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Keyboard, Special keys, Lock keys – Acer 505 series User Manual

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1 Getting familiar with your computer

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Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys with an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys,
two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

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 (Fn-
F11)

When Num Lock is on, the embedded 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. A better solution would be to connect an
external keypad. See “External keyboard” on page 44.

Scroll Lock
(Fn-F12)

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when
you press

or

respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some

applications.