User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- First things first
- Your Acer notebook tour
- Using the keyboard
- Precision Touchpad
- Recovery
- Connecting to the Internet
- Using a Bluetooth connection
- Acer Bluelight Shield
- Acer Screen Grasp
- Acer Scrapboard
- BIOS utility
- Securing your computer
- Power management
- Battery pack
- Traveling with your computer
- Memory card reader
- Video and audio connectors
- HDMI
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Frequently asked questions
- Requesting service
- Tips and hints for using Windows 8.1
- How do I get to Start?
- What are "Charms?"
- Can I boot directly to the desktop?
- How do I jump between apps?
- How do I turn off my computer?
- How do I unlock my computer?
- How do I set the alarm?
- Where are my apps?
- What is a Microsoft ID (account)?
- How do I add a favorite to Internet Explorer?
- How do I check for Windows updates?
- Where can I get more information?
- Troubleshooting
- Internet and online security
14 - Using the keyboard
USING THE KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad,
separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.
The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric
keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right
corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control
key symbols are not printed on the keys.
Lock key Description
Caps Lock
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters
typed are in uppercase.
Num Lock
<Fn> + <F11>
When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in
numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator
(complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /).
Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric
data entry. A better solution would be to connect an
external keypad.
Scroll Lock
<Fn> + <F12>
When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up
or down when you press the up or down arrow keys
respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some
applications.
Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off
Number keys on
embedded keypad
Type numbers in a normal
manner.
Cursor-control keys
on embedded
keypad
Hold <Shift> while using
cursor-control keys.
Hold <Fn> while
using cursor-control
keys.
Main keyboard
keys
Hold <Fn> while typing
letters on embedded
keypad.
Type the letters in a
normal manner.