Toshiba TECRA A2 manual Generating Ascii characters, Temporarily using overlay overlay off

The Keyboard

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)

While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad overlay without turning it on:

1.Press and hold down Fn.

2.Check the keyboard indicators. Pressing Fn turns on the most recently used overlay. If the Numeric mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for numeric entry. If the Arrow mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for cursor and page control.

3.Release Fn to return to normal keyboard operation.

Temporarily changing modes

If the computer is in Numeric mode, you can switch temporarily to Arrow mode by pressing a shift key.

If the computer is in Arrow mode, you can switch temporarily to Numeric mode by pressing a shift key.

Generating ASCII characters

Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII codes.

With the overlay on:

1.Hold down Alt.

2.Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.

3.Release Alt, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen. With the overlay off:

1.Hold down Alt + Fn.

2.Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.

3.Release Alt + Fn, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.

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