L630/L635

Soft Keys: FN Key Combinations

The FN (function) is unique to TOSHIBA computers and is used in combination with other keys to form soft keys. Soft keys are key combinations that enable, disable or configure specific features.

Some software may disable or interfere with soft-key operations.

Soft key settings are not restored by the Resume feature.

Emulating keys on an enhanced keyboard

The keyboard is designed to provide all the features of the 86/87-key enhanced keyboard, shown in figure 5-1. The 86/87-key enhanced keyboard has a numeric keypad and scroll lock key. It also has additional ENTER, CTRL and ALT keys to the right of the main keyboard. Since the keyboard is smaller and has fewer keys, some of the enhanced keyboard functions must be simulated using two keys instead of one on the larger keyboard.

Your software may require you to use keys that the keyboard does not have. Pressing the FN key and one of the following keys simulates the enhanced keyboard’s functions.

Press FN + F10 or FN + F11 to access the computer’s integrated keypad.

When activated, the keys with dark gray markings on their bottom edge become either numeric keypad keys (FN + F11) or cursor control keys (FN + F10). Please refer to the Generating ASCII characters section in this chapter for more information on how to operate these keys, taking care to note that the power on default for both settings is off.

Press FN + F12 (Scroll Lock) to lock the cursor on a specific line. The power on default is off.

Press FN + ENTER to simulate ENTER on the enhanced keyboard’s numeric keypad.

Press FN + CTRL to simulate the enhanced keyboard’s right CTRL key.

Press FN + ALT to simulate the enhanced keyboard’s right ALT key.

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