Where is the [INSERT] key on an Alienware keyboard?

Where is the [INSERT] key on an Alienware keyboard?

Is it not there?

 

Not in front of mine, but isn't it shared with the Delete key?

 

On the 0 on your keypad, and Fn+Del.

 

The one I'm using at work has <SCR LK> under <DELETE> on the same key.

 

There it is! But that's lame that we have to toggle <NUM LOCK> on or off to use it. I wish we could replace the <PAUSE BREAK> key instead because I hardly use that one.

 

Nevermind, didn't see your post about the scroll lock.

 

Why do you need this key? It's here only for compatbility purpose for very old software that uses it as hotkey.

 

It's still used by many document apps like Word.

 

<ALT> <Insert> is a hotkey for Android Studio that's used quite often.

The <Pause> <Break> key is probably more useless.

 

Pause Break is used in old games like Earth 2150 to pause the game so it's for compatbility issues too

 

It's also useful to pause fast running batch script output. And it can't be swapped with Insert anyway due to the way it functions; it 'breaks' a running signal, but does not generate a 'make', so it cannot send the Insert code. Or any other, for that matter.

However, you can remap Insert to the Menu key. Did that for * (asterisk) on my system, which required an Fn combination otherwise.

 

What model are you asking about? The insert key on one model may be in a totally different location than another model that uses a different keyboard.

Yeah, it's an important key for a number of different applications and Word (and other text edit applications) is a good common example.

 

i have it: [DELETE / Insert KEY]


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