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Using the keyboard
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Elite multimedia keyboard features
The keyboard has several different types of keys and buttons. Your keyboard
also has status indicators that show which keyboard feature is active.
Function keys
Navigation keys
Indicators
Windows keys
Application key
Numeric keypad
Sleep button Internet buttons
Audio playback
buttons
Feature Icon Description
Sleep button Press this button to activate your computer’s Sleep (power-saving) mode.
Function keys Press these keys to start program actions. Each program uses different function keys for different purposes. See the
program documentation to find out more about the function key actions.
Application buttons Press these buttons to launch your Internet home page, search for files, or launch the calculator program.
Audio playback
buttons Press these buttons to play your audio files and to adjust the volume.
Indicators Show if your
N
UM
L
OCK
,
C
APS
L
OCK
, or
S
CROLL
L
OCK
keys are activated. Press the corresponding
key to activate the function.
Windows keys Press one of these keys to open the Windows Start menu. These keys can also be used in combination with other
keys to open utilities like
F
(Search utility),
R
(Run utility), and
E
(Explorer utility).
Application key Press this key to access shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows.
Editing buttons Press these buttons to copy, cut, and paste.
Navigation keys Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the page,
to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a document. Press the arrow keys to move the cursor.
Numeric keypad Press these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad (
N
UM
L
OCK
) is turned on.
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