Ctrl, Fn And Alt Keys; Character Keys; Function Keys F1-F12 - Toshiba Portege 3490CT User Manual

Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys

Ctrl
Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys
The Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys do different things depending on the
program you are using. For more information, see your program
documentation.

Character keys

Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a
typewriter, except that:
❖
The spacebar creates a space character instead of just passing
over an area of the page.
❖
The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 are not
interchangeable.
❖
The uppercase O (oh) and the number 0 are not
interchangeable.
❖
The
uppercase—the number and symbol keys are not affected.

Function keys F1-F12

F1
Function keys
The function keys (not to be confused with the
keys at the top of the keyboard. They are called function keys
because they run programmed functions determined by the
application you are using. For more information, see your
program documentation.
Fn Alt
key changes only the alphabet keys to
Caps Lock
F2 F3 F4
Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10
key) are the 12
Fn
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F11 F12