Apple MACBOOK PRO User Guide - Page 19

Video Mode Toggle key, Num Lock key

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Function (Fn) key Press and hold to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys (F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help and search for "function keys." Brightness controls Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook Pro display. - Mute control Mute the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. - Volume controls Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. Num Lock key Activate the numeric keypad integrated into the MacBook Pro keyboard. When the numeric keypad is activated, a green light glows on the Num Lock key. i Video Mode Toggle key Switch between dual-display mode (extending your desktop across the built-in display and an external display) and video-mirroring mode (presenting the same information on both displays). o Keyboard illumination controls Increase (o), decrease (ø), or turn off (O) the brightness of your keyboard illumination. F11, F12 By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard. C Media Eject key Press and hold this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop icon to the Trash. Chapter 1 Getting Started 19

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
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Function (Fn) key
Press and hold to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys
(F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help
and search for “function keys.”
Brightness controls
Increase (
) or decrease (
) the brightness of your MacBook Pro display.
Mute control
Mute the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and
headphone port.
-
Volume controls
Increase (
-
) or decrease (
) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in
speakers and headphone port.
Num Lock key
Activate the numeric keypad integrated into the MacBook Pro keyboard. When
the numeric keypad is activated, a green light glows on the Num Lock key.
i
Video Mode Toggle key
Switch between dual-display mode (extending your desktop across the built-in
display and an external display) and video-mirroring mode (presenting the same
information on both displays).
o
Keyboard illumination controls
Increase (
o
), decrease (
ø
), or turn off (
O
) the brightness of your keyboard
illumination.
F11, F12
By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard.
C
Media Eject key
Press and hold this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disc by dragging its
desktop icon to the Trash.