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- Display Panel
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness
Once you have turned on your notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a
more comfortable viewing level. There are three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the keyboard, the
Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center.
Using the Keyboard
Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily.
•
[Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.
•
[Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display.
Using the Power Options
To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and click on the
Power
Options
icon. Select
Adjust the display brightness
in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars to the
desired level. Note The settings you make via this utility are permanent until you change them again.
Using the Windows Mobility Center
In the Control Panel, click the
Windows Mobility Center
icon. Drag the
Display Brightness
bar to the
desired level.
Using Power Management to Control Brightness
To adjust brightness with the power management utility:
Click Start ->
Control Panel
. In
View by:
, select one of the icon views. Select
Display
, then click
Adjust
brightness
in left pane. Drag the
Screen brightness:
slider left or right, to suit your preference.
N
OTE
THAT
THE
CHANGED
SETTINGS
ARE
TEMPORARY
BY
DEFAULT
,
BUT
THEY
CAN
BE
MADE
PERMANENT
BY
USING
THE
P
OWER
O
PTIONS
UTILITY
IN
THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
.