Keyboard Lights Are Off

[Merkava_4]

I somehow turned off the keyboard backlight. Is there a way to turn it back on?

Santa Rosa MBP.

 

[ljx718]

I somehow turned off the keyboard backlight. Is there a way to turn it back on?

Santa Rosa MBP.

maybe put the screen closer to the keyboard? i know it sounds weird but sometimes when the screen on my mid 2010 is far from the keyboard, it wont let me turn on the keyboard lights

 

[Retrostarscream]

Well the "F9" & "F10" Buttons Control The Keyboard Illumination. If Unresponsive, Hold Down the Fn Key While Using Them.

 

[Merkava_4]

The F9 and F10 buttons make a window pop up that looks similar to the sound window and screen brightness window.

But below the bar graph is a zero with a line going through it. I'm thinking I somehow locked off the keyboard light.

Holding down the FN button with the F9 and F10 buttons makes the page shrink in size like Expose' does.

 

[Retrostarscream]

I must have been reading the wrong PDF Manual Then. My Apologies

 

[Merkava_4]

I just now did the (press ctrl + option + shift + power button) and that seemed to work. After
rebooting, I hit the F8 key and all is well now. I don't understand why I had to do that though.

 

[tjb1]

Could it be you were in a bright area? I know when mine is in a bright area it shuts the keyboard backlight off and give me the little access denied symbol if I try to change the brightness. I dont think there is a way to shut this off using the system, but I did find apps that can shut it off.

 

[Merkava_4]

Well, when I placed it under the lamp, the keyboard light went off.

Then when I picked it up and placed it back on my lap, the light went back on.

Now I know what iFixit means by left and right ambient light sensor.