Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 6)

See " Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98 ," " Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT ® ," and " Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft
Windows 2000 " for information about reinstalling the audio drivers. The drivers are located on the System Software CD.
Embedded Numeric Keypad
As you work, you may want to use the embedded numeric keypad (see Figure 4 ) to enter numbers in spreadsheet or financial programs. The
embedded numeric keypad shares some of the keys on your computer's keyboard. The number and symbol characters are marked to the right on
these keys; the cursor-control functions are marked on the front of these keys. To activate the embedded numeric keypad, press . (The
Num Lock indicator lights up).
Figure 4. Embedded Numeric Keypad
Some key combinations can be used whether the keypad is off or on.
Use the numeric keypad combinations in Table 1 to enable and disable several numeric keypad functions.
Table 1. Embedded Numeric Keypad Key Combinations
Key Combinations
Display Key Combinations
Use the key combinations in Table 2 to adjust the computer's display.
Table 2. Display Key Combinations
NOTE: If no sound comes from the speakers, make sure that the sound is not disabled. Press and check the
volume control dial.
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 1 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
When Keypad Is On Function
Toggles the embedded numeric keypad off
<key> Temporarily disables the embedded numeric keypad; enables the
lowercase characters/functions of the keyboard
<key> Temporarily disables the embedded numeric keypad; enables the
uppercase characters/functions of the keyboard
<cursor key> Temporarily enables a cursor-control key in the embedded numeric
keypad
When Keypad Is Off Function
Toggles the embedded numeric keypad on
<cursor key> Temporarily enables a cursor-control key in the embedded numeric
keypad
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 2 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
NOTE: The display key combinations function for super-twist nematic (STN) displays only.
Key
Combinations
Function