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The scroll lock is a key (with an associated status light) on a computer keyboard. The original purpose of the scroll lock was that when it is turned on, it would pause text scrolling down the screen until it is turned off again.

U may be trying this in ur computer as soon as u read this. But this doesn't work on ur computer with latest software. This key used to work in computers with softwares that are very old like it was useful in the days of character interfaces, in a GUI environment (where such things as scrollbar?s are provided) it is much less useful.


Today, this particular use of Scroll Lock is rare. Only a few modern programs still honor this behavior, such as Microsoft Excel (in the behavior of arrows—when Scroll Lock is on, the selection does not move), Lotus Notes, Forté Agent, and FL Studio. In modern GUI environments, scrolling is usually accomplished using means such as scrollbars or scroll wheels. Therefore, Scroll Lock can be regarded as a defunct feature in almost all modern programs and operating systems.