Is there a way of switching off the Keyboard illumination whilst watching a movie?

As the title suggests, I want to know if its possible to switch off the keyboard illumination when I'm watching a movie on my MBP, and if so, how would I do this please?

Thanks in advance

Isn't it in system preferences under keyboard?
There is How-to: Manually adjust the MacBook Pro Keyboard Backlight - OS X Daily

Thanks, I was looking for a shortcut, got it now. Thanks again. Much appreciated.

I love Lab Tick. One of those must have apps for anyone with a backlit keyboard.

He distributes it free, but toss him a few bucks if you find it useful. It's the only app of it's kind out there that I'm aware of.

bobtomay said:

I love Lab Tick. One of those must have apps for anyone with a backlit keyboard.

He distributes it free, but toss him a few bucks if you find it useful. It's the only app of it's kind out there that I'm aware of.

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I put in a link with it, but I couldn't stamp my name on it (so to speak) due to not having a MBP myself, so, good to know.
Question: Does it turn off the backlight as well as controlling brightness?

Yes, it provides full control over the backlight from off to full from the menu icon. I use it all day as lighting conditions change. The onboard sensors just never did get it right for my taste.

It is one of only two items that I have added to my login items and has remained there for the long term.

Just an update on this, I installed Lab Tick on my MBP, and although it allowed me to adjust my keyboard illumination last night to off while watching a film, the illumination would randomly come back on, but flickering frantically.

I ensured the settings were ticked so that OS X was disabled from turning illumination back on, but it appears that Lab Tick confused my MBP, and worries me slightly, as I don't want to damage my MBP.

Any idea why its doing this?

Does your MBP not have the shortcut keys to turn down/up the keyboard illumination? It's the F5 and F6 keys. On my MBP I just have to press F5 until it turns off.

Yes, it does, silly me. Thanks for pointing this out. im still learning. I will remove Lick Tab now.

No problem. Everyone was new once. I'm glad it solved your problem.