Acer TravelMate C210 TravelMate C210 Service Guide - Page 24

Using the keyboard Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has full-sized keys with an embedded numeric keypad, as well as separate lock, cursor and Windows keys, and hotkey controls. 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 you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. Another solution would be connect an external keypad. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock 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 symbol are not printed on the keys. Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on Type numbers in a normal manner. embedded keypad Cursor-control keys Hold while using cursor-control keys. Hold while using cursor-control on embedded keypad keys. Main keyboard keys Hold while typing letters on embedded Type the letters in a normal manner. keypad. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. 16 Chapter 1