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How to use your ENTR Keyboard

Jun 21, 20221195 VIEWS

Hey everybody! Thank you for purchasing your Drop ENTR Mechanical Keyboard. If you’ve landed here, you probably want to take full advantage of the keyboard’s features, so you’ve come to the right place. As the ENTR Mechanical Keyboard is an entry-level keyboard, it does not feature the same degree of customization as the ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT keyboards - therefore we will only cover the "basics" here.

THE BASICS - Default Hot Keys

LED Control (ENTR LEDs are white-only) Fn + Up Arrow: Increase LED Brightness Fn + Down Arrow: Decrease LED Brightness Note that while the keyboard should work out of the box with macOS, Windows, and Linux-based operating systems, Fn hotkeys may work with Windows operating system only. System Control
Fn + F4: Display Options Fn + F8: Task View Fn + F9: Launch This PC Folder Fn + F10: Launch Calculator Fn + F11: Launch Outlook Fn + F12: Display Desktop Fn + Windows: Windows Key Lock Media Keys
Fn + F1: Mute Fn + F2: Volume Down Fn + F3: Volume Up Fn + F5: Previous Track Fn + F6: Play/Pause Fn + F7: Next Track

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Dec 7, 2023

Hi there, I might be asking the silliest question ever. But I just got this keyboard and I really love it. I'm having trouble figuring out how to simply copy and paste...I've been looking for this shortcut, and can't seem to find it online or on the keyboard, lol. Any guidance?

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