Toshiba Portege 7140 - Manual (Page 68)

5-8 The Keyboard User's Manual
Portege 7140CT User's Manual – 7140_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 20/12/99 as IM_714UK
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)
While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad
overlay without turning it on:
1. Press and hold down Fn.
2. Check the icon panel. Pressing Fn turns on the most recently used
overlay. If the Numeric mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay
for numeric entry. If the Arrow mode indicator lights, you can use it for
cursor and page control.
3. Release Fn to return to normal keyboard operation.
Temporarily changing modes
If the computer is in Numeric mode, you can switch temporarily to Arrow
mode
by pressing a shift key.
If the computer is in Arrow mode, you can switch temporarily to Numeric
mode
by pressing a shift key.
Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII codes.
With the overlay on:
1. Hold down Alt.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release Alt, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.
With the overlay off:
1. Hold Alt + Fn.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release Alt + Fn, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.
A list of ASCII characters with their codes is shown in Appendix G .