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Using the Keyboard
Your computer has an 87/88-key keyboard (Figure 6). By pressing designated key
combinations, you can have access to all the key functions of a full-sized keyboard.
Function and Special Purpose Hot Keys
Esc
~
`
Tap
Caps Lock
Shift
Fn
Function Key
The keys on the keyboard can be grouped into the following categories:
Full-sized Alphanumeric typewriter keys are arranged like a standard
typewriter keyboard and are used for text entry. The Windows keys on either
side of the spacebar open Windows menus and perform other special
functions.
Function keys, when pressed together with the key, enable special
functions.
Cursor and Screen control keys move the cursor. They may perform other
functions, depending on your software.
12 Using the Keyboard
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F2
F3
F4
F5
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CRT/LCD
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Figure 6. Keyboard
Although the layout of the keys on your computer's keyboard
is different from that on a desktop computer's keyboard, the
keyboard feels like a full-sized keyboard when you use it. The
distance between the keys (the pitch) is the same as on a full-
size keyboard (19 mm). The travel, or space the key goes
down when pressed, is also the same (3 mm).
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F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
Gauge
KeyLock
Mute
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Num
Pause
Insert
Lock
Rest
Scroll
Break
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Cursor and Screen Control Keys
Delete
Home
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