Toshiba Satellite 2450 user manual Windows special keys, Keypad overlay, Fn Sticky key, Arrow mode

Windows special keys

Fn Sticky key

You can use the TOSHIBA Accessibility Utility to make the Fn key sticky, that is, you can press it once, release it, and they press an “F number” key. To start the TOSHIBA Accessibility Utility, click start, point to All Programs, point to TOSHIBAUtilitiesandclickAccessibility.

Windows special keys

The keyboard provides two keys that have special functions in Windows : one activates the start menu and the other has the same function as the secondary mouse button.

This key activates the Windows start menu.

This key has the same function as the secondary mouse button.

Keypad overlay

Your computer’s keyboard does not have an independent numeric keypad, but its numeric keypad overlay functions like one.

The keys in the center of the keyboard with gray letters make up the numeric keypad overlay. The overlay provides the same functions as the numeric keypad on the 101/102-key enhanced keyboard in figure 5-2.

Turning on the overlays

The numeric keypad overlay can be used for numeric data input or cursor and page control.

Arrow mode

To turn on the Arrow mode, press Fn + F10. The Arrow mode F10 indicator lights. Now try cursor and page control using the keys shown in figure 5-2. Press Fn + F10 again to turn off the overlay.

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