VAIO Notebook User Guide
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Numeric keypad area | Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the numeric | |||
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| keypad area to type numbers or to perform mathematical |
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| calculations such as addition and subtraction. Note: you must press |
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| the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (When you do so, |
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| the Num Lock light will be on.) |
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Navigation keys | Several keys are devoted to moving the cursor on the screen. | |||
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Correction keys | The Insert, BackSpace, and Delete keys enable you to make | |||
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| corrections in your documents. |
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Function keys | The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to | |||
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| perform designated tasks. For example, in many applications, F1 is |
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| the Help key. The task associated with each function key may vary |
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| from one application to the next. |
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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 screen and | |||
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| places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste the screen |
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| shot into a document and print it. |
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Operator keys | Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, Alt, | |||
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| and Shift. When held down with another key, the Ctrl (Control) and |
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| Alt (Alternate) keys offer another way to give commands. For |
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| example, in many applications, instead of choosing the Save |
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| command from a menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S |
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| (referred to 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 symbols |
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| such as @ and $. |
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Windows key | The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows Start menu; it | |||
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| is the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the taskbar. See |
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| “Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key” on page 41. |
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Fn key | The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue | |||
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| commands. See “Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key” on |
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| page 43. |
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Applications key | The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of | |||
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| choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent of clicking the right |
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| mouse button. |
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