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Using the keyboard, Lock keys and separate numeric keypad – Acer Aspire 8920G User Manual

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Using the keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, cursor, lock, Windows,
function and special keys.

Lock keys and separate numeric keypad

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

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 separate 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.

Scroll 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.