Gateway NE510 User Manual - Page 14

14 - Using the keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys and a numeric keypad, separate cursor, Windows, function and special keys. Lock keys and numeric keypad Note Information in this section may not apply to your computer. The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Caps Lock Num 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. The numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on Type numbers in a normal Control the cursor embedded keypad manner. and page view. Special keys Your computer's keyboard includes keys that activate special functions. The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon. Icon Function Description Fn Hotkey for second function Activates a second function on certain keys. E.g. press the Fn key to activate the F1 to F12 keys. Help Opens the help menu.