Entering Data
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Figure 20. Keyboard Indicators
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The
icon is displayed if either Shift or CAPS mode is active.
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If more than two states are active at the same time, only the last two
states are displayed.
Scroll between icons to view the active modes.
Table 5. Input States and their Indicators
Keyboard Indicators
Icon
State
Keypad
Model(s)
Function
Normal
(Numeric)
Mode
26-key
Present only on keypads with an
<Alpha>
key. It appears when Alpha or CAPS
modes are not on.
Alpha
Mode
26-key
Press
<Alpha>
to enter lower case alpha characters and symbols. When in Alpha
mode, the current alpha character is displayed by a keyboard indicator.
Alpha mode is persistent, which means that the system stays in Alpha mode until
you press
<Alpha>
again.