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3 Using Your Laptop

Caps Lock key

Press this key to activate Caps Lock and type letters in upper case only. Number keys and function keys are not affected when you activate Caps Lock. (You must still press <Shift> to generate the symbols and punctuation marks above the number keys when Caps Lock is active.) Press <CapsLock> again to turn off the Caps Lock function. Pressing <Shift> and a letter key when Caps Lock is active generates a lower case letter instead of an upper case letter. Using <Shift> while striking a letter key when Caps Lock is engaged generates a lower case letter instead of an upper case letter.

Shift key

Press this key with an alphanumeric key to generate either upper case letters or the symbols at the top of the key.

Fn (Function) key

Press this key to invoke the functions identified in blue on top of certain keys.

Ctrl (Control) & Alt (Alternate) keys

These keys are software specific and are usually used with other keys.

Space bar

Press the space bar to enter a blank space.

PrtSc (Print Screen)/Sys Rq (System Request) key

This is a software specific key. In most programs, whatever is displayed on the screen when you press this key is printed. Press <Sys Rq> to access the function of a software application.

Pause/Break key

Press this key to halt the scrolling of information being displayed on the screen.

NumLk (NumLock) key

Press <Fn+F7> to activate the numeric function of the keypad.

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