Acer Aspire 4349 Acer Aspire 4349, 4749, 4749Z Notebook Service Guide - Page 29

Using the Keyboard 0 The computer has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, function and special keys. Figure 1-9. Keyboard Lock Keys Lock Keys 0 The keyboard has three lock keys which can be toggled 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 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. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. 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 does not work with some applications. Embedded Numeric Keypad The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the key caps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys. Table 1-8. Embedded Numeric Keypad Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on embedded Type numbers in a normal keypad manner. Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad Hold while using cursor-control keys. Hold while using cursor-control keys. Main keyboard keys Hold while typing letters on embedded keypad. Type the letters in a normal manner. Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-19