Sony PCG-FXA35/D Primary User Manual page 11

Key
Function keys
Escape key
Print Screen key
Operator keys
(Shift, Ctrl, Alt
keys)
Windows key
Fn key
Applications key The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of context-
Description
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 Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.
The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the
screen and places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can then
paste the screen shot into a document and print it.
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 give
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
operates the same way as on a typewriter; it is used to
produce capital letters or special symbols such as @ and $.
The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows Start
menu; it is the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the
taskbar. See "Combinations and functions with the Windows
key" for more information.
The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue
commands. See "Combinations and functions with the Fn
key" for more information.
sensitive choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent of
clicking the right mouse button.
Using the Keyboard
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