how do I dim the brightness on my laptop screen???

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Hi all,
I'm working on my laptop and trying to find a way to dim the brightness
of the screen. When the laptop is unplugged and running on the battery,
it automatically dims so the hardware supports this. But I can't find a
way using the monitor control panel in windows xp to do this manually.

Does anyone know of a way to do this????

Or can anyone recommend a freeware/shareware program to do this on
XP?????

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
Hi all,
I'm working on my laptop and trying to find a way to dim the brightness
of the screen. When the laptop is unplugged and running on the battery,
it automatically dims so the hardware supports this. But I can't find a
way using the monitor control panel in windows xp to do this manually.

Does anyone know of a way to do this????

Or can anyone recommend a freeware/shareware program to do this on
XP?????

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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What happens when you adjust the brightness controls (consult manual
for specific keys, if they're not clearly marked).


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Hi all,
I'm working on my laptop and trying to find a way to dim the brightness
of the screen. When the laptop is unplugged and running on the battery,
it automatically dims so the hardware supports this. But I can't find a
way using the monitor control panel in windows xp to do this manually.

Does anyone know of a way to do this????

Or can anyone recommend a freeware/shareware program to do this on
XP?????

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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On my Gateway laptop the Function + F7 key dims the brightness while the
Function + F8 key raises the brightness.
 
On my Gateway, Fn + F8 toggles all the way up or all the way down. Fn +
Up/Dn arrow keys adjusts it gradually.

Look for the blue (or grey) characters on your keyboard. The special keys
(the graphics) will be the same color as the Fn button.

Courtney
 
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