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The keyboard also has three lights:

Light

On

Off

 

 

 

Num Lock

The number keys on the

The arrow keys, navigation

 

numeric keypad

keys, and correction keys on

 

are active.

the keypad are active.

 

 

 

Cap Lock

Letters appear in

Letters appear in lower case

 

uppercase as you type.

as you type (unless you hold

 

The SHIFT key lowers

down the SHIFT key).

 

the case of typed letters

 

 

when Cap Lock is on.

 

 

 

 

Scroll Lock

The screen scrolls

Information moves across the

 

differently. (Exactly

display normally.

 

how it scrolls depends on

 

 

the specific application. It

 

 

has no effect in many

 

 

applications.)

 

 

 

 

Changing the Function of the Programmable Buttons

You can change the function of the programmable buttons as follows:

1Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar to open the Start menu.

2Point to Programs and click VAIO SmartKeyboard.

Alternatively, you can click the VAIO Smart Keyboard icon in the Windows task tray.

3Click the on-screen button that represents the button on the keyboard (S1 to S6) that you want to program.

4Complete the Customization dialog box to specify the function and label you want to assign to the button. Then click OK.

Alternatively, you can drag and drop any Windows icon that represents the function you want to assign onto the on-screen button. However, you cannot drag and drop icons that are specific to the Windows operating system, such as My Computer.

5Close the Customization dialog box.

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MicroTower specifications

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