Sony PCG-SRX99K VAIO User Guide (primary manual), User Manual

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Key locations and descriptions
Keyboard
Key Description
Numeric keypad Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to
perform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction. Numbers appear on the front beveled edge of the
numeric keys. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (When you do so, the Num Lock indicator lights up.)
Press the Num Lock key again to deactivate the numeric keypad.
Arrow keys The Left, Right, Up, and Down arrow keys move the pointer on the screen and also function as the Home,
End, Page Up, and Page Down keys, respectively.
Correction keys The Insert, Back Space, and Delete keys enable you to make corrections in your documents.
Function keys The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform designated tasks. For example, in
many programs, F1 is the Help key. The task associated with each function key may vary from one program to the next.
Escape key The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.
Print Screen key The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and moves it to the Clipboard. You
can then paste the screen shot into a document and print it.
Operator keys
(Shift, Ctrl, Alt keys)
Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, Alt, and Shift. When held down with
another key, the Ctrl (Control) and Alt (Alternate) keys offer another way to give commands. For example, in many
programs, instead of choosing the Save command from a menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S (referred to as Ctrl+S).
The Shift key operates the same way as on a typewriter; it is used to produce capital letters or special symbols such as @
and $.
Windows key
The key with the Windows
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operating system logo displays the Start menu; it is the equivalent of clicking
Start on the taskbar. See Combinations and functions with the Windows key for more information.
Fn key The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue commands. See Combinations and functions with
the Fn key for more information.
Applications key
The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of context-sensitive choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent
of clicking the right mouse button.
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