Using The Keyboard; Character Keys; Making Your Keyboard Emulate A Full-Size Keyboard - Toshiba Satellite A205 Series User Manual

Using the keyboard

Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys,
function keys, and special Windows
functionality of a full-size keyboard.
(Sample Illustration) Keyboard

Character keys

Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a
typewriter, except that:
❖
❖
❖

Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard

Although your computer's keyboard layout is compatible with a
standard full-size keyboard, it has fewer keys.
A standard full-size keyboard has two
editing keys; cursor positioning keys; and a numeric keypad.
Pressing the
specially marked keys allows you to emulate a full-size keyboard.
Your computer's keyboard has only one
this does not matter. However, some programs assign separate
functions to the right and left
numeric pad
you can simulate the
simulate the
keyboard.
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The space bar creates a space character instead of just passing
over an area of the page.
The lowercase letter l (el) and the number 1 are not
interchangeable.
The uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not
interchangeable.
Fn key simultaneously in combination with one of the
keys on the full-sized keyboard. Using the
Enter
Enter
Enter key on the numeric pad of the enhanced
Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
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keys, providing all the
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Enter
Enter
Ctrl and Alt keys, or to the regular and
key. Press and
Fn
, and keys;
Ctrl Alt
key. Most of the time,
Fn
simultaneously to
Enter
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key,