Toshiba TECRA M5 user manual Temporarily using normal keyboard overlay on, Numeric mode

The Keyboard

Numeric mode

To turn on the Numeric mode, press Fn + F11. The Numeric mode indicator lights. Now try numeric data entry using the keys in figure 5-2. Press Fn + F11 again to turn off the overlay.

Figure 5-2 The numeric keypad overlay

Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)

While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard without turning off the overlay:

1.Hold Fn and press any other key. All keys will operate as if the overlay were off.

2.Type upper-case characters by holding Fn + Shift and pressing a character key.

3.Release Fn to continue using the overlay.

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 keyboard indicators. 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 the overlay for cursor and page control.

3.Release Fn to return to normal keyboard operation.

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