Keys

Component

 

Description

 

 

 

(1)

esc key

Reveals system information when pressed in combination

 

 

with the fn key.

 

 

 

(2)

fn key

Reveals system information when pressed in combination

 

 

with the esc key.

 

 

 

(3)

Windows key

Returns you to the Start screen from an open app or the

 

 

Windows desktop.

 

 

NOTE: Pressing the Windows key again will return you to

 

 

the previous screen.

 

 

 

(4)

Action keys

Execute frequently used system functions.

 

 

 

(5)

num lock key

Controls the function of the integrated numeric keypad.

 

 

Press the key to alternate between the standard numeric

 

 

function found on an external keypad (this function is

 

 

turned on at the factory) and the navigational function

 

 

(indicated by the directional arrows on the keys).

 

 

NOTE: The keypad function that is active when the

 

 

computer is turned off is reinstated when the computer is

 

 

turned back on.

 

 

 

(6)

Integrated numeric keypad

Set at the factory to function like an external numeric

 

 

keypad. To alternate between this numeric function and the

navigational function (indicated by the directional arrows on the keys), press the num lock key.

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