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VAIO® Notebook Computer User Guide

Key

Description

Numeric keypad

Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the

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numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform

 

 

 

 

 

mathematical calculations such as addition and

 

 

 

 

 

subtraction. Note that you must press the Num Lock key

 

 

 

 

 

to activate the numeric keypad. (When you do so, the

 

 

 

 

 

Num Lock light will be on.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navigation keys

Several keys are devoted to moving the cursor on the

 

 

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction keys

The Insert, Back Space, and Delete keys enable you to

 

 

 

 

 

make corrections in your documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function keys

The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

are used to perform designated tasks. For example, in

 

 

 

 

 

many applications, F1 is the Help key. The task associated

 

 

 

 

 

with each function key may vary from one application to

 

 

 

 

 

the next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escape key

The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Screen key

The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the

 

 

 

 

 

screen and places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can

 

 

 

 

 

then paste the screen shot into a document and print it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operator keys

Several keys are always used with at least one other key:

 

 

 

 

 

Ctrl, Alt, and Shift. When held down with another key,

 

 

 

 

 

the Ctrl (Control) and Alt (Alternate) keys offer another

 

 

 

 

 

way to give commands. For example, in many

 

 

 

 

 

applications, instead of choosing the Save command from

 

 

 

 

 

a menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S (referred to

 

 

 

 

 

as Ctrl+S). The Shift key operates the same way as on a

 

 

 

 

 

typewriter; it is used to produce capital letters or special

 

 

 

 

 

symbols such as @ and $.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows 98 key

The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows 98

 

 

 

 

 

Start menu; it is the equivalent of clicking the Start button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the taskbar. See “Combinations and Functions with

 

 

 

 

 

the Windows 98 Key” on page 27.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn key

The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to

 

 

 

 

 

issue commands. See “Combinations and Functions with

 

 

 

 

 

the Fn Key” on page 29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications key

The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of

 

 

 

 

 

context-sensitive choices. Pressing this key is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equivalent of clicking the right mouse button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sony PCG-XG9 manual Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide Key Description

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