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Using your VAIO desktop
Keys
Escape key (1)
Function keys (2)
Correction keys (3)
Lock keys (4)
Print Screen key (5)
Numeric keypad area (6)
Navigation keys (7)
Application key
Operator keys (9)
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 another.
The <Insert>, <Back Space> and <Delete> keys enable you to make
corrections when typing.
Press Caps Lock once to activate the uppercase characters. Use the Num
Lock key to activate the numerical keypad.
The <Prt Sc> 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.
This 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 keypad.
These keys enable you to move the cursor on the screen.
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The Application key displays a shortcut menu; pressing this key is
equivalent to clicking the right mouse button.
Several keys are used in combination with at least one other key: <Ctrl>,
<Alt> and <Shift>. When held down at the same time as 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 type capital letters
or special symbols such as @ and $.
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