18 - Using the keyboard
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S I N G
T H E
K E Y B O A R D
The keyboard has full-sized keys, a numeric keypad, separate cursor,
lock, Windows, special keys and hotkeys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard
functions on and off.
Special keys
Your computer’s keyboard includes keys that activate special functions.
The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon.
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 keypad is in numeric mode.
The keys function as a calculator (complete with the
arithmetic ope, -, *, and /). Use this mode
when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry.
Icon
Function
Description
Sleep
Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
Flight mode
Turns on / off the computer's network
devices.
Brightness down
Decreases the screen brightness.
Brightness up
Increases the screen brightness.
Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.