Acer TravelMate 8172 Service Guide - Page 21

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 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 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 you need to do 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 you press w and y respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications. Chapter 1 15 download service manual and resetter printer at http://printer1.blogspot.com