Latitude 5455 Owner's Manual

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Keyboard function keys of Latitude 5455

NOTE:Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for shortcuts remain the same across all language configurations.

Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. The symbol that is shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is pressed. If you press shift and the key, the symbol that is shown on the upper part of the key is typed out. For example, if you press 2, 2 is typed out; if you press Shift + 2, @ is typed out.

The keys F1-F12 at the top row of the keyboard are function keys for multimedia control indicated by the icon at the bottom of the key. Press the function key to invoke the task represented by the icon. For example, pressing F1 mutes the audio (refer to the table below).

However, if the function keys F1-F12 are needed for specific software applications, multimedia functionality can be disabled by pressing fn + esc. Later, multimedia control can be invoked by pressing fn and the respective function key. For example, mute audio by pressing fn + F1.

Table 1. List of keyboard shortcuts
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.
Key	Primary behavior
F1	Mute or unmute audio.
F2	Decrease audio volume.
F3	Increase audio volume.
F4	Play or pause the media file.
F5	Keyboard backlight NOTE:Toggle to cycle the keyboard backlight status through off, low-backlight, and high-backlight.
F6	Decrease the screen brightness.
F7	Increase the screen brightness.
F8	Switch to the 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 Recall. If both Recall and Copilot in Windows are not available on your computer, the Copilot key launches Windows Search. For more information about Copilot in Windows and Recall, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at the Dell Support Site.

The fn key is also used with selected keys on the keyboard to invoke other secondary functions.

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.

Table 2. Secondary behaviorThe following table lists the secondary behavior of each key with the Function (fn) key.
Function key	Secondary behavior
fn + F1	Operating system and application-specific F1 behavior
fn + F2	Operating system and application-specific F2 behavior
fn + F3	Operating system and application-specific F3 behavior
fn + F4	Operating system and application-specific F4 behavior
fn + F5	Operating system and application-specific F5 behavior
fn + F6	Operating system and application-specific F6 behavior
fn + F8	Operating system and application-specific F8 behavior
fn + F9	Operating system and application-specific F9 behavior
fn + F10	Operating system and application-specific F10 behavior
fn + F11	Operating system and application-specific F11 behavior
fn + F12	Operating system and application-specific F12 behavior
fn + B	Pause or break.
fn + S	Toggle scroll lock.
fn + R	System request.
fn + Copilot	Open the application menu.
fn + esc	Toggles the function key on and off.
fn + pg up arrow	Scroll up the document or page.
fn + pg down arrow	Scroll down the document or page.
fn + left arrow	Home (move to the beginning of the document).
fn + right arrow	End (move to the end of the document).

Latitude 5455 Owner's Manual

Keyboard function keys of Latitude 5455

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