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Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
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:
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.
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
of the time, this does not matter. However, some programs assign
separate functions to the right and left
regular and numeric pad
Using the
Press
right side of the enhanced keyboard.
Fn
key simultaneously in combination with one of the
Enter
Fn
key, you can simulate these separate keys, as follows:
Fn
and
Ctrl
simultaneously to simulate the
®
keys, providing all the
,
Enter
Ctrl
and one
Enter
and
Ctrl
keys on the full-sized keyboard.
, and
keys;
Alt
key. Most
Ctrl
keys, or to the
Alt
Ctrl
key on the
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