2–6 TouchPad and Keyboard
Keyboard
Pause program or command (fn+pause)
Press fn+pause to temporarily stop the operation of a program or
command. For example, the
pause key may be used to halt
scrolling so that a multiscreen listing or document can be read.
Reset keyboard or change session (fn+sys rq)
Press fn+sys rq to reset the keyboard or to change from one
session to another. The
sys rq hotkey provides the same function
as the System Request key on an IBM mainframe computer
terminal.
Turn num lock on and off (fn+num lk)
Press fn+num lk to turn the num lock feature on and off. When the
num lk hotkey is toggled on, it activates the embedded numeric
keypad allowing those keys to be used for calculator-style data
entry. When the
num lk hotkey is toggled off, the keys resume
their original functions.
Halt operation (fn+break
Press fn+break to tell the computer to halt or break away from
whatever operation is in progress.
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