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Using the keyboard - 15

USING THE KEYBOARD

The keyboard has full-sized keys and a separate numeric keypad,

separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Hotkeys

The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most

of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.

To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the

other key in the hotkey combination.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock

When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters

typed are in uppercase.

Num Lock

When Num Lock is on, the keypad is in numeric

mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete

with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this

mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data

entry.

Scroll Lock

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up

or down when you press the up or down arrow keys

respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some

applications.

Hotkey Icon Function Description

<Fn> + <F3> Airplane mode

Turns on / off the computer's

network devices.

<Fn> + <F4> Sleep

Puts the computer in Sleep

mode.

<Fn> + <F5> Display toggle

Switches display output

between the display screen,

external monitor (if

connected) and both.

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