Chapter 3: Getting Started
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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System keys |
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Navigation keys |
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| Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning |
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Arrow keys |
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| Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or |
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Application key |
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Windows key |
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| Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This |
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| key can also be used in combination with other keys to |
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| open utilities like F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and |
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FN key |
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Numeric keypad |
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| Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric |
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| keypad is turned on. Press FN+NUM LOCK to turn on |
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