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Vostro 15 3530 Owner's Manual

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Keyboard shortcuts of Vostro 15 3530

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).

However, if the function keys F1-F12 are needed for specific software applications, multi-media functionality can be disabled by pressing fn + Esc. Subsequently, multi-media 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 BIOS setup program.
Table 1. List of keyboard shortcuts

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions.

Function key Primary behavior
F1 Mute audio
F2 Decrease volume
F3 Increase volume
F4 Play/Pause
F5 Click keyboard backlight (optional).
NOTE:Non-backlight keyboards have F5 function key without the backlight icon and do not support toggle keyboard backlight function.
NOTE:Toggle to cycle the keyboard backlight status through off, low-backlight, and high-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 other 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 + Esc Toggle fn-key lock
fn + S Toggle scroll lock
fn + B Pause/Break
fn + R System request
fn + Right ctrl Open application menu
fn + /
NOTE:This option is available only in Brazilian keyboard.
Open application menu
fn + Space bar Open emoji menu
fn + T Toggle ultra performance mode
fn + Left arrow Home
fn + Right arrow End

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