Inspiron 5585 Setup and Specifications

NOTE: : Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys 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 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 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 multi-media control, as 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).

Table 1. List of keyboard shortcuts

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.

Function key	Primary Behavior	Secondary Behavior (Fn + Key)
	Mute audio	F1 behavior
	Decrease volume	F2 behavior
	Increase volume	F3 behavior
	Play previous track/chapter	F4 behavior
	Play/Pause	F5 behavior
	Play next track/chapter	F6 behavior
	Switch to external display	F8 behavior
	Search	F9 behavior
	Toggle keyboard backlight (optional) NOTE: : Non-backlight keyboards have F10 function key without the backlight icon and does not support toggle keyboard backlight function.	F10 behavior
	Decrease brightness	F11 behavior
	Increase brightness	F12 behavior

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

Table 2. List of keyboard shortcuts

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.

Function key	Behavior
	Turn off/on wireless
	Pause/Break
	Sleep
	Toggle scroll lock
	Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light
	System request
	Open application menu
	Toggle Fn-key lock
	Page up
	Page down
	Home
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