18 - Using the keyboard U SING THE KEYBOARD The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, special keys and hotkeys. Lock keys The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard functions on and off. Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. When Num Lock is on, the keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. Num Lock Hotkeys To activate hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.
Fn + F2 Turn Display Backlight Off Turn display backlight off and press a key to or use touchpad to turn on. Fn + F3 Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. Fn + F5 Volume down Decreases the sound volume. Fn + F6 Volume up Increases the sound volume. Lock key Description Hotkey Icon Function Description Touchpad Turns the built-in touchpad Fn + F1 Toggle on and off.