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CHAPTER 1: System specifications
Keyboard
Your notebook features a
Function keys/ System keys
Numeric keypad/ Navigation keys
FN key Windows key | Application key | Arrow keys |
Key types
The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination with another key.
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Function keys |
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| Press these keys labeled F1 to F12 to perform actions in |
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| programs. For example, pressing F1 may open help. |
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| Each program uses different function keys for different |
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| purposes. See the program documentation to find out |
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| more about the function key actions. |
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System keys |
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| Press these colored keys in combination with the FN key |
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| to perform specific actions. For more information, see |
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| “System key combinations” on page 25. |
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Navigation keys |
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| Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of |
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| a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the page, |
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| to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a |
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| document. |
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Fn key |
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| Press the FN key in combination with a colored system key |
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| to perform a specific action. |
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Windows key |
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| Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This key |
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| can also be used in combination with other keys to open |
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| Windows utilities like F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and |
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| E (Computer window). |
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Application key
Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows.
Arrow keys | Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or left. |
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