Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on), Temporarily using overlay (overlay off), Temporarily changing modes – Toshiba 6100 User Manual

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Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)

While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard without
turning off the overlay:

1. Hold

Fn

and press any other key. All keys will operate as if the overlay were

off.

2. Type uppercase characters by holding

Fn + Shift

and pressing a character

key.

3. Release

Fn

to continue using the overlay.

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)

While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad overlay
without turning it on:

1.

Press and hold down

Fn

.

2.

Check the keyboard indicators. Pressing

Fn

turns on the most recently used

overlay. If the Numeric mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for
numeric entry. If the Arrow mode indicator lights, you can use the overlay for
cursor and page control.

3.

Release

Fn

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.

If the computer is in

Arrow mode

, you can switch temporarily to

Numeric

mode

by pressing a shift key.

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