Using the keyboard. Acer Aspire V5-561P, Aspire V5-561PG, Aspire V5-561, Aspire V5-561G

14 - Using the keyboard

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SING THE KEYBOARD

The keyboard has full-sized keys and a numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

Lock keys and numeric keypad

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key

Caps Lock

Num Lock

Scroll Lock

(<Fn> +

<F12>)

Description

When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.

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.

When Scroll Lock is on, text on the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys. Scroll Lock does not work with most applications.

Hotkeys

The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.

To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

Hotkey

<Fn> + <F3>

<Fn> + <F4>

Icon Function

Airplane mode

Sleep

Description

Turns on / off the computer's network devices.

(Network devices vary by configuration.)

Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

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Hotkey

<Fn> + <F5>

<Fn> + <F6>

<Fn> + <F7>

<Fn> + <F8>

<Fn> + < >

<Fn> + < >

<Fn> + < >

Icon Function

Display toggle

Display off

Touchpad toggle

Speaker toggle

<Fn> + <F12> Scr Lk Scroll Lock

Brightness up

Brightness down

Volume up

Description

Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Press any key to return.

Turns the built-in touchpad on and off.

Turns the speakers on and off.

Turns Scroll Lock on or off.

Increases the screen brightness.

Decreases the screen brightness.

Increases the sound volume.

<Fn> + < >

<Fn> +

<Home>

<Fn> + <Pg

Up>

<Fn> + <Pg

Dn>

<Fn> +

<End>

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

Play/Pause

Stop

Previous

Play or pause a selected media file.

Stop playing the selected media file.

Return to the previous media file.

Next Jump to the next media file.