Arrow Mode
To turn on Arrow Mode, press FN + F10 - the Arrow Mode indicator lights
and you are able to access cursor and page control functions by using the
keys. You are able to press FN + F10 again to turn off this overlay function.
Numeric Mode
To turn on Numeric Mode, press FN + F11 - the Numeric Mode indicator
lights and you are able to access numeric characters by using the keys.
You are able to press FN + F11 again to turn off this overlay function.
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)
While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard
functions without having to turn the overlay off:
1. Hold down FN key and press any other key - this key will operate as if
the overlay were off.
2. Type upper-case characters by holding down FN + SHIFT and
pressing a character key.
3. Release FN key to continue using the selected overlay function.
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)
While using the normal keyboard function, you can temporarily use the
keypad overlay without having to turn it on:
1. Hold down FN key.
2. Check the keyboard indicators as pressing the FN key will turn on the
most recently used overlay function - if the Numeric Mode indicator
lights you can use the overlay for numeric entry, while if the Arrow
Mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for cursor and page
control function.
3. Release FN key 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, while if it is in Arrow Mode, you can
switch temporarily to Numeric Mode by also pressing a SHIFT key.
Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation, but you are able to generate these characters using their
specific ASCII codes.
Full size keyboard:
1. Hold down ALT key.
2. Using the numeric keypad, type the ASCII code of the character you
require.
3. Release ALT - the ASCII character will appear on the display screen.
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