How To Activate | Function Keys On Dell Laptop Extra Quality
Most Dell laptops use a toggle.
The fastest way to toggle your function keys on or off is through a keyboard shortcut. Most modern Dell laptops have an icon (often a padlock symbol) located on the Esc key . how to activate function keys on dell laptop
| Goal | Action | |------|--------| | Toggle mode temporarily | | | F1–F12 as default | Change in BIOS → Function Key Behavior → Function Key | | Use F1–F12 once | Hold Fn + the key | Most Dell laptops use a toggle
If you need to use the function keys frequently, you can "lock" the keyboard into Function Key mode. This reverses the behavior of the keys. | Goal | Action | |------|--------| | Toggle
Note: To reverse this, simply repeat the steps above to toggle the lock off.
Some Dell laptops have a keyboard shortcut to toggle the function key behavior. Look for a key combination like: