Acer Aspire ES1-711 user manual Using the Keyboard, Lock keys, Hotkeys, Lock key Description

14 - Using the keyboard

USING THE KEYBOARD

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

Lock keys

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

Lock key	Description
Caps Lock	When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters
	typed are in uppercase.
	When Num Lock is on, the keypad is in numeric
	mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete
Num Lock	with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this
	mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data
	entry.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up Scroll Lock or down when you press the up or down arrow keys <Fn> + <F12> respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some

applications.

Hotkeys

The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.

To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

Hotkey	Icon Function	Description
		Turns on / off the computer's
<Fn> + <F3>	Airplane mode	network devices.
		(Network devices vary by
		configuration.)
<Fn> + <F4>	Sleep	Puts the computer in Sleep
		mode.