User’s Guide 9

Keyboard

The system features a specially-designed, 86-key keyboard. In order to provide the full functionality of a 101-key keyboard, many of these keys have been assigned special alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows® 95.

Caps Lock key:

press to lock letter keys in uppercase mode. (When active, Caps Lock icon appears in status display bar icon. See page 8.)

Windows 95 start button key:

press to automatically click the Start button in Windows 95. (See Windows 95 documentation.)

Windows 95

menu key: press to access menus within a Windows 95 application. (See Windows 95 documentation.)

An external keyboard may be attached to the unit through the PS/2 port on the back of the unit (See page 6.) or the PS/2 (keyboard) port on the docking bar. (See page 24.)

Special function keys

The keys with blue labels perform special functions when activated. The status display bar shows individual icons for the Monitor Switch, Num Lock, Pad Lock, and Scroll Lock keys when each is activated. (See page 8.)

Setup key:

Fn (function) key:

Monitor switch

Num Lock

Pad Lock

Scroll Lock

key:

key:

key:

key:

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

keypad:

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Gateway SYSMAN017AAUS manual Keyboard