Using The Keyboard; Lock Keys - Acer 8100 Series User Manual

Acer travelmate 8100 series user's guide
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Using the keyboard

The full-sized keyboard includes an embedded numeric keypad,
separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock functions which you can toggle on and off
using dedicated keys.
Lock key
Description
Caps
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters entered are in
Lock
uppercase.
Num
When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric
Lock
mode. The marked keys function as a numeric keypad (complete
(Fn+F11)
with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when
you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. An alternative
solution may be to connect an external keypad.
Scroll
When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down
Lock
when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively.
(Fn+F12)
Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

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