Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
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 l (el) and the number 1 are not
interchangeable.
The uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not
interchangeable.
The
upper case — the number and symbol keys are not
affected. The caps lock light on the keyboard indicator
panel illuminates when you press the
Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
Ctrl
Fn
Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys
The
Ctrl
program you are using. For more information, see your
program documentation.
key changes only the alphabet keys to
Caps Lock
Alt
,
, and
keys do different things depending on the
Fn
Alt
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key.
Caps Lock
.