User's Manual

Using the keyboard - 13
USING THE KEYBOARD
The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad,
separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.
Lock keys
The keyboard has lock keys which you can use to turn keyboard
functions on and off.
Special keys
Your computer’s keyboard includes keys that activate special
functions. The function of each key is clearly marked with an icon.
Lock keys
Lock key Description
Caps Lock
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters
typed are in uppercase.
Num Lock
When Num Lock is on, the 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.
Icon Item Description
Fn
Hotkey for
second function
Activates a second function on certain keys.
E.g. press the Fn key to activate the F1 to
F12 keys.
Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
Airplane mode
Turns on / off the computer's network
devices.
Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.