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VAIO® Notebook User Guide
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Numeric keypad | Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the | ||||
area | numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform | ||||
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| mathematical calculations such as addition and |
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| subtraction. Note that you must press the Num Lock key |
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| to activate the numeric keypad. (When you do so, the |
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Navigation keys | Several keys are devoted to moving the cursor on the | ||||
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Correction keys | The Insert, Back Space, and Delete keys enable you to | ||||
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Function keys | The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard | ||||
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| are used to perform designated tasks. For example, in |
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| many applications, F1 is the Help key. The task associated |
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| with each function key may vary from one application to |
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Escape key | The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands. | ||||
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Print Screen key | The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the | ||||
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| screen and places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can |
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| then paste the screen shot into a document and print it. |
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Operator keys | Several keys are always used with at least one other key: | ||||
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| Ctrl, Alt, and Shift. When held down with another key, |
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| the Ctrl (Control) and Alt (Alternate) keys offer another |
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| way to give commands. For example, in many |
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| applications, instead of choosing the Save command from |
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| a menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S (referred to |
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| as Ctrl+S). The Shift key operates the same way as on a |
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| typewriter; it is used to produce capital letters or special |
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| symbols such as @ and $. |
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Windows key | The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows | ||||
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| Start menu; it is the equivalent of clicking the Start button |
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| on the taskbar. See “Combinations and Functions with |
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| the Windows Key” on page 25. |
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Fn key | The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to | ||||
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| issue commands. See “Combinations and Functions with |
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| the Fn Key” on page 27. |
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Applications key | The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of | ||||
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