14 - 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 (Numeric Lock) When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively.
Scroll Lock does not work with some applications. Scr Lk (Scroll Lock) Special keys Your computer’s keyboard includes keys that activate special functions. The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon. Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Airplane mode Turns on / off the computer's network devices. Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. ock key Description con Function Description