Using the Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function keys

The 12 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 key

The key with the Windows® logo displays the Windows Start

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

task bar. See “Combinations and functions with the Windows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

key” for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn key

The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue

 

 

 

 

 

commands. See “Combinations and functions with the Fn

 

 

 

 

 

key” for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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