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Adjusting the volume
Help & Support
For more information about adjusting
the volume, click Start, then click Help
and Support. Type the phrase
adjusting volume in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
You can adjust volume using your speakers’ controls or the Windows volume
controls. You can also adjust the volume of specific sound devices in your
computer.
To adjust the overall volume using hardware controls:
■ Press the volume up and volume down buttons on the right side of your
computer.
-OR-
Use the mute and volume control buttons on the keyboard. For more
information, see “Using the keyboard” on page 10.
To adjust the overall volume from Windows:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices.
2 Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio
Devices. The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.
Volume down
Volume up