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Table 14. Keyboard specifications (continued) Description Values NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1-F12) changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts of Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 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 15. List of keyboard shortcuts Function key F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Primary behavior Mute audio Decrease volume Increase volume Play/Pause Keyboard-backlight NOTE: Toggle to cycle the keyboard backlight status through off, lowbacklight, 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 16. Secondary behavior Function key Fn + B Fn + S Behavior Pause/Break Toggle scroll lock Specifications of Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 19

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Table 14. Keyboard specifications (continued)
Description
Values
NOTE:
You can define the primary behavior of the
function keys (F1–F12) changing
Function Key Behavior
in BIOS setup program.
For more information, see
Keyboard shortcuts
.
Keyboard shortcuts of Inspiron 16 Plus 7640
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 15. List of keyboard shortcuts 
Function key
Primary behavior
F1
Mute audio
F2
Decrease volume
F3
Increase volume
F4
Play/Pause
F5
Keyboard-backlight
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 16. Secondary behavior 
Function key
Behavior
Fn + B
Pause/Break
Fn + S
Toggle scroll lock
Specifications of Inspiron 16 Plus 7640
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