Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 DB04255 Owner's Manual

Keyboard shortcuts of Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 DB04255

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, as indicated by the icon on the key. Press the function key to enable the task represented by the icon. For example, pressing F1 mutes the audio (see 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.
NOTE:You can also define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1–F12) by changing Function Key Behavior in the BIOS setup program.
Table 1. Function key primary behavior

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.

Function key Primary behavior
F1 Mute or unmute audio
F2 Decrease volume
F3 Increase volume
F4 Play or pause
F5 KB Illumination/Backlight
F6 Decrease brightness
F7 Increase brightness
F8 Switch to external display
F10 Print screen
F11 Home
F12 End

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

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 + F7 Operating system and application-specific F6 behavior
Fn + F8 Operating system and application-specific F8 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 + Esc Toggle fn key lock
Fn + S Toggle scroll lock
Fn + B Pause or break
Fn + R System request
Fn + P Privacy screen
Fn + Copilot Open the application menu
Fn + Space bar Open the emoji menu
Fn + T Toggle ultraperformance mode
Fn + Left arrow Home
Fn + Right arrow End

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