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Using the keyboard, Lock keys – Acer Aspire 9500 User Manual

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Using the keyboard

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

Lock keys

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 right hand side numeric keypad is
in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete
with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). When Num Lock
is off, the keys assume cursor and other shortcut functions.

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.