Acer Predator PT515-52 User Manual - Page 18

Using the keyboard, Lock keys, Hotkeys, KEYBOARD

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18 - Using the keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows 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 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. Hotkeys To activate hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Fn + F2 Fn + F3 Fn + F4 Fn + F5 Icon Function Touchpad toggle Flight mode Sleep Display toggle Description Turns the built-in touchpad on and off. Turns on / off the computer's network devices. Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

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18 - Using the keyboard
U
SING
THE
KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad,
separate cursor, lock, Windows keys and hotkeys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn
keyboard functions on and off.
Hotkeys
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before
pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.
Lock key
Description
Caps Lock
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic
characters typed are in uppercase.
Num Lock
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.
Scroll Lock
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.
Hotkey
Icon
Function
Description
Fn
+
F2
Touchpad
toggle
Turns the built-in touchpad
on and off.
Fn
+
F3
Flight mode
Turns on / off the
computer's network devices.
Fn
+
F4
Sleep
Puts the computer in Sleep
mode.
Fn
+
F5
Display
toggle
Switches display output
between the display screen,
external monitor (if
connected) and both.