How to Turn on Backlit Keyboard on Lenovo
Release timeļ¼2023-05-08 19:19:44 oRead0
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Turning on Backlight
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Turn on your laptop. In some cases, your backlight may not turn on due to low battery.
- Make sure your laptop is charged to at least 75%.
- If your battery is an issue, there are ways to increase your battery longevity.
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Locate the Backlight shortcut key. In most cases, this will be located on your keyboard's Spacebar.
- The icon looks like a horizontal bracket with arcing rays above it.
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Press Fn+Backlight to turn on your keyboard backlight. Fn is the abbreviation of Function.
- Similar to taking screenshots on Lenovo, you'll need to press these keys at the same time.
- To adjust your brightness, press Fn and Backlight as many times as needed to cycle through your laptop's brightness presets.
- To turn off your backlight, press Fn and Backlight until the backlight turns off.
- 1 Turn on your laptop. Make sure your laptop is charged.
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Locate the ThinkLight shortcut key. In most cases, this will be located on your keyboard's Page Up button. This is abbreviated as PgUp on your keyboard.
- The icon looks like a half circle with rays extending below it.
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Press Fn+ThinkLight at the same time. Fn is the abbreviation of Function. Your ThinkLight should turn on.
- To turn ThinkLight off, press Fn and Page Up together again.
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Check Lenovo Vantage. This is a built-in application that helps your Lenovo device run properly.
- Open your task bar and search for Lenovo Vantage.
- Click Device, Input & accessories.
- Confirm Keyboard backlight is activated.
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Power drain the built-in battery. Newer laptops will have a built-in battery.
- Unplug the AC adapter.
- Press and hold your device's Power button for 10 seconds.
- Reconnect the AC adapter and turn the device on.
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Power drain the detachable battery. Older laptops will have a detachable battery.
- Unplug the AC adapter.
- Press and hold your device's Power button for 10 seconds.
- Install the battery, reconnect the AC adapter, and turn the device on.