Notify me of new comments via email. Cancel Report. Create a new account. Log In. Powered by CITE. Don't keep it to yourself Submit Definition. The ASL fingerspelling provided here is most commonly used for proper names of people and places; it is also used in some languages for concepts for which no sign is available at that moment.
There are obviously specific signs for many words available in sign language that are more appropriate for daily usage. Browse Definitions. Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web! Two clicks install ». Quiz Are you a words master? Microsoft Excel is a good example of a software program that still uses this key. If Scroll Lock is enabled, pressing any of the arrow keys results in the screen moving in that direction, but the selected cell will not change.
Computer acronyms , Control keys , Keyboard terms , Scroll , Togglekeys. Home Dictionary S - Definitions. Where is the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard? Where is the Scroll Lock key on a laptop keyboard? Example of Scroll Lock used today.
Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Tricia Goss. She's written tips and tutorials for Microsoft Office applications and other sites. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Updated on November 07, Tweet Share Email. If your keyboard doesn't have a Scroll Lock key, bring up the on-screen keyboard and select ScrLk. With Scroll Lock enabled, use the arrow keys to scroll the entire Excel worksheet.
Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Email Address Sign up There was an error. DLeh DLeh 1, 7 7 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. Disclaimer: I haven't used XFire in years, they may well have changed their default hotkey for this. Wolf Wolf 11 1 1 bronze badge. OK, so some very niche systems have a use for that key.
But - as the question asked - is this the reason that key still exists on keyboards? What JonW said and also in the comment to user's answer ; this sounds like using an existing key because it exists and has no other significant use, as opposed to the reason why that key exists in the first place. Could you elaborate?
For instance some might not know what a KVM switch is. Also - why Scroll Lock? It doesn't sound like this action has anything to do with locking the scroll. It sounds more like they used the Scroll Lock key for this feature because that keyboard key doesn't have another useful use.
That's not really a reason to keep it around. JonW Agreed. It looks to me like the Scroll Lock key is used in this instance as it is almost guaranteed that this key will not be in use, which is what the accepted answer actually says. If so, this answer adds absolutely nothing.
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Devin This is an answer. It may be a poor answer, but it is still an answer and as a result, your NAA flag if you raised it will very likely be declined.
There are many people like me who consider the scroll lock to be very useful. Mayo 6, 8 8 gold badges 27 27 silver badges 36 36 bronze badges. Julia Julia 1. Welcome to the site, Julia! Can you provide a bit more context about how the Scroll Lock is used? Your post explains why the mouse and the touch pad don't work, but I'm not understanding how the Scroll Lock does work.
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