4Chapter 1
Windows Keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
The Euro Symbol
If your keyboard is in any of the following languages -- United States-Inter national, United Kingdom, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swiss German, Swiss French, Czech, Belgian, Norwegian,
Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish or Finnish -- you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
IMPORTANT:(for US keyboard users): The keyboard type is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro
symbol to work, the keyboard type 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 type used for "English (United States)" is set to United States-International.
5. If not, select and click on Properties; then select United Stated-International and click on OK.
6. Click on OK.
Key Description
Windows logo key Start button. Combinations with this key perform specia l functions. Below are a
few examples:
+ Tab (Activates next Taskbar button)
+ E (Explores My Computer)
+ F (Finds Document)
+ M (Minimizes All)
Shift + + M (Undo Minimize All)
+ R (Displays the Run dialog box)
Application key
(Fn-Application key)
Opens the application’s c ontext menu (same as r ight-click).
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