Apple LC 580 Special keys on Apple keyboards Arrow keys, Caps Lock key Clear key Command key

Read this appendix to learn

how to use the special

keys on your keyboard.

Appendix C

Special Keys on Your Keyboard

Your computer keyboard contains certain special keys that typewriter keyboards don’t have. Many of these keys allow you to give commands to the computer without using the mouse. For example, in many application programs, pressing the x (Command) key at the same time as the Q key is often an alternative method of quitting a program.

The following table describes what you can do with the special keys on your keyboard. The number of special keys on your keyboard may vary from this list; it depends on the model of keyboard you have.

Special keys on Apple keyboards Arrow keys

Use to move the insertion point, as an alternative to using the pointer. In some programs, the arrow keys have other functions.

Caps Lock key

Clear key

x(Command) key

caps lock

num lock

clear

Use to capitalize a series of letters (numbers and symbols aren’t affected).

Use to delete the current selection (or use the Delete key). In some programs, Clear has other functions.

Use in combination with other keys as an alternative to choosing a menu command.

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