18 - Using the keyboard
U
SING
THE
KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, separate cursor,
lock, Windows and hotkeys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard
functions on and off.
Hotkeys
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the
Fn
key before pressing the
other key in the hotkey combination.
Note
Information in this section may not apply to your computer.
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 ope, -, *, and /). Use this
mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data
entry.
Hotkey
Icon
Function
Description
Fn + F1
Touchpad
toggle
Turns the built-in touchpad on
and off.
Fn + F2
Sleep
Puts the computer in Sleep
mode.
Fn + F3
Brightness
down
Decreases the screen
brightness.
Fn + F4
Brightness up
Increases the screen brightness.
Fn + F5
Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
