• • • • • Adjusting brightness using your laptop's keys On most laptops, you can adjust the brightness of the display using special keys on the. The keys are usually marked with the brightness symbol ( ). Often, the brightness keys are function keys which have a special function if you press them while holding down the. The Fn key is usually located to the left of your spacebar. The brightness function keys may be located at the top of your keyboard, or on your arrow keys. For example, on the keyboard of a Dell XPS laptop (pictured below), hold the Fn key and press F11 or F12 to adjust the brightness of the screen.

Other laptops have keys dedicated entirely to brightness control. On the HP Chromebook keyboard (pictured below), there is no Fn key — press the brightness keys. Adjusting brightness in the operating system You can also adjust your screen's brightness using software controls on your operating system.

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• • • • • Windows 10 In Windows 10, there are several ways to adjust the display brightness. • • • Using the taskbar's battery icon • Click the battery icon on your. Play Gta On The Computer. • In the power status window, click the brightness. Each time you click the tile, your brightness will be adjusted by 25%. Using the Windows Mobility Center • Open the by right-clicking the Start Menu icon, or by typing Win+ X (hold down the and press X).

• Click Mobility Center (or press B). • In the, adjust the brightness slider.

Using the Control Panel •. • Click Adjust commonly used mobility settings. • In the Mobility Center window, adjust the brightness slider. Windows 8 Adjusting brightness in Windows 8 • Open the. • Select the Settings charm. • Select the brightness icon.

• Move the slider up and down with your, or by pressing the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard. Windows 7 Adjusting brightness in Windows 7 • Open the Control Panel. Installing Rpm On Centos With Yum Brands. • Select Hardware and Sound. • Select Power Options. • Use your mouse to move the brightness slider at the bottom of the window. Apple macOSX Adjusting brightness in OSX • From the, choose System Preferences.

• Click Displays. • Use the brightness slider to adjust brightness. If you want your brightness to change automatically based on the ambient light near your computer, check the box marked Automatically adjust brightness. Linux Adjusting brightness in Linux Many window managers in Linux offer brightness controls in their settings panel.

For instance, on systems with the Unity window manager: • Click the icon at the right of the menu bar. • Choose System Settings. • Select Brightness & Lock. • Adjust the brightness slider. If your laptop uses Intel or NVidia graphics, you can also use a convenient tool called xbacklight. It can be installed using most package managers. For instance, on Ubuntu or systems: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xbacklight To use xbacklight, specify the option -set percentage, where percentage is a number from 0 to 100.

For instance, to set brightness to half: xbacklight -set 50 Or to full: xbacklight -set 100 You can also increase or decrease the brightness by a given percentage. To increase the brightness by 10%: xbacklight -inc 10 For a complete list of options, view the manual: man xbacklight Adjusting contrast Most laptops don't have contrast controls at the hardware level, but you can configure your operating system to use a high-contrast display mode.

• • • • • Adjusting contrast in Windows 10 • Hold the Shift and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard, and press the key. • Once asked if you want to turn on High Contrast mode.

To switch back to Normal Contrast mode, repeat step 1, and High Contrast mode will be canceled. If pressing the key combination doesn't bring up the High Contrast prompt, you can enable it in the Ease of Access menu: • Open the Control Panel. • Click Ease of Access.