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Question posted by kylelazzell on May 12th, 2011

Adjust Screen Brightness

How do I adjust the brightness of the screen on my Acer Aspire 5517?

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Answer #1: Posted by bpshbp on May 28th, 2011 5:13 AM
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      Press the "Menu" button at the bottom of the Acer monitor. Use the right arrow button to navigate to the "Brightness" setting.

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      Press the "Menu" button again to select the "Brightness" setting. Tap the right arrow button to increase the brightness or tap the left arrow button to decrease the brightness.

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      Press the "Menu" button again to save the changes to the "Brightness" setting. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to any of the other settings you want to change, such as "Focus," "Contrast," "Vertical Position" or "Horizontal Position."

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      Tap the "Auto" button to exit the Acer monitor's menu.



Answer #2: Posted by Anonymous-30367 on June 7th, 2011 10:52 AM
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hold the blue Fn button on your keyboard and the right arrow key to bring it up and the left to bring it down

Answer #3: Posted by jcrowder0027 on July 15th, 2011 7:06 AM
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The screen adjustments all you do it hit the FN which is a blue key. Then look for the simble on the upper portion of your keyboard which looks like a half moon or half sun icon on the keys. Press the sun looking key holding down the FN key at the same time. 

John

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