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Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on), Temporarily using overlay (overlay off), Temporarily changing modes – Toshiba Satellite C640 User Manual

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Satellite C600/C640/C645/C600D/C640D/C645D, Satellite Pro C600/C640/C600D/C640D

Numeric Mode

To turn on Numeric Mode, press FN + F11 - you are able to access numeric
characters by using the keys. You are able to press FN + F11 again to turn
off this overlay function.

Figure 5-1 The numeric keypad overlay

Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)

While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard
functions without having to turn the overlay off:

1. Hold down FN key and press any other key - this key will operate as if

the overlay were off.

2. Type upper-case characters by holding down FN + SHIFT and pressing

a character key.

3. Release FN key to continue using the selected overlay function.

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)

While using the normal keyboard function, you can temporarily use the
keypad overlay without having to turn it on:

1. Hold down FN key.

2. Pressing FN turns on the most recently used overlay. If in the Numeric

mode, you can use the overlay for numeric entry. If in the Arrow mode,
you can use the overlay for cursor and page control.

3. Release FN key 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, while if it is in Arrow Mode, you can switch
temporarily to Numeric Mode by also pressing a SHIFT key.