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Inspiron 15 5501 Setup and Specifications

Keyboard

The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Inspiron 5501.

Table 1. Keyboard specifications

The following table provides the detailed keyboard specifications of Inspiron 5501.

Description Values
Keyboard type
  • Standard keyboard
  • Standard backlit keyboard
Keyboard layout

QWERTY

Number of keys
  • United States and Canada: 101 keys
  • United Kingdom: 102 keys
  • Japan: 105 keys
Keyboard size

X=18.70 mm key pitch

Y=18.05 mm key pitch

Keyboard shortcuts
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key.
NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1–F12) changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program.
For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts.

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