Temporarily Using Overlay (Overlay Off); Temporarily Changing Modes; Generating Ascii Characters - Toshiba Satellite 2430 User Manual

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)

While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad
overlay without turning it on:
1. Press and hold down Fn.
2. Check the keyboard indicators. Pressing Fn turns on the most
recently used overlay. If the Numeric mode icon lights, you can use
the overlay for numeric entry. If the Arrow mode icon lights, you can
use it for cursor and page control.
3. Release Fn to return to normal keyboard operation.

Temporarily changing modes

If the computer is in Numeric mode, you can switch temporarily to
Arrow mode by pressing a shift key.
If the computer is in Arrow mode, you can switch temporarily to
Numeric mode by pressing a shift key.

Generating ASCII characters

Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII
codes.
With the overlay on:
1. Hold down Alt.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release Alt, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.
With the overlay off:
1. Hold Alt + Fn.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release Alt + Fn, and the ASCII character appears on the display
screen.
A list of ASCII characters with their codes is shown in Appendix G.
Satellite 2430 Series
The Keyboard
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