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Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
❖
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.
❖
Press
the numeric pad of the enhanced keyboard.
Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
Ctrl
(Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
The
Ctrl
program you are using. For more information, see your program
documentation.
Function keys
The function keys (not to be confused with the
keys at the top of the keyboard.
(Sample Illustration) Function keys
through
F1
programmed functions when pressed. Used in combination with the
Fn
key, function keys marked with icons execute specific functions
on the computer. For example,
key simultaneously in combination with one of the
Fn
key, you can simulate these separate keys, as follows:
Fn
and
simultaneously to simulate the
Fn
Ctrl
and
simultaneously to simulate the
Fn
Enter
Fn
Alt
,
, and
keys do different things depending on the
Fn
Alt
are called function keys because they execute
F12
Enter
Enter
Ctrl
Enter
keys on the full-sized keyboard.
Fn+F9
turns off the Dual Pointing
,
Ctrl
, and
Alt
keys;
and one
Ctrl
key. Most
and
keys, or to the
Alt
key on the
Ctrl
Enter
key) are the 12
Fn
key on
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