Acer TravelMate P243 SERIES, Service Manual

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1-20 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Using the Keyboard
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The computer has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded numeric keypad,
separate cursor, lock, function and special keys.
Figure 1-9. Keyboard Lock Keys
Lock Keys
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The keyboard has three lock keys which can be toggled on and off.
Lock key Description
Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.
Num Lock
<Fn> + <F11> When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The
keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic ope, -,
*, and /). Use this mode when doing a lot of numeric data entry. A better
solution would be to connect an external keypad.
Scroll Lock
<Fn> + <F12> When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when the
up or down arrow keys are pressed respectively. Scroll Lock does not work
with some applications.