Dell Vostro 5300 Setup and Specifications - Page 38

Changing the keyboard language, Keyboard shortcuts of Vostro 5300

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Description Keyboard size Keyboard shortcuts Values X=18.07 mm key pitch Y=18.07 mm key pitch Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key. NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1-F12) changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program. Keyboard shortcuts Changing the keyboard language 1. Click Start . 2. Click Settings . 3. Click Time & language > Region & language. 4. Click Add a language. 5. Choose the language you want to add and select a country for the language. 6. Under Languages, click the language that you want to set as the default language. 7. Click Set as default. Keyboard shortcuts of Vostro 5300 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, multimedia 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 48. List of keyboard shortcuts Function key Redefined key (for multimedia control) Behavior Mute audio Decrease volume 38 Technology and components

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Description
Values
Keyboard size
X=18.07 mm key pitch
Y=18.07 mm key pitch
Keyboard shortcuts
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These
keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform
secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift
and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and
the desired key.
NOTE:
You can define the primary behavior of the
function keys (F1–F12) changing Function Key Behavior
in BIOS setup program.
Keyboard shortcuts
Changing the keyboard language
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Click
Settings
.
3.
Click
Time & language
>
Region & language
.
4.
Click
Add a language
.
5.
Choose the language you want to add and select a country for the language.
6.
Under
Languages
, click the language that you want to set as the default language.
7.
Click
Set as default
.
Keyboard shortcuts of Vostro 5300
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, multimedia 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 48. List of keyboard shortcuts
Function key
Redefined key (for multimedia control)
Behavior
Mute audio
Decrease volume
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