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Hi - we just purchased our first laptop and chose a Dell Studio - I love it! but somehow the scroll lock is on and I can't find a scroll lock key to switch it off. I've tried Fn Num Lk and Shift Num Lk but nothing.......? This is really weird....cos the ? was showing up as an E with an accent......the @ was showing up as "!!!
Anyway, the scroll lock is showing on screen as on and I don't know how to switch it off! help, please!
PudgyOne
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March 9th, 2009 09:00
bimmermom,
I have tried everything I could on my Studio 17 laptop and couldn't figure it out. I searched the Internet and they only way I found out hopw to turn this off was to restart your computer. It sounds like it has something to do with Excel or some other program.
Rick
Message edited to correct Mom's name
PudgyOne
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March 9th, 2009 10:00
bimmermom,
Sorry for the worng name, I have corrected this. If you give me the Model of your Studio computer, we can give you a link to get the manual if that would help but it's not in my Studio 17 (Studio 1737) manual, I looked there first.
This is just a hunch but I have found that people are accidentally hitting the touchpad while they type causing crazy things to happen.
We are using these settings and I cannot get this to happen to my computer.
To adjust your touchpad settings, double click on the little touchpad near the clock.
Driver Select, I did NOT touch.
Scrolling, I have the top box only checked, normal and ssrolling speed is not at slow but the next line.
Touchpad settings are...
Touchpad speed 6th line
Touch Sensitivity is 4th line
Taps, both boxes checked and middle setting
Touch Check Middle setting
External mouse settings I did not change.
Hope these setting work for you as good as they work for me.
Rick
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March 9th, 2009 10:00
Thanks - it appears to be just in gmail.....the keys suddenly started doing odd things.....then they were fine...but I see they're back to being mixe up again.....I switched the laptop off and back on but it started again......?...?....@ I see they work fine here!! however, I'd REALLY like to know how to get the scroll lock off!! Would be nice if I could find a "map" of a Dell Studio laptop keyboard somewhere!! you know.....for us newbies!!!
bimmermom (no, I'm not a bittermom!! lol!)
bimmermom
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March 9th, 2009 14:00
;) no problem about the name - I have a Studio 15 - I've looked through the manual that it came with...I've also looked at the online manual which appears to be the exact same one...unless you have a different manual for me to look at....it has no keyboard help in it.
bimmermom
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March 9th, 2009 16:00
bimmermom,
The online version and the one that comes with the computer are the same, it's just easier using the .pdf version because you can search for words.
The only other thing I can figure out is that you might have hit both left & Right click buttons at the same time and it would cause scrolling. If that was the case, just click them both again at the same time.
Rick
Scroll lock was removed from the newer computers because of lack of use.
Learn2Balance
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May 9th, 2009 16:00
Sorry for the double post. Here's a link with instructions.
http://itsvista.com/2006/12/itsvista-tip-12-how-to-open-the-vista-on-screen-keyboard-with-a-mouse/
You can diagnose multiple keyboard issues with this.
Learn2Balance
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May 9th, 2009 16:00
I contacted support and got it fixed. After looking for the dang key for 20 minutes!
Go to Start and type OSK for onscreen computer. It will bring up a keyboard. Even though it doesn't look like yours it will show a scroll key wtih a red line around it. If you click that key, it will magically turn off.
MW1948
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June 13th, 2009 08:00
I just had the same problem, which was obviously caused by me pressing a combination of keys in error.
By trial & error I found that Fn + F5 switches scroll lock on and off.
Martin
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June 12th, 2012 10:00
Thank you for the solution! I couldn't get scroll turned off either!
shlok
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July 11th, 2012 00:00
i am use dell key bord but i not see for scroll lock button
cubanopete
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February 18th, 2013 05:00
I used the key combo CTRL-PrntScr to get the same effect as the CTRL and SCROLL LOCK keys.
haf canadian
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March 28th, 2013 17:00
AH Hah!
Press Fn and the Num Lk/Scroll Lk buttons simultaneously.
You're welcome.
haf canadian
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March 28th, 2013 17:00
Fn/F5 doesn't work for me. Neither does the CTRL suggestions, and the OSK keyboard didn't change a thing; still looking to
"diable scroll lock".
Tafti
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November 6th, 2013 10:00
For the record, on the Latitude E-Series, these keys are:
Number Lock: Fn + F2
Scroll Lock: Fn + F3
@LearnToBalance - thanks for the tip about using the OSK to see what's going on.
Taff
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November 6th, 2013 13:00
Obviously different computer models delegate different functions to the less-used keys. On our XPS laptop the Fn key is apparently often, if not always (I haven't tried it across all double-function keys), used like a "Shift" key for various perimeter keys and lesser known operations. On our XPS it seems to affect any key with dimly printed secondary lettering or icons, controlling same when pressed simultaneously.
It would be helpful if manufacturers used universal functionality for all keys, not just the standard old qwerty typewriter ones.