Toshiba A30 user manual Keyboard, Typewriter keys

The Keyboard

Satellite A30 Series

Chapter 5

The Keyboard

The computer’s keyboard layouts are compatible with a 101/102-key enhanced keyboard. By pressing some keys in combination, all the 101/102-key keyboard functions can be executed on the computer.

The number of keys on your keyboard depends on which country/region’s keyboard layout your computer is configured with. Keyboards for numerous languages are available.

There are five types of keys: typewriter keys, keypad overlay, function keys, soft keys and cursor control keys. The typewriter keys and keypad overlay keys are grey. The other keys are dark grey.

Typewriter keys

The typewriter keys, produce the upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and special symbols that appear on the screen. There are some differences, however, between using a typewriter and using a computer keyboard:

■Letters and numbers produced in computer text vary in width. Spaces, which are created by a space character may also vary depending on line justification and other factors.

■The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 (one) are not interchangeable on computers as they are on a typewriter.

■The uppercase O (oh) and the 0 (zero) are not interchangeable.

■The Caps Lock function key locks only the alphabetic characters in uppercase while the shift lock on a typewriter places all keys in the shifted position.

■The Shift keys, the Tab key, and the BkSp (backspace) key perform the same function as their typewriter counterparts but also have special computer functions.

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