whats the use of the scroll lock?

[Jola]

Originally Posted by whoami

The scroll lock key had use in the days of the original IBM pc. When it was turned on the arrow keys scrolled around the page, but when it was turned off it moved the cursor. It doesn't really serve any purpose now. (Microsoft excel is one of the few programs that has a use for it)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_lock

:d Thanks! I didn't know about it! :d

[alex114]

It's an artefact remained from the good old days of pcs, but now it hasn't a purpose, it's just there, i never use it...
I'll try it in DOS and see if it does something .

[Tavel]

I have always wondered its use... oh and there is another called pause break! What does it do?

[Ryushin]

Scroll Lock was originally used to "roll" the page, as mouse or the roll on the mouse didn't exist... It modified the arrow keys so that when you pressed it the page scroll... As mouse came into the scene and there are so many ways to roll a page (including the arrow keys themselves), scroll lock lost its original use.

Nowadays, it's used for different and particular purposes on each program (I have one where Scroll Lock change the language of my keyboard, allowing me to type in Japanese )

[Thopo]

thank, me too i didn't know what is was for..infact i've removed the button from my keyboard ehehe-_-''

[_cdotech_]

On PC keyboards, a key used to toggle between a scrolling and non-scrolling mode. When on, the arrow keys scroll the screen regardless of the current cursor location. This key is rarely used for its intended purpose, if at all.

[benjaminjd_92]

i think in mouse there is scroll if you press scroll lock then it wont scroll up and down mostly used while reading something in word,internet.
maybee but i am not sure

[blueman]

though it might be not stopping scroll in internet explorer but it might be useful in some other application.

[natedee]

I Don't Knowi've Never Used It Before

[imported_monaghan]

some KVM's use scroll lock as their hot key as it's as good as redundant in most systems these days.