Toshiba TECRA A2 manual Turning on the overlays, Temporarily using normal keyboard overlay on

The Keyboard

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.

Numeric mode

To turn on the Numeric mode, press Fn + F11. The Numeric mode F11 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.

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