Toshiba Satellite 2670 series - Temporarily Changing Modes; Generating ASCII Characters

5-8 The Keyboard User's Manual
Satellite 2670/2710 User's Manual – 2670_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 19/01/00 as
IM_267UK
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.