Key Types - Gateway 6010GZ - Celeron M 1.4 GHz User Manual

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Key types

The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform
specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in
combination with another key.
Key type
Function keys
System keys
Navigation keys
Arrow keys
Application key
Windows key
F
key
N
Numeric keypad
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Icon Description
Press these keys labeled
in programs. For example, pressing
Each program uses different function keys for different
purposes. See the program documentation to find out
more about the function key actions.
Press these colored keys in combination with the
to perform specific actions. For more information, see
"System key combinations" on page
Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning
of a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the page,
to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a
document.
Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or
left.
Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and
help assistants in Windows.
Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This
key can also be used in combination with other keys to
open utilities like
E
(Explorer utility).
Press the
key to perform a specific action.
Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric
keypad is turned on. Press
numeric keypad.
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F1
to
F
(Search utility),
F
key in combination with a colored system
N
F
N
F12
to perform actions
F1
may open help.
F
N
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R
(Run utility), and
+
to turn on the
1
key