Toshiba P30 Series User Manual

User’s Manual

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The Keyboard

Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)

While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard 

without turning off the overlay:
1. Hold down Fn and press any other key. All keys will operate as if the 

overlay were off.

2. Type upper-case characters by holding down 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 it 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.

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.