pins.
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Slide the tablet down onto the two locating slots at the back of the keyboard until it locks in place.
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The keyboard and tablet should now function as a normal laptop.
Disconnecting the Keyboard
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Press and hold down the undock button to allow you to lift the tablet up and away from the keyboard.
Charging the Keyboard
There are two methods of charging the keyboard:
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Connect the keyboard to the tablet and plug the AC Adapters Type-C USB connector to the tablet.
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Plug the AC Adapters Type-C USB connector straight to the appropriate port on the keyboard hinge.
Note: We recommend you charge the keyboard with the power adapter plugged straight into the keyboard hinge. This is important if the keyboard has not been charged in a long time.
The keyboard stylus (Mini Active Pen) supports features such as: Hovering and pressure sensing, allowing you to draw shapes, select text, turn a page, and so on. The buttons on the side of the pen allow you to perform various other tasks such as:
- Barrel Button (Default)
- Erase (Default)
- Page Up
- Page Down
- Copy
- Paste
- Undo
- Redo
- Disable
Note: Installing the Active Pen Control Panel Driver from the Support Site allows you to customize the buttons.
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The stylus is kept inside the right-hand side of the keyboard in the pen garage.
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Use the stylus on the tablet screen.
Note: A fully charged mini-active pen should last at least 40 minutes.
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When finished place the stylus back in the pen garage.
Charging the Stylus
The stylus charges whenever it is secured in the pen garage. This can take between 4 secs to 25 secs to charge to 100%.
Note: The tablet must be docked to the keyboard and powered on to charge the stylus in the pen garage.
Resolution
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Article Properties
Affected Product
PC & Tablet Accessories, Latitude 5175 2-in-1, Latitude 5179 2-in-1
Last Published Date
29 Sept 2023
Version
4
Article Type
Solution