Using the overlay for cursor control
The keys with the gray arrows and symbols on their left front are
the cursor control overlay keys.
To turn the cursor control overlay on, press
simultaneously. The cursor control mode light on the keyboard
indicator panel glows when the cursor control overlay is on.
To disable the cursor control overlay, hold down the
press
F10
indicator panel goes out.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name of
the file that contains the information you want to work on. To find
the file, use My Computer or Windows
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options. You can:
❖
Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
❖
Use the Start menu
❖
Use Windows
program file
❖
Use the Run dialog box
The next three sections explain how to start a program from the
Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box.
Starting a program from the Start menu
When you install a program, the operating system usually puts an
icon in the All Programs menu. To start a program that has an icon
in the All Programs menu, follow these steps, which use the
Windows
1
Click Start, and then All Programs.
The Windows
menu, which lists programs and program groups. If your
program is listed, go to step 3, otherwise, continue with step 2.
again. The cursor control mode light on the keyboard
®
Explorer or My Computer to locate the
®
WordPad program as an example:
®
operating system displays the All Programs
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Starting a program
and
Fn
F10
®
Explorer.
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key and
Fn