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Computer keyboard question?

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♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 17 Nov 2007 13:09

You know on the computer keyboard on the right hand side where all the numbers 1-9 are? above that it says Number Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock etc light up. Should the Scrool Lock light up be on all the time, mine is and I don't know if I have done something by accident!!

Betty

MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 17 Nov 2007 13:16

I've never worked out what the scroll lock does on modern computers - it doesn't seem to do anything on mine, and it's always off.

If you press the "Scroll lock" key, the light should go off again.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 17 Nov 2007 13:35

Thanks mary,

I don't know what its for either, I just tried to clean my keyboard and I must have pressed something by accident while cleaning and the light came on. Managed to get it off ok but just thought what is the scrool lock for!!

Betty

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 17 Nov 2007 13:38

The only program I know that uses Scroll Lock is Microsoft Excel, but there are probably some others too.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 17 Nov 2007 13:41

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the info I didn't know that, what does the Scrool lock do then on Microsoft Excel?? or on anything else for that matter, I have never used it.

Betty

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 17 Nov 2007 15:30

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your reply, can't say I follow it all or understand all you have said but thanks for the information.

Betty