HP Presario CQ43-200 Getting Started Compaq Notebook - Windows 7 - Page 26

Using keypads, Using an optional external numeric keypad

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Icon Key Description f9 Decreases speaker volume incrementally when you hold down this key. f10 Increases speaker volume incrementally when you hold down this key. f11 Mutes or restores speaker sound. f12 Turns the wireless feature on or off. NOTE: This key does not establish a wireless connection. To establish a wireless connection, a wireless network must also be set up. Using keypads The computer supports an optional external numeric keypad or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad. Using an optional external numeric keypad Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or off. (Num lock is turned off at the factory.) For example: ● When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers. ● When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys. When num lock on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on. When num lock on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on the computer is turned off. To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work: ▲ Press the num lk key on the external keypad, not on the computer. 20 Chapter 4 Keyboard and pointing devices

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Icon
Key
Description
f9
Decreases speaker volume incrementally when you hold down this key.
f10
Increases speaker volume incrementally when you hold down this key.
f11
Mutes or restores speaker sound.
f12
Turns the wireless feature on or off.
NOTE:
This key does not establish a wireless connection. To establish a wireless
connection, a wireless network must also be set up.
Using keypads
The computer supports an optional external numeric keypad or an optional external keyboard that
includes a numeric keypad.
Using an optional external numeric keypad
Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or off.
(Num lock is turned off at the factory.) For example:
When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers.
When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on the computer is turned off.
To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work:
Press the
num lk
key on the external keypad, not on the computer.
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Chapter 4
Keyboard and pointing devices