Locking Or Unlocking A Modifier Key; Overriding A Modifier Key - Intermec Data Collection PC User Manual

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When you press
,
key. The icon appears on the 5020 Notification Tray to remind you that the key is
enabled. When you press another key, the key combination is entered into the 5020 and
the icon disappears.
To make it easier to perform multi-key sequences with one hand, the six modifier keys
are "sticky." To use the "sticky" feature, simply press and release the key. The key is in
effect until you next tap a key to which it could apply. There are two rules used to
determine when a sticky key is no longer in effect:
A 5020 modifier key (
released, another modifier key is pressed, or the same modifier key is pressed again.
A standard Windows modifier key (
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non-modifier key is pressed and released, or you tap the same modifier key again.
The
and
keys do not lock.




Locking or Unlocking a Modifier Key

The
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about a second to lock the key. A tone sounds, which indicates that the key is a
candidate for locking. The lock occurs if no other keys are pressed during the time that
the modifier key is held down. When a modifier key is locked, it affects all subsequent
keystrokes until it is unlocked. To unlock a modifier key, press the modifier key until a
tone sounds and then release the key or you can hold down one of the other modifiers
until it locks, releasing the lock on the previously selected modifier.
Note: Only one 5020 modifier key may be locked at a time.

Overriding a Modifier Key

You can temporarily override a locked modifier key by tapping the key. The unlocked
state is "sticky" until you press and release another key, or you tap the modifier key
again. For example, if the shift key is locked ( ) and you press the
press an alpha key, a lower case letter appears, rather than the upper case letter that
would have appeared with the
one character. After the temporary overriding is complete, the original, locked modifier
is restored.
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Note:
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effect at the same time.

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, the modifier key is enabled until you press another



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) is released after the next key is pressed and
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6
key modifiers can also be locked. Press a key modifier for
key enabled. Tapping a modifier can undo its lock for
are independent of one another. All three keys can be in
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) is released after the next
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key and then

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