Generating ascii characters, Temporarily changing modes – Toshiba Satellite 2650 User Manual
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5-8 The Keyboard
User's Manual
Satellite 2610/2650 User's Manual – 05CHAP.DOC – ENGLISH – Printed on 19/09/99 as 05_261UK
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.
Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII codes.
With the overlay on:
1. Hold down
Alt
.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release
Alt
, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.
With the overlay off:
1. Hold
Alt
+
Fn
.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release
Alt
+
Fn
, and the ASCII character appears on the display
screen.
A list of ASCII characters with their codes is shown in Appendix G.