Swift 3 SF314-42 Short Cut Keys

LiGal
LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User
in Swift and Spin Series
I changed in Bios(F2) Media Keys to Functional Keys.

Q1)  how to get it fast to the beginning/end of the document?
            On other laptops, Ctrl+Home/end would do, 
                but on  Swift 3 SF314-42?

Q2)  Not sure how the "Scroll Lock" on SF314-42 ?

Q3)  F12 (NumLK key) : how does it work? I do not see the difference?

Q4) The "Ctrl" key on the right , and  the "Alt Gr" next to its left: how are their functions?

Thanks. 
  

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,944 Trailblazer
    edited July 2022 Answer ✓
    Look at the cursor keys, typically the Pg Up and PG Dn keys have an additional entry for Home and End. If yours does too then Ctrl-Fn-Pg Up takes you to the top of a document and Ctrl-Fn-Pg Dn takes you to the bottom.
    I can't help with Scroll Lock, I never use that function.
    Fn-NumLk converts the 7890, uiop, jkl; and m,./ keys into a numeric keypad, Fn-NumLk again reverts back to normal.
    Alt Gr acts like a normal Alt key on US keyboards, on international or locale specific keyboards it allows typing the third and fourth entries on a key. On my keyboard there is a Euro symbol on the '5' key, in addition to the '%'. If I were using the US/Intl keymap I could use AltGr-5 to type a Euro symbol. Since I am using the standard US keymap instead, AltGr-5 just acts as a normal Alt-5.
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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,944 Trailblazer
    edited July 2022 Answer ✓
    Look at the cursor keys, typically the Pg Up and PG Dn keys have an additional entry for Home and End. If yours does too then Ctrl-Fn-Pg Up takes you to the top of a document and Ctrl-Fn-Pg Dn takes you to the bottom.
    I can't help with Scroll Lock, I never use that function.
    Fn-NumLk converts the 7890, uiop, jkl; and m,./ keys into a numeric keypad, Fn-NumLk again reverts back to normal.
    Alt Gr acts like a normal Alt key on US keyboards, on international or locale specific keyboards it allows typing the third and fourth entries on a key. On my keyboard there is a Euro symbol on the '5' key, in addition to the '%'. If I were using the US/Intl keymap I could use AltGr-5 to type a Euro symbol. Since I am using the standard US keymap instead, AltGr-5 just acts as a normal Alt-5.
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • LiGal
    LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User

     Hi, Thanks.  Q1 and Q3 resolved,

                      Q2 Scroll Lock Not

                      Q4 Euro symbol not get it yet.

    How to edit text in this forum with color/highlight etc?
  • LiGal
    LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User
     I am able to use alt + num pad to type in unicode  into Word:
        $  36  ; ¢ 0162; ¥ 0165 ; € 0128;  £ 0163; ¥  157 

    but why unable to do that in Notepad?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,944 Trailblazer
    Yes, that is supposed to work anywhere, but in actuality support can be spotty. You are typing the octal number for the mapped key. The AltGr-x option is separate from the Alt-Num thing and it is dependent on the keymap, so matches the layout of each keyboard locale. My example for the Euro key is in the US-INTL keymap and allows typing that symbol with only AltGr-5 instead of Alt-0163. With the standard US keymap AtlGr-5 doesn't type anything.
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  • LiGal
    LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User
    Actually, Win 11 Notepad inputs Currency symbols differently from Word.
    1)  In Notepad, type in the Unicode Code Numbers first, then Alt+x to covert it to
       symbols
    2)  Word does it with the ALT Code
    SymbolALT CodeUnicode Code Point
    $ALT 36 or ALT 0036   U+0024
    ¢ALT 155 or ALT 0162   U+00A2
    £ALT 156 or ALT 0163   U+00A3
    €
    		ALT 0128 or ALT 8364   U+20AC
    ==============================================
    E.g. Notepad :   0024 and press Alt+X    =>  $
                             20ac and press Alt+X    =>  €


    ref:
    Enter Unicode Characters in Notepad Using Alt+X and Character Map Tool - Techtrickz

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,944 Trailblazer
    Neat! I didn't realize they added that trick into Notepad.
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  • LiGal
    LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User
    I added a USB HP full keyboard from garage sale. Soon I'll know more about scroll lock.

    BTY, please let me know if you could help on:
     1) unlocking microsoft VBA Normal.dotm that was  copied from Office 2016 to 2021.
     2) rid of OneDrive from Acer notebook.


  • LiGal
    LiGal Member Posts: 6 New User
    Just spent a few hours at nice cool AC Library doing readings, and now my questions on Trust Center (VBA); and OneDrive are resolved.  
    Thanks for everything.  Have a good summer.

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