Special Keys on the Equity 386SX Keyboard

Certain keys on your keyboard serve special functions when your computer is running MS-DOS or application programs. The following illustration shows the Equity 386SX keyboard, and the table that follows describes the special keys.

Key functions

Key

Purpose

Tab It

Moves the cursor one tab to the right in normal

Tab +I

mode and one tab to the left in shift mode.

 

 

Caps Lock

Changes the letter keys from lower- to

 

uppercase; changes back to lowercase when

 

pressed again. The numeric/symbol keys on

 

the top row of the keyboard and the symbol

 

keys in the main part of the keyboard are not

 

affected.

 

 

Shift

Produces uppercase characters or the top

 

symbols on the keys when used with the main

 

character keys. Produces lowercase

 

characters when the Caps Lock function is on.

 

 

Ctrl

Works with other keys to perform special

 

(control) functions, such as editing operations

 

in MS-DOS and various application programs.

 

 

Alt

Works with other keys to enter alternate

 

character codes or functions.

 

 

3-6 Using the Equity 386SX