18 - Using the keyboard
U
SING
THE
KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys
,
a numeric keypad, separate cursor,
lock, Windows keys and hotkeys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard
functions on and off.
Special keys
Your computer’s keyboard includes keys that activate special
functions. The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon.
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.
Icon
Function
Description
Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
Volume down
Decreases the sound volume.
Volume up
Increases the sound volume.
Microphone
toggle
Turns the microphones on and off.
Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
Brightness up
Increases the screen brightness.
Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
