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18 - Using the keyboard
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The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, separate cursor,
lock, Windows, special keys and hotkeys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard
functions on and off.
Lock key
Caps Lock
Num Lock
Scroll Lock
Special keys
Your computer's keyboard includes keys that activate special
functions. The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon. You
can press Fn + Shift (FnLock) to swap the hotkey and special
function of the F1 to F12 keys.
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S I N G T H E K E Y B O A R D
Description
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters
typed are in uppercase.
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.
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.
Description
Turns the speakers on and off.
Decreases the sound volume.
Increases the sound volume.
Turns the microphones on and off.
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