The Character Keys; The Other Keys - Toshiba Satellite 200 Series User Manual

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Learning the Basics
How to Use the Keyboard

The Character Keys

For the letter and number keys, typing on a computer keyboard is
very much like typing on a typewriter. However, there are some
exceptions:
When you press the spacebar, a computer does not simply pass
over an area of the page like a typewriter does. Although you
may not see anything on the screen, each time you press the
spacebar, the computer creates a space character just as it cre-
ates characters representing letters or symbols.
The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 are not interchangeable.
The uppercase O and the number 0 are not interchangeable.
On a typewriter, the shift lock key locks all the keys into their
uppercase positions. On a computer keyboard, pressing the
Caps Lock
the number and symbol keys aren't affected.

The Other Keys

In addition to the character keys, the computer keyboard contains a
number of keys that carry out special computer tasks. This section
describes these special keys.
The 12 function keys (
keyboard carry out program-specific tasks. To find out what
these keys do in your program, refer to the program's docu-
mentation.
The function of the
to the program you're using.
In Windows programs, pressing the
menus.
Pressing the
marked keys allows you to emulate a 101-key keyboard (dis-
cussed below), turn keyboard overlays on and off (page 250)
and control various system functions.
key changes only the alphabet keys to uppercase—
, , etc.) across the top of the
F1 F2
key (Control key) also varies according
Ctrl
key simultaneously with one of the specially
Fn
key lets you open
Alt