Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2007, 2.4/2.2 GHz) User Manual

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Chapter 2

Life with Your MacBook Pro

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Function (fn) key
Press and hold this key to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys
(F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the
menu bar and search for “function keys.”

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Brightness controls (F1, F2)
Increase (

) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook Pro display.

Mute control (F3)
Mute the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port.

-

Volume controls (F4, F5)
Increase (

-

) or decrease (

) the volume of sound coming from the built-in speakers and

headphone port.

Num Lock key (F6)
Activate the numeric keypad embedded in the MacBook Pro keyboard. When the
numeric keypad is activated, a green light glows on the key.

i

Video Mode Toggle key (F7)
Switch between dual-display mode (extending the desktop across the built-in display
and an external display) and video-mirroring mode (presenting the same information on
both displays).

o

Keyboard illumination controls (F8, F9, F10)
Increase (

o

), decrease (

ø

), or turn off (

O

) the brightness of the keyboard illumination.

Exposé and Dashboard keys (F11, F12)
F11 is preset to open Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard.

C

Media Eject key
Press and hold this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop
icon to the Trash.

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