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2 Basic setup and operation
Insert; and Delete.) When Num lock is on (the Numeric keypad is locked in Num
state) the status icon shows in the taskbar.
NOTE – The "A"part of this status icon indicates if CAPSlock is on or off. See Status icons in
the taskbar, page 45.
NOTE – As on a standard PC keyboard, the Shift key can be used to temporarily invert the
Num lock state.
16 SYMkey (Fn+Space bar key). Use to enter special symbols and accented
characters that are not present on the keypad. See Using SYM Key IME, page 46
for more details.
Modifier keys and Sticky keys
The modifier (or shift) keys are keys that modify the action taken when other keys are
pressed while the modifier key is held down. Modifier keys can be used in combinations
with more than one pressed at the same time. The modifier keys are:
l the Shift key
l the Fn key
l the Ctrl key
l the Windows key
l the Alt key
To make the keypad easier to use, you can configure the modifier keys as Sticky Keys.
When enabled, the modifier keys “stick down” when pressed so that they do not have to be
held while the other key is pressed.
Because the device is normally hand-held, it can be difficult to press multiple keys on the
built-in keypad at the same time.
The modifier keys—Shift, Fn, Ctrl, Windows, and Alt—are normally used in combination
with other keys. To make these keys easier to use, you can configure them to work Sticky
Keys mode.
This means that the keys “stick down” when pressed allowing multiple key combinations to
be pressed by pressing the keys sequentially. For example, the Ctrl+Alt+Del combination
can be entered as press and release Ctrl, press and release Alt, and press and release Del
requiring only one finger to do what normally would require three.
Sticky Keys is on by default. For information on configuring Sticky Keys behavior, see Sticky
Keys, page 43.
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