Acer 8331, 8371 manual Using the Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad*, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad*

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

F11/	F12/
Num Lock	Scroll Lock

Caps Lock

	Fn
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 embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The
<Fn> + <F11>*	keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -,
	*, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A
	better solution would be to connect an external keypad.
Scroll Lock	When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you
<Fn> + <F12>	press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work
	with some applications.

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys.

	Desired access	Num Lock on	Num Lock off
	Number keys on	Type numbers in a normal manner.
	embedded keypad
	Cursor-control	Hold <Shift> while using cursor-	Hold <Fn> while using cursor-
	keys on embedded	control keys.	control keys.
	keypad
	Main keyboard	Hold <Fn> while typing letters on	Type the letters in a normal manner.
	keys	embedded keypad.
* only for certain models

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