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Learning the Basics

Starting a program

 

 

 

Once the cursor control overlay is on:

To

Procedure

Type lowercase letters

Press and hold down Fn while you type the

 

letters

Type uppercase letters

Press Fn and Shift simultaneously while

 

you type the letters

Use the numeric keys

Press and hold down Shift while you use

 

the overlay keys, then release Shift to

 

return to the cursor control overlay

To turn off the cursor control overlay, hold down the Fn key and press F10 again. The cursor control mode light on the keyboard indicator panel goes out.

Starting a program

The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name of the file that contains the information you want to work on. To find the file, use My Computer or Windows Explorer.

If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options. You can:

❖Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop

❖Use the Start menu

❖Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate the program file

❖Use the Run dialog box

The next three sections explain how to start a program from the Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box.