14 Chapter 1
The Euro symbol
If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingd om or if you have a keyboard with
a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
NOTE: For US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro
symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-International.
To verify the keyboard type:
1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Keyboard.
3. Click on the Language tab.
4. Verify that the keyboard layout used for "English (United States )" is set to Uni ted States-International.
5. If not, select and click on Properties; then select United States-International and click on OK.
6. Click on OK.
To type the Euro symbol:
1. Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
2. Open a text editor or word processor.
3. Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol.
NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to http://www. m icrosoft.com/
typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.
Launch Keys
Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are
designated as P1, P2, P3, mail button and Web browser button. By default, buttons P1and P2 are users
programmable. The mail button is used to launch the e- mail application. The LED of the mail button will flash
when the user has received an incoming e-mail. The P3, by default is used to launch a m ultimedia application
that came bundled with your system. The Web browser button, by default, is used to launch your I nternet
browser.