Keyboard Basics - Acer Aspire V3-571G Service Manual

Keyboard Basics

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1 Caps Lock Key
Scroll Lock Key
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<Fn> + <F12>
3 Num Lock Key
4 Application Key
5 Windows Key
6 Fn Function Key
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
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Figure 1:7. Keyboard
Item
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters are
typed in uppercase.
When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or
down when the up or down arrow keys are pressed
respectively. Scroll Lock may not work in some
applications.
When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in
numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator
(complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use
this mode when doing a lot of numeric data entry.
Press to open the context menu of the current
application. This key has the same effect as clicking the
right mouse button.
• Press to launch the Start menu.
• When used with other keys, provides a variety of
Use with other key combinations to perform special
functions. See
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Description
functions. See Windows Key
Hotkeys
on page 1-13.
on page 1-14.
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