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- Display Panel
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness
Once you have turned on your notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a
more comfortable viewing level. In Windows XP systems, the brightness can be adjusted using the
keyboard. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems, there are three ways to adjust the brightness, by
using the keyboard, the Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center.
Using the Keyboard
Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily in Windows Vista.
•
[Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.
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[Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display.
Using the Power Options (Windows Vista/7)
To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and click on the
Power
Options
icon. Select
Adjust the display brightness
in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars to the
desired level. Note The settings you make via this utility are permanent until you change them again.
Using the Windows Mobility Center (Windows Vista/7)
In the Control Panel, click the
Windows Mobility Center
icon. Drag the
Display Brightness
bar to the
desired level.
Using Power Management to Control Brightness (Windows 7)
To adjust brightness with the power management utility in Windows 7:
Click Start ->
Control Panel
. In
View by:
, select one of the icon views. Select
Display
, then click
Adjust
brightness
in left pane. Drag the
Screen brightness:
slider left or right, to suit your preference.
N
OTE
THAT
WHEN
YOU
CHANGE
THE
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
IN
W
INDOWS
XP
SYSTEMS
,
THE
CHANGES
WILL
BE
RETAINED
AFTER
STANDBY
AND
RESTART
. I
N
W
INDOWS
V
ISTA
SYSTEMS
,
THE
CHANGED
SETTINGS
ARE
TEMPORARY
BY
DEFAULT
,
BUT
THEY
CAN
BE
MADE
PERMANENT
BY
USING
THE
P
OWER
O
PTIONS
UTILITY
IN
THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
.