The Keyboard
Portégé A100
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Portégé A100
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Chapter 5
The Keyboard
The computer’s keyboard layouts are compatible with a 101/102-key
enhanced keyboard. By pressing some keys in combination, all the
101/102-key keyboard functions can be executed on the computer.
The number of keys on your keyboard depends on which country/region’s
keyboard layout your computer is configured with. Keyboards for
numerous languages are available.
There are five types of keys: typewriter keys, keypad overlay, function
keys, soft keys and cursor control keys.
Typewriter keys
The typewriter keys produce the upper- and lowercase letters, numbers,
punctuation marks, and special symbols that appear on the screen.
There are some differences, however, between using a typewriter and
using a computer keyboard:
■
Letters and numbers produced in computer text vary in width.
Spaces, which are created by a “space character,” may also vary
depending on line justification and other factors.
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The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 (one) are not interchangeable on
computers as they are on a typewriter.
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The uppercase O (oh) and the 0 (zero) are not interchangeable.
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The
Caps Lock
function key locks only the alphabetic characters in
uppercase while the shift lock on a typewriter places all keys in the
shifted position.
■
The
Shift
keys, the
Tab
key, and the
BkSp
(backspace) key perform
the same function as their typewriter counterparts but also have
special computer functions.
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