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Getting Started 3 - 3
Keyboard Functionality
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To program the operation of Function keys, refer to Enterprise Mobility Developer Kits (EMDKs).
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To program the operation of Function keys, refer to Enterprise Mobility Developer Kits (EMDKs).
Soft Keyboard
The VC6000 Series contains two on-screen Soft Input Panel (SIP) keyboards (see Figure 3-2 ). The Microsoft SIP
looks and functions like a standard keyboard. The VC6000 Series SIP looks and functions like the optional
keyboard.
Table 3-1
VC6000 Series Keyboard Functionality
Key Description
Shift Press the Shift key followed by a alpha key to create uppercase alphabetic
Caps When typing with Caps Lock on, all letters are CAPITALIZED. The Caps Lock key is toggled of and off
by pressing the button.
Esc Press the Esc key to initiate an escape sequence from the function you are using.
Tab Press the Tab key to advance the cursor to the next tab stop.
Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu
Ctrl Press the Ctrl key to activate alternate control functions.
Alt Press the Alt key to activate alternate keyboard functions.
Fn Press the Fn (Function) key
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once to activate alternate functions that are shown on the keyboard in
amber text. When the FN key is pressed twice, the Fn Lock icon shows to indicate that the
keyboard is locked in the function mode.
Press the Fn key again to return to normal keyboard mode.
A through Z Produces the lowercase alphabetic character shown on the key. Produces uppercase alphabetic
character shown on the key when preceded by the Shift key.
0 through 9 Produces the numeric character shown on the key.
Navigation Moves the cursor around the screen or highlights the items in a menu.
Function keys
F1 through F5
Programmable function keys. The application determines the use; see the software or application
documentation.
Enter Moves the cursor to the next data field or screen.
Del / Bksp Deletes the character to the right of the cursor / Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Space Enters a space between characters or words.