Using the keyboard base and mouse
The keyboard base and mouse allow you to type, select items, scroll and to perform the same
functions as you do using touch gestures. The keyboard base also allows you to use action keys and
hot keys to perform specific functions.
TIP:
The Windows key
on the keyboard base allows you to quickly return to the Start screen
from an open app or the Windows desktop. Pressing the Windows key again will return you to the
previous screen.
NOTE:
Depending on the country or region, your keyboard base may have different keys and
keyboard functions than those discussed in this section.
Using the keys
You can quickly access information or perform functions by using certain keys and key combinations.
Using the action keys
An action key performs an assigned function. The icon on each of the function keys illustrates the
assigned function for that key.
To use an action key function, press and hold the key.
Icon
Key
Description
f1
Opens Help and Support, which provides tutorials, information about the Windows
operating system and your tablet, answers to questions, and updates to your tablet.
Help and Support also provides automated troubleshooting tools and access to
support.
f2
Decreases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
f3
Increases the screen brightness incrementally as long as you hold down the key.
f4
Switches the screen image between display devices connected to the system. For
example, if a monitor is connected to the tablet, repeatedly pressing this key
alternates the screen image from the tablet display to the monitor display to a
simultaneous display on both the tablet and the monitor.
f5
On select models, turns the keyboard backlight feature off or on.
NOTE:
To conserve battery power, turn off this feature.
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