Acer Aspire 3630 Aspire 3630 / TravelMate 2430 Service Guide - Page 18

Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Caps Lock @ Num Lock (Fn-F11) ] Scroll Lock (Fn-F12) [ Description When @is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. When ] 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 you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. When [ is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. [ does not work with some applications. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys. Desired access Number keys on embedded keypad Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad Num lock on Type numbers in a normal manner. Hold while using cursor-control keys. Num lock off Hold while using cursorcontrol keys. Chapter 1 13