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Using your notebook
Keys
Escape key (1)
Function keys (2)
Print Screen key (3)
Correction keys (4)
<Fn> key (5)
Navigation keys (6)
Application key (7)
Numeric keypad area (8)
Operator keys (9)
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Descriptions
The <Esc> (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.
The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform designated
tasks. For example, in many applications, <F1> is the Help key. The task associated with
each function key may vary from one application to the next.
The <Print Screen> key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and moves it to the
Windows Clipboard. You can then paste the screenshot into a document and print it.
The <Insert>, <Back Space> and <Delete> keys enable you to make corrections.
The <Fn> key is used in combination with other keys to execute commands.
These keys enable you to move the cursor on the screen.
The Application key displays a shortcut menu; pressing this key is equivalent to clicking the
right mouse button.
Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the numeric keypad area to type
numbers or to perform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction. Note
that you must press the <Num Lock> key to activate the numeric keypad. When you do
so, the <Num Lock> indicator illuminates.
Several keys are always used with at least one other key: <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Shift>.
When held down with another key, the <Ctrl> (Control) and <Alt> (Alternate) keys offer
another way to execute commands. For example, in many applications, instead of
choosing the Save command from a menu, you can hold down <Ctrl> and press <S>
(referred to as <Ctrl>+<S>). The <Shift> key is used to produce capital letters or special
symbols such as @ and $.
The key with the Windows
key (10)
clicking the Start button on the taskbar.
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