NEC VERSA P, Manual

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Getting to Know Your New Information Tool 1-19
Control Keys
The Versa P keyboard provides a number of control keys.
These include the following:
■
Ctrl
,
Alt
,
Fn
,
and Shift are controls that are used in
conjunction with other keys to change their functions. To
use these control keys, press and hold the control key
while pressing another key. For example, “press
Ctrl C
”
means to hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter c .
How the key combination works depends on the appli-
cation you are running.
■
Num Lock
puts the system in the Num Lock mode and
activates the embedded keypad. (See “Numeric Keypad”
for details.)
■
In some programs,
Scroll Lock
affects how the cursor
controls work. Pressing a cursor control key scrolls the
entire screen instead of moving the cursor. For example,
pressing the up arrow once moves the entire screen up a
line. The cursor stays where it was.
■
Ins
functions depend on the application currently run-
ning. In some programs, pressing Ins lets you toggle
between inserting text at the current cursor location or
typing over the text. Usually, the application provides
some indication of the current mode.
■
Function keys F1 through F12 are located at the top of
the keyboard. The applications that you run determine
how these keys function. See the documentation that
comes with the applications.
VersaTrack
 
Ball
The VersaTrack ball, located on the front of the Versa P,
works as a mouse — you use it to control the movement of
the pointer in Windows and any other application that
supports a mouse. Use the Windows Control panel to set
the speed of the pointer.