Hardware Specifications and Configurations
1-12
Keyboard Basics
Figure 1:7. Keyboard
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Item
Description
1
Caps Lock Key
When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters are
typed in uppercase.
2
Fn
Function Key
Use with other key combinations to perform special
functions.
3
Windows Key
• Press to launch the Start menu.
• When used with other keys, provides a variety of
functions. See
Windows Key
on page
1-13
.
4
Application Key
Press to open the context menu of the current
application. This key has the same effect as clicking the
right mouse button.
5
Num Lock Key
When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in
numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator
(complete with the arithmetic ope, -, *, and /). Use
this mode when doing a lot of numeric data entry.
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5
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3
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