Acer Aspire R5-371T User Manual W10 - Page 13

Using the keyboard, Lock keys, Hotkeys, KEYBOARD

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Using the keyboard - 13 USING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys and a separate numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock keys The keyboard has two lock keys which you can toggle on and off. 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. Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon Function Description + Airplane mode Turns on / off the computer's network devices. + + Sleep Display toggle Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. + Display off Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return.

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Using the keyboard - 13
U
SING
THE
KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys and a separate numeric keypad,
separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has two lock keys which you can toggle on and off.
Hotkeys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most
of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.
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.
Hotkey
Icon
Function
Description
<
Fn
> + <
F3
>
Airplane 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.
<
Fn
> + <
F6
>
Display off
Turns the display screen
backlight off to save power.
Press any key to return.