On an Acer aspire laptop, the scroll lock is on the F12 key. In blue letters it says Scr Lk, whihc , means scroll lock.
shift - number lock
On this system the scroll lock is on the function key that is F12
hit scroll lock and again and it will go off push the scroll lock key on the upper right of your key board
The purpose of the scroll key is to lock and unlock all the scrolling techniques. The scroll key temporarily stops the scrolling of the text or stops the operation of a program.
The scroll lock key is located usually on the keyboard, mainly somewhere on the top or lower right.Original Answer: (from wikipedia)The Scroll Lock key was meant to lock all scrolling techniques, and is a remnant from the original IBM PC keyboard, though it is not used by most modern-day software. In the original design, Scroll Lock was intended to modify the behavior of the arrow keys. When the Scroll Lock mode was on, the arrow keys would scroll the contents of a text window instead of moving the cursor. In this usage, Scroll Lock is a toggling lock key like Num Lock or Caps Lock, which have a state that persists after the key is released.
scroll lock + fn key
press and hold the Fn key and press the Scroll key (num lock key) on my gateway laptop!!
The scroll lock on a Toshiba laptop computer can be found in the upper right-hand corner of the keyboard. Depress the scroll lock key to turn it on.
Keys such as "cap lock" that you do not need to hold down to change what a different key does
Somehow my scroll lock key went on...(my son maybe?) I have no idea how to turn it off. I have an HPkeyboard. Can anyone advise please?
You must have the Scroll Lock on. Press the Scroll Lock key to turn it off.
the caps lock,num lock,or the scroll lock.
Special or otherwise, it is usually a separate key. Look to the top right of your keyboard.