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Character keys
Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a
typewriter, except that:
❖
The spacebar creates a space character instead of just
passing over an area of the page.
❖
The lowercase letter l (el) and the numeral 1 are not
interchangeable.
❖
The uppercase letter O and the numeral 0 are not
interchangeable.
❖
The
case—the number and symbol keys are not affected. The
light on the
Lock
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
of the specially marked keys on your computer's built-in
keyboard allows you to emulate a full-size keyboard.
NOTE
Your computer's keyboard has only one
Most of the time this does not matter. However, some
programs assign separate functions to the right and left
and
Alt
the full-sized keyboard. Using the
these separate keys, as follows:
key changes only the alphabet keys to upper
Caps Lock
Caps Lock
key.
key simultaneously in combination with one
Fn
The emulation Fn key and the Wake up on Keyboard while in
Standby are only functional when using the internal keyboard;
they are not supported when using a USB or PS/2 keyboard.
keys, or to the regular and numeric pad
Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
key glows when you press the
Enter
key you can simulate
Fn
,
, and
Ctrl
Alt
and one
Enter
Ctrl
keys on
Enter
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Caps
keys,
key.
Ctrl
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